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User Guide English ( 3 – 6 ) Guía del usuario Español ( 7 – 10 ) Guide d'utilisation Français ( 11 – 14 ) Guida per l'uso Italiano ( 15 – 18 ) Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch ( 19 – 22 ) Appendix English ( 23 )[...]
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3 User Guide (English) Introduction Box Contents APC Key 25 USB Cable Ableton Live Lite (download) User Guide Software Download Cards Safety & Warranty Manual Support For the la test informat ion about this pro duct (syste m requiremen ts, compatibility information, etc.) and product registration, vi sit akaipro.c om/apckey25 . For additional p[...]
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4 To launch a sc ene, press one of the five Scene L aunch Buttons to the right of the 8x5 matri x of Clip Buttons. To move aroun d the matrix of clips, press and hol d Shift and pre ss one of the left four Clip Stop Buttons ( , , , ) to shift the viewable 8x5 matrix. In th e software, this is repres ented by a red rectangl e around [...]
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5 Features 1 2 3 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 4 12 12 12 12 6 8 7 5 11 10 1. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to c onnect this port to a USB po rt on your computer. The computer' s USB port provides power to APC Key 25. This conn ection is also used to sen d and receive M IDI data to and fr om your comput er. 2. Kensington Lock Slot: You may use [...]
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6 10. Knobs: Normall y, you can use th ese knobs to co nt rol various pa rameters in Ableton Live. You can use the right four Clip Stop Buttons ( Volume , Pan , Send , Device ) to put the knobs in Volume Mode, Pan Mod e, Send Mode, or Device Mode. Press and hold Shift and press one of the ri ght four Clip Stop Buttons ( Volume , Pan , Send , Device[...]
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7 Guía del usuario (Español) Introducción Contenido de la caja APC Key 25 Cable USB Ableton Live Lite (desca rga) Guía del usuario Tarjet as de la descarga de software Manual s obre la seguri dad y garan tía Soporte Para obte ner la información más recie nte acerca de este prod ucto (requisito s de sistema, informació n de compatibilidad, e[...]
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8 Para lanzar una escena (fila) , pulse uno d e los cinco boton es Scene Launch de la derecha de la matriz 8x5 de bo tones de clip. Para recorrer la ma triz de clips, mantenga pulsado Shift y pulse uno de los cu atro botones de detener clip de la izquierda ( , , , ) para desplazar la matriz 8x5 visible. En e l software, esto se repr[...]
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9 Características 1 2 3 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 4 12 12 12 12 6 8 7 5 11 10 1. Puerto USB: Use un cable USB estándar para conectar este pu erto a un puerto USB disponible en su ordenador. El puerto USB del ordenador suminist ra corrie nte al APC Key 25. Esta conexión también se utiliza pa ra enviar y recibir datos MIDI h acia y desde su ordenad[...]
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10 10. Perillas: Normalmente , usted puede utilizar estas per illas para controla r diversos parámetros de Ab leton Live. Puede usar l os cuatro botone s de detener clip de l a derecha ( Volume , Pan , Send y Device ) para poner las perilla s en modo Volume n, Paneo, Envío o Dispositivo. Mantenga pulsado Shift y pulse uno de los cuatro bo tones d[...]
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11 Guide d'utilisation (Français) Présentation Contenu de la boîte APC Key 25 Câble USB Ableton Live Lite ( à téléch arger ) Guide d'utilisation Cartes de télé chargement de l ogiciel Consignes de sécurité et infor mations concernant la garantie Assistance technique Pour les toute s dernières inf ormations con cernant ce prod [...]
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12 Pour lancer une scèn e , appuyez sur un e des cinq tou ches de la secti on Scene Laun ch à droite de la matrice des clips 8 x 5. Pour parcourir la matrice des cli ps, maintenez Shift enfoncée tout en appu yant sur l'un e des quatre touches Clip Stop gauches ( , , , ) afin d’affi cher une vue d’ense mble de la matrice [...]
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13 Caractéristiques 1 2 3 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 4 12 12 12 12 6 8 7 5 11 10 1. Port USB : Utilisez un câble USB st andard pour relier ce port au port USB de votre ordinateur. Le port USB de l'ordinateur fournit l’alimen tation au APC Key 25. Cette connexion est également utilisée pour la tr ansmission de données MIDI vers et depuis vo[...]
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14 10. Boutons : Normalement, vo us pouvez utiliser ces boutons pour contrô ler divers paramètres dans Able ton Live. Vous pouvez utiliser le s quatre touches Clip Stop droites ( Volume , Pan , Send , Device ) afin de fair e passer ces bo ut ons en Mode Volume, Mode Pan, Mode Send ou Mode D evice. Maintenez Shift enfoncé e tout en appuyant sur l[...]
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15 Guida rapida (Italiano) Introduzione Contenuti della confezione APC Key 25 Cavo USB Ableton Live Lite (download) Guida per l'uso Schede per download di software Is truzioni di sicurezza e garanzia Assistenza Per le ultime informaz ioni in merito a questo prodotto (r equisiti di sistema, inf ormazioni sulla compatibilità , ecc.) e per effe [...]
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16 Per lanciare una s cena, premere uno dei cinque tasti Scene Launch alla des t ra della matrice 8x5 di tasti Clip. Per spostarsi nella matrice di c lip, tenere p remuto Sh ift e premer e uno dei quattro tasti Clip Stop di sinistra ( , , , ) per far scorre re la matrice di clip 8x5 visualizzabile. Nel s oftware, questa è indicata [...]
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17 Caratteristiche 1 2 3 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 4 12 12 12 12 6 8 7 5 11 10 1. Porta USB: servirsi di un cavo USB standard per c ollegare que s ta porta a una porta USB del computer. La porta USB del computer alime nta l'APC Key 25. Questo collegamento serve anche a inviare e ricevere dati MIDI da e verso il computer. 2. Slot per lucchetto Ke[...]
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18 10. Manopole: norma l mente è poss ibile utilizzare queste manopole per controllare vari parametri in Ableton Live . Si possono utilizzare i quattro tasti Clip Stop di destra ( Vol ume , Pan , Send , Dev ice ) per imposta re le manopole in mo dalità Volume, Pan, Send o Device. Premere Shift e premere uno dei quattro t asti Clip Stop di destra [...]
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19 Benutzerhandbuch (Deutsch) Einführung Lieferumfang APC Key 25 USB-Kabel Ableton Live Lite (Download) Benutzerhandbuch Software-Download-K arten Sicherheit shinweise und Garantieinformatio nen Kundendienst Für aktuelle Informati onen zu diesem Produ kt (Systemanford erungen, Informati onen zur Kompatibilität etc.) und zur Produktregistrierung [...]
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20 Um eine Szene zu s t arten, drücken Sie eine der fünf Szene-Start-T asten rechts von der 8x5-Matrix. Um die Matrix de s Clips zu bewe gen halten Sie die Um schalttast e gedrückt und drücken eine der vier linken Clip-Stopp-Tasten ( , , , ), um die sichtb are 8x5-Matrix zu verschieben. In d er Software wird dies durch ein ro te[...]
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21 Funktionen 1 2 3 5 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 13 4 12 12 12 12 6 8 7 5 11 10 1. USB-Port: Verwenden Sie ein Standard-USB-Kabel, um diesen USB-P ort mit Ihrem Computer zu verbinden. Der USB-Anschluss des Computers versorgt das APC Key 25 mit Strom. Diese Verbindung wird auch verwendet , um MIDI-Daten v om und zum Computer zu sende n und zu empfangen. 2. [...]
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22 10. Regler: Normale rweise können S ie diese Regler v erwenden, um verschi edene Paramet er in Ableton Live zu steu ern. Sie können die vier rechten Clip-Stopp-Tasten ( Lautstärke , Pan , Send , Gerät ) verwenden, um di e Drehregl er in den Lautst ärke-, Pan-, Send- oder Gerätemodus zu setzen. Halten Sie die Umschalttaste ged rückt und dr[...]
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23 Appendix (English) Technical Specifications Note Keys 25 velocity-sensi tive keys; 10-oc ta ve range with o ctave up/dow n buttons Clip Buttons 40 backlit clip-launch buttons in 8x5 matrix Knobs 8 270º knobs with 4 modes Inputs / Outputs 1 USB port Power USB-bus-powered Dimensions (width x depth x height) 12.25" x 7.6" x 1.6" 31.[...]
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