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User Guide (English)
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APC40 mkII USB Cable
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Quick Start
1. Use the included USB cable to connect APC40 mkII's USB port to an available USB port
on your computer (powered on).
2. On your computer, open Ableton Live.
3. In Live, open the Preferences:
• Windows: Options > Preferences
• Mac OS X: Live > Preferences
4. Click the MIDI/Sync Tab.
5. Click an available Control Surface drop-down menu and select Akai APC40 mkII.
6. Click an available Input drop-down menu and select Akai APC40 mkII.
7. Click an available Output drop-down menu and select Akai APC40 mkII.
8. Close the Preferences window.
You can now use APC40 mkII with Live.
Basic Operation
Refer to this section to learn how to do basic tasks in Ableton Live using APC40 mkII.
Important: Before doing any of the following, set up APC40 mkII as a controller in Live
(described in the Quick Start section above).
To start or pause playback, press the Play button.
To start recording, press the Record button (to record normally) or the Session button (to
execute Live's Session Record feature).
To stop all clips, press the Stop All Clips button.
To launch a clip, press one of the Clip Launch buttons that corresponds to a clip in the
current 8x5 matrix. In Live, this is represented by a rectangle around the clips. The Clip
Launch buttons' colors will match the clips' colors as assigned in Live.