Meet the Akai Professional APC40 controller — the perfect solution for performing with Ableton Live. Akai Professional and Ableton worked together to develop the APC40 performance control surface, giving it an intuitive interface that resembles Live's software interface — it makes the transition from in-the-box work to hands-on control totally seamless. Just connect the APC40 to your laptop via USB — you don't need to map any controls to get going. There are 40 clip triggers, 16 knobs, level faders, a cross-fader, tap tempo, and more. If you're an Ableton Live artist (or soon to be), Akai Professional's APC40 belongs in your rig.

Akai Professional APC40 Ableton Live Performance Controller Features:

• Dedicated USB performance controller for Ableton Live software
• Co-designed by Ableton and Akai Professional
• 40 Buttons for Launching Clips
• 8 Encoders for Track/Device control
• Transport and Global Control buttons
• 8 Bankable Encoders for Track Control
• Tap Tempo and Nudge Left/Right buttons
• Replaceable Crossfader
• Can be MIDI-mapped to Over-ride Preassigned Functions
• System Requirements for Mac: Any G4 or faster (Intel Mac recommended), 512MB RAM (1GB recommended), Mac OS X 10.3.9 (10.4 or later recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive
• System Requirements for Windows: 1.5 GHz CPU or faster, 512 MB RAM (1GB recommended), Windows XP or Windows Vista, Windows compatible sound card (ASIO driver support recommended), QuickTime 6.5 or higher, DVD-ROM drive