Akai APC Key 25 Mk2
The APC Key 25 Mk2 is the perfect all-purpose MIDI master keyboard for creating and performing anywhere with Ableton Live. Combining a 25-note keyboard for easy composition and a 40-pad backlit RGB pad array for launching clips or full scenes, this controller is perfect for bringing all your melodies and compositions to life.
Stay focused on your performance
Get advanced control over your Ableton Live session with the next-generation 40-pad 5x8 matrix, offering superior playing comfort and precise visualization of the clips in your Ableton session thanks to the wide 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 Key 25 Mk2 lets you trigger loops, samples and individual melodies as well as entire scenes for breathtaking performances. Even with your most demanding projects, the 40 backlit pads in the 5x8 matrix faithfully reflect the clips in your Ableton session, so you can stay on top of your performance.
Make composing easy
The APC Key 25 Mk2 is a versatile controller with an all-new 25-note keyboard from the MPK Mini Mk3 master keyboard series, featuring precise response and excellent dynamics. With this keyboard, creating melodies, soundscapes or solos with the virtual instruments that come with the APC Key 25 Mk2 has never been easier or more intuitive. To modulate the active range and your playing at a glance, this APC Key features a pair of octave buttons, complemented by a sustain button.
With its signature Ableton Live keyboard and clip launch workflow, the APC Key 25 Mk2 is definitely the ideal controller to bring originality to all your compositions.
A simple interface focused on creation
The APC Key 25 Mk2 puts everything you need to enjoy an intuitive and creative experience with Ableton Live at your fingertips. With the APC's eight 360-degree rotary encoders, you can adjust a wide range of parameters such as volume, panning, effect send inserts, reverb level, and more in an instant, and efficiently control your various automations!
With Device mode, the 8 encoders of the APC Key 25 Mk2 are automatically assigned to the 8 macro controls selected in Ableton Live. For maximum efficiency, you can control multiple parameters simultaneously via a single encoder, and have programmable soft keys for quick access to Solo, Mute, Stop and Record Arm functions.
A complete software package with Ableton Live Lite
The APC Key 25 Mk2 is designed specifically for Ableton and comes naturally 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 Key 25 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.
- 25-note Gen 2 keyboard with dynamic and accurate response
- 8 programmable 360° encoders with 4 modes
- Dedicated Scene Launch buttons
- 5 programmable soft keys
- Octave and sustain buttons
- 8 buttons assigned to Ableton Live Lite, including 4 directional arrows to navigate the clip matrix
- Includes Ableton Live Lite DAW (PC/Mac compatible) and a selection of AIR Music Technology virtual instruments
- Power supply: USB
- Weight and dimensions: 0.9 kg, 315 x 193 x 47 mm
- Euroguitar Reference : 105207