Akai Professional APC40 MKII Guide D'utilisation page 3

To stop a clip, press the Clip Stop button in the same track (column) as the clip you want to
stop.
To launch a scene, press one of the five Scene Launch buttons to the right of the 8x5 matrix
of Clip Launch buttons.
To move around the matrix of clips, use the Bank Select buttons to shift the viewable 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.
To solo a track, press its Solo button.
To record-arm a track, press its Record-Arm button.
To mute or unmute a track, press its Track Activator (the button with the track's number
printed on it, above its Solo button).
To select a track, press its Track Selector (the button below the track's Clip Stop button).
To adjust volumes, use the Track Volume Faders.
To adjust panning, press the Pan button to put APC40 mkII's Assignable Knobs in Pan
Mode. The eight Assignable Knobs will control the panning positions of the current eight
tracks.
To adjust send levels, press the Sends button to put APC40 mkII's Assignable Knobs in
Sends Mode, allowing them to control the levels of Send A for the current eight tracks.
You can select a different send by pressing and holding Sends and then pressing a Track
Selector (Track Selector 1 will select Send A, Track Selector 2 will select Send B, etc.).
Note: Your return tracks will be shown in the matrix as the right-most tracks available in the
Live Set.
To use the Assignable Knobs to control other functions, press the User button to put
APC40 mkII's Assignable Knobs in User Mode. You can then assign them in Live's MIDI Map
Mode, allowing them (while in User Mode) to control whatever mappable parameters you
want.
To adjust devices:
1. Select a track by pressing the desired Track Selector.
2. If the Device View is not shown at the bottom of the window, press the Clip/Dev. View
until it is.
3. Use the Device Left/Right (/) buttons to select the desired device.
4. Use the eight Device Control Knobs to control the parameters of the current device's
first bank. You can use the Bank Left/Right (/) buttons to select the previous or next
bank in that device.
Tip: Alternatively, you can press the Device Lock button to lock or unlock APC40 mkII to or
from the currently selected device. When locked, you can use APC40 mkII's controls for that
device regardless of where the current focus is in your Live Set.
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