Quick vid that covers some of the possible ways the APC can be customized. In the 2nd part of the vid, I'm using Bome's MIDI Translator Pro to add the additional functions.
Here is a special advance look at SynthStation, Akai Pro's new synthesizer for iPhone and iPod Touch. Although it is an iPhone app, SynthStation works on the iPad too, which is shown in this video.
Oldskool Bump'n Grooves made on an Akai S1000 and Atari 1040 ST FM during june 2007. One disk is all you need. Wicked machines still alive and kicking! (enjoy the late80s'style dissonance)
One good item deserves another, and we get it in the Akai APC40, a new controller for Ableton Live. We get a detailed walkthrough at Winter NAMM 09 of all the colorful usefulness of this new gadget, and it looks good.