Akai APC40 MKII Ableton Live Controller MK2 + Upgrade to Ableton Standard 9.5 Combo

This specially-priced combo upgrades the Ableton Live Lite included with the APC40 to the full version of Ableton Live 9.5 Standard.

The APC40 mkII incorporates five years of user feedback into its design for extended functionality, countless musical capabilities, and improved workflow. The APC40 mkII features a 5x8 RGB LED clip-launching matrix, assignable A/B crossfader, 8 rotary knobs, 8 channel faders, and a send button for quick access to send busses. Included with the APC40 mkII is a suite of software, samples, and loops for out-of-the-box electronic music production: Toolroom artist launch packs, Prime Loops sample packs, Hybrid 3 by AIR Music Technology, and SONiVOX Twist give users endless music production possibilities with hand-selected samples & loops and high-definition virtual synthesizers. The APC40 mkII is USB-powered and supports plug-and-play.

APC40 mkII Highlights:

• 5x8 RGB LED clip matrix—launches clips with visual feedback.
• 8 channel faders, 1 master fader, and 8 device controls—map to Ableton Live directly.
• Intuitive layout—revised knob layout with in-line controls for smarter workflow.
• A/B crossfader—can be assigned on the fly for dynamic mixing.
• Send button—press and hold Send and use the Track Selects to choose one of 8 sends.
• Music production content—Toolroom artist launch packs, Prime Loops sample packs, Hybrid 3 by AIR Music Technology & SONiVOX Twist.

Live 9.5

This free update for Ableton Live 9 is now available for all Live 9 users. Here's what's new and improved in Live 9.5:

Redesigned Simpler

Live's powerful yet easy-to-use sampling instrument has been completely overhauled with a new interface, warping and slicing capabilities, and new analog-modeled filters. Now Simpler lets you slice samples across the keyboard, play single hits, or warp long samples so that they always stay in time with your song.

Great-sounding analog-modeled filters
Live 9.5 introduces new filters based on classic vintage hardware that will self-resonate, produce feedback, and distort beautifully. Built in collaboration with Cytomic, these filters are now included in Simpler, Sampler, Operator, and Auto Filter.

Improved meters and waveforms
Mixer volume meters now show both peak and RMS levels, indicating both sudden changes in level, as well as perceived loudness. This makes controlling your track's dynamics easier. Plus, new waveforms show more visual detail of your audio samples, with smoother zooming and scrolling.

Inspiring new instruments
Live 9 Suite owners can enjoy three new Max for Live synthesizers that offer a wide range of sound design possibilities within a streamlined set of controls. These include Bass, a monosynth designed for bass sounds; Poli, a polyphonic synth that excels at strings, pads, and stabs; and Multi, a synth designed for immediate tweakability from Push.

Link

Coming soon, Link is a new technology that lets you play in time with multiple instances of Live and a growing number of iOS apps. It syncs devices' timing over a wireless network, so you can set up almost instantly and jam with others as freely as a live band.

How Link works
To set up, just switch on Link, connect to the same network and start jamming. Anyone can start and stop their part while others keep playing. And anyone can adjust the tempo and the rest will follow. No MIDI cables, no installation, just free-flowing sync that works.

With Live and beyond
Link will soon be available to Live users as a free update, and to the wider music-making community as a built-in feature of a growing number of iOS apps. If you're an app developer who's interested in joining the band of music-making apps that have Link built in, contact .