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Features

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1. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to connect this port to a USB port on your computer. The

computer's USB port provides power to APC40 mkII. This connection is also used to send and

receive MIDI data to and from your computer.

2. Power Switch: Press this button to power APC40 mkII on and off.

3. Footswitch Input: Connect an optional 1/4" (6.35mm) TS footswitch to this input.

4. Kensington Lock Slot: You can use this Kensington lock slot to secure the APC40 mkII to a

table or other surface.

5. Clip Launch Buttons: While in Session View, use these buttons in this 8x5 to launch clips.

Each button represents a single clip slot. The eight columns represent eight tracks while the

five rows represent five scenes. The Clip Launch buttons' colors will match the clips' colors as

assigned in Live.

You can launch the entire scene by pressing the Scene Launch buttons to the right of the row

of clips.

6. Scene Launch Buttons: You can press one of these buttons to launch the corresponding

scene, represented by the row of clips to its left.

7. Clip Stop Buttons: Press one of these buttons to stop the clip that is playing in the

corresponding track, represented by the column of clips just above it.

8. Stop All Clips: Press this button to stop all clips when they reach the end.

9. Track Selectors: Press one of these buttons to select its track, allowing you to use the Device

Control Knobs for a device on that track. The right-most button (labeled Master) selects the

Master track.

Press and hold Shift and then press one of the first eight Track Selectors to select a Global

Quantization setting: None, 8 Bars, 4 Bars, 2 Bars, 1 Bar, 1/4, 1/8, or 1/16.

10. Track Buttons:

• Track Activator (#): Press this button to activate (unmute) or deactivate

(mute) the track.

• Crossfade Assign (A|B): Press this button to cycle through the track's

three possible crossfade assignments: A, B, or Off.

• Solo (S): Press this button to solo the track.

• Record-Arm (): Press this button to record-arm the track.

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