Akai Professional APC64 Ableton MIDI Controller with Sequencer

A powerful controller for advanced music tech, electronic composition and live performance projects. Akai Professional APC64 gives learners deep hands-on control of Ableton Live, with expressive pads, touch strips and a built-in sequencer for creating patterns and arrangements.

It is best suited to secondary, college and hub settings where students are moving into serious production, performance and hardware-based sequencing.

Education Highlights

• 64 RGB velocity-sensitive pads for clips, notes, drums and sequencing
• Poly aftertouch for expressive performance work
• 8 assignable touch strips for devices, mixer control and expression
• Built-in 8-track, 32-step standalone sequencer
• Note, Chord and Drum modes for composition and performance
• Probability, velocity and mutate tools for creative sequencing
• Deep integration with Ableton Live
• Includes Ableton Live Lite
• Includes AIR/Sonivox instruments and effects, plus Sampletools by CR2 loops
• USB-C connection and USB power
• 2 MIDI outputs and 1 MIDI input via 3.5mm ports
• 8 CV/Gate outputs for synths, drum machines and modular equipment
• Colour display with encoder for visual feedback
• Dedicated transport controls for play, stop and record
• Class-compliant USB with no drivers required
• Compact advanced controller at 1.6kg
• Note: this is a MIDI/CV controller and sequencer, so it needs Ableton, software instruments or external hardware to make sound