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Chapter 26
Using the APC20
The APC20 (Ableton Performance Controller) is a dedicated controller for Ableton Live, co-
designed by Ableton and Akai Professional
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. This chapter will help you set up your APC20,
and introduce its capabilities.
26.1 Setup
Once the APC20 has been powered on and connected to your computer's USB port, you
will need to select the APC20 in Live's Preferences. The APC20 is one of Live's natively
supported control surfaces, so setup is quite easy:
1. Open Live's Preferences from the Live menu in OS X, or the Options menu in
Windows;
2. Go to the MIDI/Sync Tab;
3. Select the APC20 preset from the Control Surface chooser. Then select the port
that the APC20 is connected to in the Input and Output choosers:
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