![]() If you can adjust to the mini keyboard spacing, you'll be happy you bought one. As inexpensive, flexible, and well-built as it is, that doesn't surprise me. (They're not weighted, though, so don't expect it to feel like a real piano.)Īkai claims the MPK Midi MK3 is the most popular MIDI controller in the world. MPK mini’s Complete Music Production Starter Kit features all the tools for immediate creativity from the get-go, including MPC Beats software, 6 virtual instruments and an expansive sample collection MPC Beats Software MPC Beats features all the essential tools for pro production. And those 25 keys are velocity-sensitive, so the harder you play, the louder the output. It's also quite light in weight, which will be welcome. It fits comfortably in your lap, or in a briefcase for travel. All the controls are responsive, as is the keyboard.Īnd it's TINY. It offers both a joystick and a set of 8 pads (with a dedicated switch to activate a second 8-pad bank), as well as 8 fully-assignable knobs for controlling various MIDI functions. (Of course, you'll have to activate it as a MIDI input and/or output device in your DAW to get it to work, but that's true of any MIDI controller.) And, because it's powered by the same USB port with which it communicates with your DAW, it's completely portable - just plug it in and it's powered up and ready to go. That h aving been said, virtually everything about this little guy is thoughfully laid out to make it easy to use. ![]() It's a well-known bug which Akai should long ago have fixed, but hasn't. You have to open a secondary menu, then hover your mouse pointer over the point where the option OUGHT to be before the checkbox to download and install it magically appears. In particular, the option to download and install the Mini's editor program is hidden - and I mean it's HIDDEN. ![]() Secondly, Akai's installation and software download interface is more than a little counterintuitive. So, if you're used to playing a full-size keyboard, you're going to have to adjust your finger spread to accomodate this controller's 2-octave keyboard. ![]() The Akai MPK Mini MK3 is a great portable MIDI controller, although with a couple of caveats: first, the keys are NOT standard size. A great portable MIDI controller, with a few caveats.
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