First things first... There seem to be a lot of glowing reviews here. But a quick look will show that many of them are not actually for the APC64, but for the APC25 or the APC Mini, which are very different devices (I have the APC Key 25 and yes, that's good for the price that it is). But The APC64 is a very different thing, and costs roughly double what those do. . Next up, be warned, once you have registered this and are about to claim what looks like tons of free software, DON'T!! There's a reason that AIR software comes free with everything ever, it's garbage bloatware! Even the included plug-in manager here is just bloatware. It's ridiculously sluggish, and 95% of what it's there for is to fill your computer with adware and trials. Just register your APC64, check your firmware is up to date, claim your free copy of Ableton Lite, and just forget the rest. The only other worthy software here is the MPC DAW, but the included plug-in manager can't even manage to download that. You are better off claiming your free copy the normal way (MPC Beats is always free) while you are on the Akai website. . Also, the build quality of the APC64 feels a little creaky to me, especially for the cost compared to the other APC's i mentioned earlier. The APC Key 25 is cheaper, but this FEELS cheaper to me, and not just a little. . But my most negative comments have to be for actually using this thing. Whoever says that the APC64 is intuitive is (IMO) subscribing to the moto of ''Make the lie so big that people will think that it can't possibly be a lie.'' Because intuitive is the very opposite of what the APC64 is. . It is supposed to be plug and play with Ableton, but just trying to use it's drum pads setting and the basics don't even line up. Even devices from the same company that are a tiny fraction the cost of this (the LPD8) are way better at that. I can't even fix the issue with MIDI mapping as that seems to be just a fantasy here. Plus the touch sensitive strips are far to sensitive and rather than solving any problems, they ARE the problem. And it certainly doesn't help that, even brand new, their design team thought it would be a good idea to have the writing on the buttons look like it's already worn away by years of use, so you don't know what the hell you are doing until it's done. . Whoever designed this has obviously never played live. . Read more

Después de un mes de prueba, estoy encantado con la calidad y fiabilidad que aporta. Read more

Loving the APC64 so far. It feels solid, the RGB pads are super responsive, and it just works right out of the box with Ableton. The built-in step sequencer is a game changer for live sets and jamming. Touch strips took a little getting used to, but now I’m hooked. Also love that I can hook it up to my modular gear with the CV outputs. Overall, great buy—makes producing and performing way more fun. Read more

The box has already been opened. Really not serious Read more

Geniales Teil.... braucht einwenig Einübungszeit aber mit LiveLite und den free Download Sets sehr zu empfehlen .Das die Regler durch diese Touchscreen ersetzt wurden ist Optisch Top aber einwenig gewöhnungsbedürftig aber sobald man raus hat wie man mit device auf Live Lite die Regler Durchschalter je nach Asset, kein Problem.Zusätzlich kann man sich ja noch eine Mpd mit Regler kaufen gibt es schon unter Hundert und man ist total versorgt.Ich benutze zum bspw.noch eine mpk Mini dazu . Read more

As an Ableton Live user, I have to admit that this is a nice toy to have. Tons of new features and quick access to parameters. The only one thing I dislike are the touch faders. It’s hard to play with the parameters when the faders are touch sensitive, it makes it very difficult to move at a slow decimal rate. For example: If I’m trying to go from a threshold of -23.9 up to -23.0, the touch sensitivity makes it very difficult to do so, a knob like the one in the APC40 would have been much better and enjoyable to experiment with. Also, if you set a fader to a specific value, let’s say 12db, it always resets to a random number when touched, rather than continuing from the value it was previously in. Any questions about the product? Let me know. Read more

Very easy to use if you already know about DAW or already had a controller. If not, could take some time to learn but YouTube might help. Very robust and the design is so cool. Read more

Lo mejor de lo mejor, pero el primero me llegó abierto y usado. Al final he comprado dos y total satisfacción, salvo que le hace falta un metrónomo. SUGERENCIA: crear una versión superior que tenga también: puerto Midi Thru, arpegiadores y perillas configurables, similares a los del MPK Miniplus de 37 teclas. Read more

I was never into ableton but I had tried it in the past. Now im making beats with the Apc64 + laptop + bose bluetooth. Can't figure out their ableton lite version. Real review from hawk tuah fan io. Read more