Akai Announces APC40 – Ableton Live Controller

Akai has partnered with Ableton to create the APC40, a new control surface built exclusively for Ableton’s Live software. Because Akai Professional and Ableton designed the APC40 for Live, you don’t need to map its controls to talk to the software. Just connect your laptop to the APC40 with its USB cable and you’re ready to go. The APC40 is class compliant, so you don’t even need to install drivers. And if you’re an...

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Roland Set To Announce AX-Synth

According to our sources in Japan, Roland will debut a new wearable, MIDI controller keyboard dubbed the AX-Synth. Based on Roland’s AX-1 that was something of an icon back in the heyday of 80’s New Wave, the new AX-Synth can not only act as a controller, but also has a built-in synth engine. No word yet on specifics, but we’re hoping it’s got wireless action built-in. More details when we hit the floor later...

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