Akai APC Key 25

Name: Akai APC Key 25
Brand: Akai
SKU: 735420
Price: 92.99 EUR
Availability: SoldOut
Rating: 8.7 (9 reviews)

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Pros and cons

According to our MIDI keyboard expert

You can start and stop Ableton clips with the physical buttons.
Because the buttons can change color, you can see the status of the Ableton clip.
Thanks to the included AIR and SONiVOX plugins, you have access to new sounds.
The key aren't weighted, like an acoustic piano.
You can only get the most out of your controller when working with Ableton Live.

Description

Operate clips and instruments in Ableton Live with the Akai APC Key 25. You can use the controller to start recordings and Ableton clips. Because the buttons can change color, you can keep track of the status of your Ableton clips. The light colors green when a clip is being played, yellow when it's paused, and red when a clip is being recorded. In addition to starting and stopping Ableton clips, you can also operate hardware and software with the controller.

Included by default

Manual
USB cable
Ableton Live Lite (download)
Software (download)

Key specs

	Number of keys	25
	Weighted keys	Yes, semi-weighted
	Velocity sensitivity
	Pitch-bend wheel

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Sound quality

Review is 6,0 out of 10.

User friendliness

Review is 8,0 out of 10.

Price-quality ratio

Review is 10 out of 10.

Music options

Review is 10 out of 10.

Design

Review is 7,0 out of 10.

Most helpful reviews

Review is 9,2 out of 10.

must-have to start jamming with ableton

very complete controller for very little money
designed for seamless ableton application
everything made of plastic

with this I can finally use ableton as an intuitive musical instrument. improvising you can build clips with the keys, modify sounds with the knobs and launch clips with the pads.

EJ
16 January 2017
Automatically translated from Dutch

Review is 8,8 out of 10.

Inexpensive stepping stone for beginning music producers.

It is a very economical way to have both a midi keyboard and a launchpad/soundboard
Very easy to use with Ableton Live Lite 9
Nice free included software
Too bad it can only be used optimally with Ableton

The Akai APC Key 25 midi keyboard is a very user-friendly, handy, affordable midi keyboard with launchpad. A very nice start for people who want to produce music on the PC but want to start small. 8.5/10

Marijn Joop
3 February 2017
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Review is 9,6 out of 10.

handy tool!

Lots of buttons
buttons have colored lights
super compact controller
rotary knobs could be more robust

Handy tool that you can take with you everywhere.

Ronnie van Silfhout
11 November 2017
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Specifications

Product

Product
Product number	735420
Manufacturer code	102421
Brand	Akai
Warranty	2 years
Processing of your defect	Carry-in warranty

Keys

Keys
	Number of keys	25
	Velocity sensitivity
	Weighted keys	Yes, semi-weighted
	Mallet mechanism
	Full-size toetsen
	Lighted keys
	Aftertouch
	Maximum polyphony	25
	Octave buttons
	Modulation wheel
	Pitch-bend wheel

Programmable drum pads, buttons, and faders

Programmable drum pads, buttons, and faders
	Programmable drum pads
	Programmable rotary controls
	Number of rotary knobs	8
	Programmable push buttons
	Number of buttons	40
	Programmable faders

Sequencing

Sequencing
	Step sequencer
	Arpeggiator

USB connectors

USB connectors
USB port
Number of USB ports (front)	0
Number of USB ports (side)	0
Number of USB 2.0 connectors	1
USB version	USB 2.0
USB function	Data transfer

MIDI connectors

MIDI connectors
	MIDI input
	MIDI output
	MIDI throughput

Foot pedal

Foot pedal
	Number of foot pedal connectors	0
	Foot pedal connections	None

Display

Display
	Display

Audio software

Audio software
Audio software included
Included audio software	Ableton Live Lite

Physical properties

Physical properties
Depth	19,3 cm
Height	4,1 cm
Width	31,1 cm
Weight	0,76 kg
Material	Plastic

Power supply

Power supply
	Power source
	Power supply type	Via a different product

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