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So I bought an Akai APC Mini to use with Freestyler to make lighting easier. When I first looked into it, a lot of people made it seem like you had to use additional software (Midi-OX, Bome, etc) to get it to use. First time I plugged it in, Freestyler recognized it immediately and is letting me map with no problem. Also found out that setting the Midi Out allows the buttons to light up, which makes keeping track of what page I'm on easier. Now to figure out the mapping that I want to go with...

Right now here's how I have the APC Mini set up so far...

Scene Launch Buttons - Page 1-5
Stop All Clips - Tap Tempo

Faders Page 1: R/G/B/A/W/W/Color/Color2
Faders Page 2: Dimmer/Strobe/Prism/Prism Rotate/Focus/Zoom/Iris/Frost
Faders Page 3: Pan/Tilt/Gobo1/Gobo2/Gobo 1 Rotation/Gobo 2 Rotation/Fog Volume/Fog Fan Speed
Master Fader: Well...master fader.

I'm working on each page of buttons and how I want to set them up, as well as where everything will go. Ideally I would like to do..

Page 1 with Override buttons (Which will have specials and Blinder settings, so far) and groups of fixtures for easy selection and setting up.
Page 2: Cues and Cue Page selection

Lighting is mostly LED cans with some movers for effects. Still deciding how I want to do the rest...trying to make life easy but I'm really still a newbie when it comes to lighting. Any tips would be appreciated!

Are you generally happy with it? I'm looking at buying the same controller...

I am just getting started with the apc mini and like it very much. Has anyone figured how to change colors on the lights on APC mini? My lights come on and go off but all are green.

Hello,
i am using Akai APC Mini too. To change colours of the buttons on APC Mini, you must configure Midi Notes.