AKAI APC Mini MK2 - Your Ultimate Compact Controller for Ableton Live

Unleash Your Creativity with APC Mini MK2

The AKAI APC Mini MK2 is your perfect companion for music production and live performances, featuring 64 new, backlit RGB pads that provide an exceptional and precise representation of your Ableton Live session clips. Whether in the studio or on stage, the scrollable RGB pad matrix will shine brightly. Trigger loops, instruments, vocals, and more with confidence during your most creative moments.

Immersive Music Creation Experience

The APC Mini MK2 allows you to trigger individual loops, samples, and melodies or entire scenes, creating the most imaginative and inspiring musical performances. Even for the largest projects, the 64 backlit RGB pads arranged in a customizable 8x8 grid accurately reflect the clips from Ableton Live Session, keeping them within reach to ensure maximum creativity.

Enhanced Ableton Live Experience

Enjoy serious, hands-on control for a powerful creative experience with Ableton Live. The APC Mini MK2 is equipped with 9 sliders for adjusting volume, panning, effect sends, and more, providing smooth, intuitive session control. Customize reverbs, sweep filters, or record automation to bring your music to life. Instantly shape your sounds with the assignable sliders.

Precise and Intuitive Control

Effortlessly create your unique sounds using the device mode button, where the APC Mini MK2 sliders are automatically mapped to the eight macros of the selected Ableton Live device. Control multiple parameters with a single slider to generate completely innovative sounds. Gain more hands-on control with the software buttons, providing easy access to Solo, Mute, Stop, and Record arm functions.

Drum Mode for Ableton Drum Rack

The drum mode offers seamless integration with Ableton's Drum Rack, isolating a 4x4 quadrant of the APC Mini MK2 to control the Drum Rack while allowing you to assign the remaining pads. This enables highly personalized pad layouts and equally creative performances, unattainable by any other APC controller.

Real-Time Key and Scale Control

The smart scale view provides instant visual feedback when changing keys or scale types. In this mode, the currently selected musical key is also displayed on the pads, ensuring you always know which scale you are in. The Notes mode offers a new workflow during performances, allowing you to play perfect musical parts in Ableton without hitting wrong notes.

Key Specifications

• Power: USB bus-powered
• Inputs/Outputs: 1 USB Type B port
• Clip Buttons: 64 RGB-backlit clip-launch buttons in an 8x8 grid
• Faders: 8 assignable track faders, 1 assignable master fader
• Dimensions (W x D x H): 9.5” x 8.3” x 1.3” / 240 x 210 x 32 mm
• Weight: 1.79 lbs / 0.81 kg

Elevate Your Music Production

The AKAI APC Mini MK2 is designed to elevate your music production and performance capabilities. Its intuitive layout and powerful features make it an essential tool for any Ableton Live user, ensuring your creativity is never limited. Get ready to transform your musical ideas into reality with the APC Mini MK2.