Thank you for making this video. It's so beautifully done so that even I can understand it!!

Man I have been in and out of Ableton and you really broke down some things in the most simple way. Like and Sub.. Keep rocking

Dude, clicked this video had no clue it was going to be a nostalgia trip. Used to watch you back when you did Destiny content! Good stuff man. Glad you’re in this world now. Subbed.

Great review man, thanks, love the comparisons

if these controllers were around when i first started doing beats it'd probably be the go tos for me. Definitely love the launchpad these days and an all in one keyboard module that's as colourful as this is and affordable is wild. I literally started with a maudio keyrig49 lol. It's practical but these kinda controllers are inspiring.

Amazing review this really helped me! I’m brand new to music production, I’ve made a song on my piano (but I want to turn it into a more upbeat song) so looking to record some other sounds and build it but can only over dub twice on my piano so I bought the APC Key25 to do that. You gave me some amazing tips to get me started thank you 😊

Wow man, stumbled upon this looking for reviews of the video, half way through I was like "this guy sounds so familiar.." I used to watch you on Twitch, very cool to see what you're up to nowadays!

Hey Tefty! fancy seeing you here, i used to follow your channel in Destiny days, and wondered what happened to you. Thanks for the review, i think i'll go with the MPK mini.

Glad you said the pads part where you have to push them. Helped me realize it's not for me. Still really cool though

Ok, I have learned most of what I wanted by the end of the video. Great video, thank you. Launchkey mini seems to be the device for me. Thank you for the direct comparison, I was looking at the Launchkey mini also.

Thank you for this review/tutorial! SOO Helpfull!

very helpful, thank you

Holy cow, and all this for around $100? Thanks, great demo!

thanks for the review

Complete, concise, and interesting…..as usual.

hi, Tefly Music Tech! Do you think APC key mk2 is more convenient than Launchkey Mini MK3? I need a universal controller which allows to enter notes, switch/record clips/scenes and rule effects. Only starting with Ableton.

Hey Teft! Miss your streams, brotha! So this video is right up my alley! As you may or may not remember, I’m in a heavy metal band (hey it’s me Jormuncoatl!) and I love both my metal music as well as synth/vaporwave and I’ve been thinking about getting the Akai APC Mini! As a starter! I’m a pretty serious musician I’d say but I am new to keyboards and synth, but I also use Abelton as my primary DAW for the band (I love it so) so I wouldn’t mind seeing a video on that mini! Also, is there a next step up more similar to that mini (with the drum pads) but larger? Thanks, brotha! Love the videos!

Keep at it bro

Great demo of the product. I'd miss modulation and aftertouch though, but I'd want a bigger keyboard anyway. What i don't get is why the sustain button doesn’t have a latch feature though, that'd be handy for drones while you move onto something else.

Thanks for your video

so good!. thank you ;)

Launchkey is the best, also it's customizable, you can use it with other software and hardware, but it does have knobs instead of multiencoders.

I need to know why my leds are not working for some reason, it seems that you plug and play and everything was automatically working great

Thank you for very informative video, learned a lot. Only thing I am missing is MIDI mapping. I just recently bought one and I am not able to map instrument parameters in Ableton to fader knobs of my controller, I can map them only on key notes. Do you maybe have the same problem?

Had mk1 sold it they should have put in more features like sustain port or better device control you cant switch between or choose banks

Hello my friend, greetings from Argentina. It is an excellent video. Let me ask you a question. The first time you used it, did you have to do the manual mapping or did ableton recognize it? I am a mac user

For the sustain pedal, is there a separate device for sustain that works with Abelton? I'm struggling to choose between the APC Mini and the MPK! Do I want good drum pads or the sequence pad? Tough choice.

Does anyone know if the pads send midi messages when in Ableton Live arrangement view? I'd like to be in arrangement view and MIDI assign some pads to shortcuts like 'loop' or 'show automation'.

Akai need to get a check coming your way I'm Sold

Anything you know of that has both drum pads AND session control options?

I bought one and is on its way but I use PreSonus preface and Studio One 6 for recording. Is this compatible with that?

Can I used it with pro tools?

Do you have any recommendations for a secondary controller dedicated to drum rack? I just got one of these and really love the simplicity of it but i am no good at finger drumming on the keys.

The best Ableton mini controller

I dont use Ableton and dont plan to, but can this device be used as a midi controler with other daws? I would use the pads to do some basic drum track midi programing, because I hate drawing the drums with a mouse. Also the 2 octave keyboard is a big plus which would come in handy.

Is there an editor like the MPK mini?

9:02 hey bro. I’m looking to have a grid controller to play with Ableton like the push but also that works without a computer, so I can play with fix scales on the pad matrix on my external synths. I do have a midi host box but I don’t know if it will work. This looks like a cheaper solution than the launchpad pro mk3. Could you help me?

I'm wondering, do the encoders pickup any parameter you choose where it's at (as they should) or do they react like pots and you have to catch up to the value (or get a jump)? Apparently the minilab 3 do the latter. I have a launchkey but since there are only 8 knobs you constantly have to pick up the parameter and that's annoying (arp is great though)

Can the clip buttons light up in FL?

HI THE PITCHBEND AND MODULATION ALTERNATIVES ARE THEY INSIDE ABLETON INSEAD?

My Key 25 works as a MIDI instrument controller right out of the box and everything I read/watch says I should have clip control too but I don't and can't figure out how I'm supposed to get it. Am I missing something? Anyone?

Does this just work with Ableton

what would it be like paired with a mpc

Hey Tefty, missing you over on DCP. Everything okay?

Whats the app u using?

Just bought one. Sucked