Item Reviews for: Akai Professional APC40 mkII Ableton Live Performance Controller  -  AKA APC40MKII LIST
Akai Professional APC40 mkII Ableton Live Performance Controller
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sound quality is exceptional

By: max jeudy      Submitted: 3/8/2022

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Product Rating Product Review the buttons are firm I love the item. I have for one year. I would definitely recommend this.
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Great service

By: Corey McClure      Submitted: 5/27/2021

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Product Review Customer service was on point!!! Quality delivery with on time service!
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Excellent for Ableton Users

By: Collen Haney      Submitted: 4/9/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Ableton users will find this extremely useful.Easy to understand and quickly learn to use if familiar with the software already. If you use another software for recording, midi mapping can be a pain and there are controllers out there for most other software to choose instead. Amazing with Ableton tho and would highly recommend this product line for it.
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Easy & fun too use!

By: @EddieWonders      Submitted: 1/6/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Easy to use! If something on the controller isn’t mapped to your liking, you can easily be reassigned any of the controls you the function of your pleasure.
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Akai APC 40 MKii awesome gear

By: Djrik      Submitted: 11/6/2019

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Product Review I love my Acadia APC 40 MK to it helps with all my workflow especially with Ableton live… It makes all the functions easier to manage. I would recommend this gear to anyone that has their home studio it makes it really easy to compose your own music and tracks I have even played it live for my wife in the studio and it is just as good as my pioneer DDJ 1000 DJ controller. I gave my controller 10 thumbs up best controller of the year to me thank you
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Absolutely essential for Ableton users

By: Booker Williams      Submitted: 9/26/2019

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Product Review Intuitive controls and a layout that matches the session view on Ableton Live makes it perfect for performance. I initially bought it to have a hands on controller to control Ableton device parameters. However, after a few sessions, I realized it was also for perfect for demoing different arrangements for exporting your songs. Aesthetically pleasing with the color coordinated pads that match up with the clips in your session which is dope for club performers, they also make it easier to stay focused on music production and not constantly staring at the screen of your computer. This the perfect accent to my MPC and mpk. Akai will always be my go to
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Great product, but not what I thought it would be

By: Rachel L      Submitted: 9/6/2019

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Product Review This is a great controller. I was hoping to use it with Ableton for live sets but quickly realized that my compute wouldn't be able to handle all the processing. Which mean the controller is kind of useless without a DAW. I need something that can stand on its own in a live setting. Would only recommend this product if your set up is strong enough to handle MIDI.
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Whole New World for Beatmaking

By: Blak Nerd      Submitted: 7/27/2019

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Product Review I've been using Ableton for almost 10 years. I wish I had this years ago. It's taken the way I approach my ideas to a new level. It's USB powered, so no extra power supply's. Ableton recognized it as soon as I plugged it in, instantly giving me control over my clips(40 at a time), the transport, tempo, mix levels and much more, all from the unit!!! The buttons and pads are solid, responsive and illuminate the same color as the corresponding clips. I've been creating with the lights off. Seeing as I haven't found any cons yet, I would definitely recommend this unit to anyone interested in having a serious Ableton controller.
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Great product!

By: Evega      Submitted: 7/7/2019

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Product Review Absolute essential if you use ableton live. Solid pro build. I’m very happy with my purchase.
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Does what I need it to do.

By: Trevor G - DJ Major      Submitted: 4/5/2019

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Product Review Good build quality
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SUPREB

By: Isela boehringer      Submitted: 3/6/2019

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Product Review I love this apc it sparks so many ideas and motivates me to wanna make more music
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Perfect for my VJing career

By: Meagan Coronado      Submitted: 3/5/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I am a beginner at VJing and this controller was recommended by fellow vJs.. easy to use I would recommend it to anyone
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One of the best midi controllers. I use it for several programs.

By: Trevor Goring Jr      Submitted: 3/5/2019

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Product Review Love it!!
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As smooth as it gets

By: Carlos Barrientos      Submitted: 12/27/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Makes my life with music soo much easier, and i feel more involved. Well worth the money. I look forward to using it everyday.
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This item has enhanced my live rig. It is the heartbeat of my keyboard rig today.

By: Malcolm Adams      Submitted: 11/3/2018

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Product Review This product is idea for my ableton live
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Nothing comes closer as a TOTAL control!

By: Vyrus      Submitted: 10/15/2018

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Product Review The perfect match for Ableton...i belive even better than Push.
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Awesome controller!!

By: Seth Brown      Submitted: 10/4/2018

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Product Review I bought this to use for my live set up for ableton. The apc 40 m2 is the best tool I have used for playing my music live. When I purchased this I was looking for something that has everything built into it and this controller is perfect. If you’re looking for a controller to use with ableton for a live set up this one is the best choice!
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Well worth the money

By: Jorge Arevalo      Submitted: 10/4/2018

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Product Review I’m a beginner in the studio business but the APC 40 is very easy to use!
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Wow!

By: James Braithwaite      Submitted: 5/22/2015

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Product Review I was kinda skeptical about this product at first cause I'm not familiar with Ableton. Butonce i watched done tutorials and sat down with this controller, my mind exploded with all the possibilities i could create with it. It's far more than what i expected and very happy with the product. I highly recommend it to even the newer artists out there, seeing as I'm pretty new to this stuff myself.
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Great piece--perfectly integrated with Live.

By: Jimmy Deer      Submitted: 10/24/2014

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Product Review I'm thrilled with this. I don't even know how to use Live that will, but this worked for me right after configuring. Intuitive and inspirational. One thing that bugs me though is you can't solo multiple tracks at the same time. I'm wondering what kind of midi pedal I can use (beyond record on/off) to control it hands-free, but am excited about further possibilities!
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1:1 Control and GREATER Creativity, Speed, Freedom

By: Nicolas Dunbar from DFW, TX, USA      Submitted: 8/29/2014

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Product Review Killer update! 1:1 control is killer. Every bit as good as the first and tons of ways much better. Device control and clip launching goes up a whole other level! Akai have bested their best!