AKAI APC MINI





for VirtualDJ 8.0+
Last Update : August 2016


 

SETUP


Drivers


No driver software is required for the AKAI APC Mini to be installed. The device is a USB class compliant and your Operating System will auto-install the necessary driver when connected with a USB cable.

VirtualDJ 8 Setup


Download and install VirtualDJ from https://www.virtualdj.com/download/index.html (in case you have not done already)


Once VirtualDJ is launched, a Connect Window will appear. Login with your virtualdj.com account credentials. A Pro Infinity, a Home Plus or a Pro Subscription License is required to fully use the AKAI APC Mini.

Without any of the above Licenses, the controller will operate for 10 minutes each time you restart VirtualDJ.
http://www.virtualdj.com/buy/index.html


A detection window will appear next, verifying that the device is properly connected.

Click to OK.


The unit is now ready to operate.


MIDI Operation


The unit should be visible in the MAPPING tab of VirtualDJ Settings and the “factory default” available/selected from the Mappings drop-down list. The factory default Mapping offers the functions described in this Manual, however those can be adjusted to your needs via VDJ Script actions.



Find more details at http://www.virtualdj.com/wiki/VDJ8script.html


For further software settings please refer to the User Guide of VirtualDJ. http://www.virtualdj.com/manuals/virtualdj8/index.html
 

CONTROLS




KEY

ACTION

SHIFT (SECONDARY) ACTION

S SHIFT
Hold this button down to access secondary actions as described in the SHIFT ACTION column.
R RECORD
Sets Pads to Record mode while the buttons is pressed
M MUTE
Sets Pads to Mute mode while the button is pressed
E SELECT
Sets Pads to Edit mode while the button is pressed
1 PAD 1-64
Trigger Sample 1 to Sample 64 of the selected Sampler Bank.

The LED of a Pad will be green when a Sample is playing, yellow if the slot is loaded but the sample is not playing and off when slot is not loaded
Stop Sample 1 to 64
R + 1
REC + PAD 1-64
In Record mode : Start/stop recording active deck to Sample 1 to 64 of the Recordings Bank of Sampler. LED of the Pad will fast blink red while recording
M + 1
MUTE + PAD 1-64
In Mute mode : Mute/unmute Sample 1 to 64. LED of the Pad will be red while muted
E + 1
SELECT + PAD 1-64
In Edit mode : Open Sample 1 to 64 in the Sampler Editor
2 - 9
GROUP VOLUME 2-9
Adjust the Volume of the Sample Group 1 to 8
10 MASTER VOLUME
Adjust the Master Volume of the Sampler Output
11 UP
Select the previous available Sampler Bank
Opens the Recording Bank of Sampler
12 DOWN
Select the next available Sampler Bank
Opens the Recording Bank of Sampler
13 LEFT
Select the previous available Sampler Trigger mode
14 RIGHT
Select the next available Sampler Trigger mode
15 STOP ALL CLIPS
Stops all playing Samples
16 BUT1
Open/Close Sideview panel of Browser
Cycles through the available Sideview windows (Automix, Sidelist, Sampler, Karaoke & Clone)
17 BUT2
Selects the Sampler view in the Sideview
Toggles between the Trigger Pad and List view of the Sampler window of the sideview
18 STOP CLIP
Stops the currently selected/playing Sample






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