Akai APC Key 25 User's Guide download pdf (Page 6)

10. Knobs: Normally, you can use these knobs to control various parameters in Ableton Live.

You can use the right four Clip Stop Buttons (Volume, Pan, Send, Device) to put the

knobs in Volume Mode, Pan Mode, Send Mode, or Device Mode.

Press and hold Shift and press one of the right four Clip Stop Buttons (Volume, Pan,

Send, Device) to put APC Key 25's Knobs in the corresponding mode:

• Volume Mode: The eight knobs will control the volume levels of the first eight tracks

in Ableton Live.

• Pan Mode: The eight knobs will control the panning positions of the first eight

tracks in Ableton Live.

• Send Mode: The eight knobs will control the levels of Send A for the first eight

tracks in Ableton Live. Repeat this action to set the knobs to control the levels of

subsequent sends (e.g., Send B, Send C, etc.).

• Device Mode: The eight knobs will control the eight Macro Controls of the current

device in Ableton Live.

11. Clip Buttons: While in Ableton Live's Session View, use these buttons in this 8x5 to

launch clips. Each Clip Button represents a single clip slot. The eight columns represent

eight tracks while the five rows represent five scenes. In Clip Launch Mode, the buttons'

LED colors represent the following:

• Off: Clip is empty.

• Amber: Clip is loaded but not playing.

• Green: Clip is loaded and playing.

• Red: Clip present and recording.

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

the row of clips.

12. Scene Launch Buttons: Normally, you can press one of these buttons to launch the

corresponding scene—represented by the row of eight Clip Buttons to its left.

Press and hold Shift and then press one of these buttons to change the function of the

Clip Stop Buttons, which can then stop, solo, record-arm, mute, or select their

corresponding tracks (see #9. Clip Stop Buttons above).

13. Shift: Press and hold this button and then press a Scene Launch button to change the

function of the Clip Stop Buttons (see #9. Clip Stop Buttons above).

Press and hold this button and then press one of the left four Clip Stop Buttons (, ,

, ) to shift the viewable 8x5 matrix of clips. In Ableton Live's Session View, this is

indicated by a red rectangle around the clips.

Press and hold Shift and press one of the right four Clip Stop Buttons (Volume, Pan,

Send, Device) to put APC Key 25's Knobs in the corresponding mode (see #10. Knobs

above).

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