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Although Novation’s Launchpad has since arrived to steal some of Akai’s thunder, the APC40 was the first ‘official’ Ableton Live controller, setting the benchmark for performance (that's why there's a P in the title, after all). As a piece of hardware, it's not revolutionary by any means, but like the Reason/Record partnership before, it’s the marriage of hardware and Live software that excels.
“Amazing buttons, no-brainer setup, a hefty build-quality and a great balancing act between price and function - it’s the Live controller everybody now has to beat.” (Read the full Akai APC40 review)
“Akai APC40.” (Thanks, MarkMosher)
"Loving the APC40." (Thanks, JonS)
