Akai APC Mini Mk2

The APC Mini MK2 is the ultimate USB controller for music creation on the popular Ableton Live production software. Extremely compact, the APC Mini offers dynamic control over your Ableton sessions, whether you're creating loops, remixing and experimenting in the studio or on stage.
Stay focused on your performance
Get complete control over your Ableton Live session with the next-generation 64-pad 8x8 matrix, offering superior playability and precise visualization of the clips in your Ableton session thanks to the vast colour palette available. Whether you're in the studio or on stage, the brightly coloured scrolling RGB matrix gives you precise and efficient visual feedback, allowing you to focus on your song.
Compact and ergonomic, the APC Mini Mk2 lets you trigger loops, samples and individual melodies as well as entire scenes for breathtaking performances. Even with your biggest projects, the 64 backlit pads of the 8x8 matrix faithfully reflect the clips in your Ableton session, so you'll always be in control of your performance.
A simple interface focused on creation
The APC Mini Mk2 puts everything you need for an intuitive, creative experience on Ableton Live at your fingertips. With the 9 faders of this APC, you can easily adjust many parameters such as volume, panning, effect send inserts, reverb level, and efficiently control your various automations!
With Device mode, the APC Mini Mk2's faders are automatically assigned to the 8 macro controls selected on Ableton Live. For maximum efficiency, you can control multiple parameters simultaneously via a single fader, and there are 8 programmable soft keys for quick access to Solo, Mute, Stop and Record Arm functions.
Powerful creative features
With the APC Mini MK2, get inspiring features to enhance your productions with its advanced integration with Ableton Live. The APC Mini Mk2 features Drum Mode, which offers seamless integration with Ableton's Drum Rack function by isolating a 4x4 zone to drive the software, while allowing you to assign the remaining pads as you see fit for creative and original performances.
Also benefit from the intelligent real-time scale display mode, offering unprecedented visual feedback on the 8x8 matrix, and instantaneous scale and tone change. In this mode, the selected tone is displayed on the pads and the active scale is shown. Notes mode offers a new workflow, allowing you to play sequences in Ableton Live without making false notes!
A complete software package with Ableton Live Lite
The APC Mini Mk2 is a controller specifically designed for Ableton, and naturally comes with Ableton Live Lite. This powerful DAW is a true reference in the world of production, allowing you to launch clips and comes with numerous virtual instruments, mixing effects and samples, while allowing you to record and mix audio and MIDI files. Ableton Live Lite offers all the tools you need to turn your musical ideas into a complete production.
In addition to this quality DAW, the APC Mini Mk2 comes with a selection of virtual instruments developed by AIR Music Technology: the powerful AIR Hybrid 3 polyphonic analog synth plugin, the AIR Mini Grand stage piano plugin, and the AIR Velvet vintage electric piano plugin.