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Long before Ableton released its own Push hardware, it worked with Akai to create the APC40, the first dedicated Live MIDI controller. Released in 2009, this was followed by a MkII version five years later, and both mini and keyboard takes on the APC concept.

Now we have the APC64. Notable for offering 64 pads with polyphonic aftertouch, this also sports a whopping eight touch faders, which sit to the left and right of the central grid.

Akai Professional today debuts the APC64, the next generation of their Ableton Live controllers line.

Akai says that the APC64 is the culmination of years of development and user feedback, with velocity-sensitive pads with polyphonic aftertouch, 8 assignable touchstrip faders, an internal 8-track step sequencer, CV/Gate support and more.

The APC64 features an 8×8 pad matrix, with 64 RGB pads with polyphonic aftertouch. Each pad responds to subtle taps all the way up to rapid strikes, for every style of playing and performance.

Eight assignable touch strips can be used to control pitch, vibrato and more. You can set the touch strips to mix mode to control the Ableton Live mixer device, to adjust volume or insert effects sends. RGB LED indicators provide feedback, while an LED screen provides key track information.

APC64 also features new I/O options, including eight TS CV/Gate outputs to interface with modern modular racks and devices. Three MIDI jacks support I/O for synths, keyboards, drum machines, samplers, and more. External hardware devices can be controlled by APC64 through Ableton Live or standalone, using the 8-track internal Step Sequencer.

Internal Step Sequencer

APC64 is first APC device to feature an internal step sequencer. The eight-track sequencer features 32 steps per track that can control devices over USB, MIDI, or CV/Gate, and chord and scale modes.  You can use the 8×8 pad matrix or Touch Strips to shape pitch, modulation, or any other MIDI CC of your instruments, without the use of a computer.

Features:

• 8×8 clip launching and note performance matrix
• Velocity-sensitive RGB-enabled pads with polyphonic aftertouch
• 8 assignable touch strip faders for mixer, effects, and device controls
• Internal 8-track, 32-step sequencer for real-time performing with or without a computer
• Note and Drum modes for creative pad performance
• Custom mode with Software Editor for full user configuration
• 3 1/8” MIDI ports to connect keyboards and desktop synths
• 8 CV/Gate output ports to control external modular devices
• Includes Ableton Live Lite 11 production software

The APC64 is available now for $399/£339

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Endorphin.es has introduced the new Golden Master Pedal, a 24-bit 96kHz effect unit that offers multi-band compression and EQ.

The Golden Master Pedal features a 3-band equalizer with selective compression, end-of-chain limiter, multiband sidechain and stereo image widener with dry/wet control. Adding further flexibility, the per-band EQ can be controlled externally using an expression pedal or the sidechain envelope follower derived from an external audio source.

With the capability to store and recall 3 presets, morphing between soundscapes becomes an intuitive one-handed operation.

The Golden Master’s high impedance inputs and pseudo-balanced outputs also let you use it as a DI box for minimizing noise when interfacing with large PA systems.

The Golden Master pedal is available now for $349 / €349.

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Endorphin.es has introduced its Ghost Pedal, designed in collaboration with musician, synthesist and Youtube artist Andrew Huang.

The Ghost Pedal contains an arsenal of effects, including distortion, cabinet simulation, bitcrushing, and a trio of reverbs that span from lush halls with infinite freeze and shimmer, to reverberating springs and ethereal reverses. A delay section features a single delay line that can be harnessed for looping. stereo choruses and resonant textures.

The Ghost Pedal’s filter suite offers three distinct types – state-variable LP/HP, Band Pass, and a comb filter that morphs into a resonator with high resonance settings. You can modulate effects using the built-in multi-shape LFO or external sources such as the envelope follower, expression pedal or MIDI.

A Routing Matrix provides six routing options. With a simple button press, you can reshape the order of effects in the audio processing chain.

The Ghost Pedal lets you save 9 presets that can be seamlessly morphed and recalled on the fly. Presets can be exchanged between users via SysEx messages.

The Ghost Pedal is available now for €445.

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