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4.0 Tutorial
This chapter describes basic terminology and how to get started doing basic tasks using your APC64. To get the
most out of this chapter, we recommend reproducing each of the described steps in order.
To start using APC64 with Ableton Live, first make sure you have downloaded and installed the latest version of
Ableton Live (11 or newer).
Connect your APC64 hardware to your computer running Ableton Live using one of the included USB-C cables,
and set the Power Switch to On. By default, APC64 will power on in Ableton Live Device Mode. If you are having
issues connecting to Ableton Live, make sure this setting has not been changed in the Global Menu.
Ensure that APC64 has been selected as a Control Surface and MIDI Input and Output source in Ableton Live’s
Preferences, as described in 2.0 Setup.
APC64 will begin with SESSION VIEW in focus. This display mode gives you an overview of your project, which
is represented by a red outline in Ableton Live. Use the cursor buttons to move the current view of the pad grid
by one row or column at a time.
Each column in Session View represents a track. Tracks can be used to hold audio samples, drum kits, instrument
plugins and more. Use the TRACK SELECT buttons to select the track in focus.
Session View in Ableton Live, showing MIDI and Audio tracks (left side) and Send and Master tracks (right side)
Track Select Buttons on APC64
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