Akai APC mini mk2 User Manual page 6

1. USB Port: Use a standard USB cable to connect this port to a USB port on
your computer. The computer's USB port provides power to APC mini mk2.
This connection is also used to send and receive MIDI data to and from your
computer.
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2. Kensington
APC mini mk2 to a table or other surface.
3. Clip Stop Buttons: Normally, you can press one of these buttons to stop the
clip in the corresponding track—represented by the column of eight Clip
Buttons just above it.
You can change their functions by pressing and holding Shift and then
pressing one of the Scene Launch buttons labeled Soft Keys: Clip Stop,
Solo, Mute, Rec Arm, or Select. Each button puts the Clip Stop Buttons in a
different mode:
• Clip Stop Mode: The Clip Stop Buttons will stop their corresponding
tracks (the default mode).
• Solo Mode: The Clip Stop Buttons will solo their corresponding tracks.
• Mute Mode: The Clip Stop Buttons will mute their corresponding tracks.
• Record-Arm Mode: The Clip Stop Buttons will record-arm their
corresponding tracks.
• Select Mode: The Clip Stop Buttons will select their corresponding
tracks.
Press and hold Shift and press one of the right four Clip Stop Buttons (, ,
, ) to shift the viewable 8x8 matrix of clips. In Ableton Live's Session View,
this is indicated by a red rectangle around the clips.
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Lock Slot: You may use this Kensington lock slot to secure the