4
Getting Started
This section describes how to do basic tasks using your APC Live.
Important
: Visit
APC Live
to download the complete user
guide.
When you first power on your APC Live, you can select a demo project to help get you started,
select
Empty Project
at the bottom of the screen to load a blank template, or select
User Template
to load a saved custom template.
Let's start by loading a drum kit to a new track:
1.
Press the
Matrix
button to enter Matrix view. This gives you an overview of your project with an
8x8 view of your clips.
2.
Press the
Load
button to open the Browser, or select
Browser
in the Menu.
3.
Tap
Drums
and select a Drum program from the list. Double-tap the program name, press the
data dial
, or press
Load
again
to load the drum program into the current track.
4.
Press the
Matrix
button to return to Matrix view. The drum kit you selected will be added
automatically.
Before recording, you can create an empty clip to record into:
1.
In Matrix view on the display, double-tap an empty clip slot in your new track to create a new
clip. New clips are always created at the default length, which can be set by holding
Shift
and
pressing the second
Track Assign
button.
Alternatively, you can create an empty clip using the Clip Launch pads. First, press the
Launch
button to enter Launch mode. Press and hold the
Select
button, then double-tap an empty
pad.
To record into an existing clip:
1.
Make sure that your clip is playing. Tap the clip slot on the display, or press the
Clip Launch
pad
while in Launch mode to play the clip. When a clip is playing, the playhead in the clip slot
on the display will move.
2.
Press
Note
to enter Note mode. When using a drum program, the bottom left quadrant of 16
Clip Launch pads
is used to play the program. These pads will be lit when Note mode is
selected.
3.
Press the
Rec Arm
button, then press the
Track
Assign
button for the track you are recording
to. The Track Assign button will be lit red to indicate it is record armed.
4.
Press the
Rec
button to begin recording.
5.
Use the bottom left quadrant of the
Clip Launch pads
to play the drum program.
6.
When you have finished recording your clip, press
Stop
.
You can also use the built-in Step Sequencer to create a pattern using your drums:
1.
Make sure your clip is playing. If the clip is not playing, you will not hear the pattern you are
creating.
2.
Press the
Step Sequencer
button to put the
Clip Launch pads
into Step Sequencer mode.
3.
In Step Sequencer mode, the top four rows of
Clip Launch pads
represent the steps in the
sequence. The bottom four rows are split into two groups of 4 columns.
Use the bottom left quadrant to play the drum program, or to select a drum sound to program
using the top four rows.
The bottom right quadrant is used to set the velocity of the notes. In this quadrant, select the
bottom left pad to set the velocity as played. The remaining pads, from left to right going up,
represent minimum to maximum fixed velocity.
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