It's February and there's a lot to love in this month's Akai Professional e-newsletter. This month, we’re sharing some great videos of Akai gear in action with pros like Tiësto and Mike Phillips, pointing to some press coverage of the APCs and MPKs, and much more.
- TIËSTO ON THE APC40
- CREATE DIGITAL MUSIC COVERS THE APC20
- WE TALK TO GEARWIRE ABOUT THE APC20
- WE HAVE A WINNER!
- MIKE PHILLIPS
- LPD8 LAPTOP PAD CONTROLLER
Tiësto just might be the world’s most famous DJ and electronic music artist. And he’s been on the APC40 and Ableton Live software from day one. In this video for “Escape Me”, he shows you how it’s done.
CREATE DIGITAL MUSIC COVERS THE APC20
In January, we introduced the world to the APC20, the compact sibling to the APC40 for high-quality Ableton Live control. There’s simply no substitute for moving a fader. And with a Akai Professional-quality metal housing, the APC20 is built like a tank and ready for war. Create Digital Music gives their take on the APC20.
WE TALK TO GEARWIRE ABOUT THE APC20
Get the official word on the APC20 and a quick demo with Gearwire, right off the NAMM Show floor. From the show to your computer, get the scoop with this quick video.
Congratulations to Xovos, the winner of our European APC40 video contest. Xovos beat out all other entries and takes home his choice of any single piece of Akai Pro gear as the contest’s grand prize recipient. Watch the winning entry.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MIKE PHILLIPS
Mike Phillips has been one of the longest-running Akai Pro artists, breaking new ground creating new colors and textures with his tricked-out EWI 4000s. He took some time to talk to us recently. See what he had to say in this exclusive video.
Always on the run? Having a hard time figuring out whether to pack your laptop, your drum machine, or your MPC? We made the LPD8 for you. Learn all about it in this month’s Spotlight column.
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