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WWW .AKAIPRO.COM WWW .ABLETON .COM QUICKSTART GUIDE ENGLI SH ( 3 – 5 ) GUÍA DE INICIO RÁPIDO ESPAÑOL ( 6 – 8 ) GUIDE D'UTILISATION RAPIDE FRANÇAIS ( 9 – 11 ) KURZANLEITUNG DEUTSCH ( 12 – 14 ) GUIDA RAPIDA ITALIANO ( 15 – 17 )[...]
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3 INTRODUCTION This Quickstart Guide is intended t o give you a brief overview of the fu nctionality and features of the Akai APC20 A bleton Controller. APC20 is designed for performance with Ableto n Live. In this ma nual, you will find instructions on how to connect the APC20 and use its basic featur es with Ableton Live – Akai Pr ofessional AP[...]
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4 TOP PANEL OVERVIEW 1. CLIP LAUNCH / SESSION OVERVIEW – While in Clip Launch View (the default), this 8x5 gr id of buttons is used to launch clips in Ableton Live. The 8 vertical columns represent 8 tracks in the software while the 5 horizontal rows represent 5 clip slots in each track. In this view, the button LED colors represent the following[...]
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5 5. TRACK CONTROL FADERS – These faders control the VOL, PAN , SEND1-3 and USER1-3 levels of the current 8 tracks and Master. Select what the faders control by holding SHIFT and pressing the corresponding RECORD ARM / FADER MODE button ab ove them. 6. TRACK ACTIVATORS – When lit, the current corresponding tra ck is active. Pressing a button wi[...]
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6 INTRODUCCIÓN Esta Guía de inici o rápido tiene la finalidad de darle una breve descr ipción general de la funcionali dad y las características del controlador de A bleton Akai APC20. El APC20 está diseña do para realizar sesi ones con Ableton Live. En este manual, enc ontrará instrucciones para conectar el APC20 y usar sus car acterístic[...]
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7 VISTA DEL PANEL SUPERIOR 1. CLIP LAUNCH / SESSION OVERVIEW (Lanzar clips / Vista general de la sesión) – En la vista Clip Launch (predeterminada), esta grilla de botones de 8x5 se usa para lanzar clips en Ableton Live. Las 8 columnas verticales representan 8 pistas del softw are, mientras que las 5 filas horizontales representan 5 ranuras de c[...]
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8 4. CLIP STOP (Detener clips) – Estos botones de tienen todos los c lips que se reproducen en la pista correspondiente, incluidos los que no se representan en esa vista Clip Launch. Mantenga pulsado el botón SHIFT y pulse cualquier botón CLIP STOP para detener todos los clips que se están reproduciendo cuando lleguen al final. (Este botón di[...]
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9 INTRODUCTION Ce guide d’utilisation simplifié vous prop ose une v ue d’ensemble des fonctions et ca ractéristiques du contrôleur Ableton APC20 de Akai. Le APC20 est conçu pour ê tre utilisé avec le logiciel Ableton Live. Vous trouverez dans ce guide les instructions de raccordement pour le APC20 et ce lles pour utiliser les fonctions de[...]
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10 CARACTÉRISTIQUES DU PANNEAU SUPÉRIEUR 1. CLIP LAUNCH / SESSION OVERVIEW – En mode d’affichage Clip Launch (par défaut), cette grille de boutons de 8 x 5 permet de lancer des clips à partir de Ableton Live. Les 8 colonnes verticales représentent 8 pistes dans le logiciel, alors que les 5 rangées horizontales représentent 5 emplacements[...]
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11 3. SCENE LAUNCH – Ces touches permettent d'activer to ute une rangée de clips, appelés une « scène ». Tous les clips dans cette rangée seront l ancés, incluant ceux qui ne son t pas représentés dans l’affichage Clip Launch . 4. CLIP STOP – Ces touches permettent d’arrêter la lecture de tous les clips de la piste correspond[...]
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12 EINFÜHRUNG Diese Kurzanleitu ng gibt Ihnen einen kurzen Ü berblick über die Funktionalitä t und die Eigenschaften des Akai APC20 Ableton Controllers. Der APC20 ist f ü r den Einsatz m it Ableton Live entwickelt worden. In dieser Anleitun g erfahren Sie, wie Si e den APC20 anschließen und die grundlegenden Funktionen mi t Ableton Live – A[...]
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13 ÜBERBLICK ÜBER DIE OBERSEITE 1. CLIP LAUNCH / SESSION OVERVIEW – Im Clip Launch View (Standardeinstellung), wird dieses 8x5 Button Grid zum Starten von Clips in Ableton Live verwendet. Die acht vertikalen 8 Spalten stehen für 8 Tracks in der Software, während die 5 horizontalen Zeilen 5 Clip Slots jedes Tracks repräsentieren. In dieser An[...]
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14 4. CLIP STOP – Mit diesen Tasten kann das Abspielen j eglicher Clips im entsprechenden Track unterbunden werden, auch jener, die nicht in der jeweil igen Clip-Launch-Anzeige aufgeführt werden. SHIFT-Taste und eine CLIP STOP Tast e drücken, um das erneute Abspielen aller Clips, sobald diese ihr Ende erreichen, zu stoppen. (Dies ist eine ander[...]
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15 INTRODUZIONE Questa guida rapi da di utilizzo è intesa a fornire una br eve panoramica sulle funzioni e caratteristiche del C ontroller Akai APC20 Ableton. L’APC20 è stato c oncepito per essere utili zzato con Ableton Live. Nel presente manuale troverete le istruzioni su come collegare l’APC2 0 e utilizzare le sue funzioni principali con l[...]
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16 PANORAMICA PANNELLO SUPERIORE 1. CLIP LAUNCH / SESSION OVERVIEW (LANCIO CLIP / PANORAMICA SESSIONE) – Quando ci si trova in modalità di visualizzazione lancio clip (quella predefinita), questa tastiera 8x5 serve per lanciare le clip in Ableton Live. Le 8 colonne verticali rappresentano 8 tracce nel software, mentre le 5 ri ghe orizzontali rap[...]
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17 4. CLIP STOP – Questi tasti interrompono la riproduzione di tutte le clip a livello della traccia corrispondente, incluse quelle non rappresentate in que l Clip Launch View. Tenere premuto il tasto SHIFT e premere un qualsiasi tasto CLIP STOP per fe rm are tutte le clip in via di riproduzione quando giungono al termine. (In ciò differisce dal[...]
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