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AKAI Professional MPK Mini Play – USB MIDI Keyboard Controller With a Built in Speaker, 25 mini Keys, Drum Pads and 128 Instrument Sounds

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Style: Old Model


Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller


Features

  • Standalone Piano Style Keyboard Portable mini keyboard and USB MIDI controller with 25 velocity-sensitive synthesizer action keys, pitch/mod joystick control, plus 128 sounds and 10 drum kits
  • Play Anywhere Built in speaker, 1/8-inch headphone output and battery powered specification (3 x AA batteries not included) for performing and producing on the go
  • Beat Maker Essential Two banks of eight ultra-responsive backlit MIDI drum pads with Note Repeat and Full Level functions for drum machine style performance and music production
  • Tweak, Customize Two banks of four knobs (eight total) to tweak internal sounds or software parameters; in standalone mode control chorus, reverb, filter, EQ and envelope controls
  • The MPC Production Experience - Includes MPC Beats Software complete with the finest features and essential production tools from the Akai Professional MPC Series
  • Pro Software Suite Includes Akai Pro MPC Beats, AIR Music Tech Hybrid 3 and SONiVOX Wobble (downloads)

Description

Perform, Produce, Jam Introducing the ultra-portable, go-anywhere MPK Mini Play, based on the world’s most popular MIDI controller — Akai Professional’s MPK Mini. Packed with 128 sounds, its own built-in speaker, 8 backlit MPC drum pads & knobs for editing your sounds and a 4-way joystick for simple, tactile control, and you have all you need to take your music on-the-go. Powered by 3 “AA” batteries, the MPK Mini Play is built for hours of wireless fun. You can also connect to a computer via USB port for plug-and-play MIDI capability. Don’t want to disturb others or simply looking to amplify MPK Mini Play? No sweat. Simply use the mini-audio output jack to connect headphones or virtually any external speaker, amplifier or mixer. Express Yourself At the heart of MPK Mini Play is a 25 key, velocity-sensitive synth-action mini keybed with octave up and down buttons to expand the keyboard to the full melodic range. With the iconic 4-way joystick for pitch and modulation control and a dedicated sustain pedal input, access all the tools to capture every subtle nuance of your performance. Tweak, Customize Make your sound your own. With dedicated filter and resonance control, take command of the timbre and tonality of MPK Mini Play’s stock sounds and fine-tune your signature sound. We even include EQ, filter, reverb and chorus controls for further customization – modulate your sound, add some space and truly take your sound to other-worldly heights. Enhanced Performance With an on-board arpeggiator, with tap tempo and multiple arp modes, creating retro-inspired synth lines or sourcing that initial idea to spark your creativity couldn’t be simpler. All the mainstay controls you come to expect from Akai Professional are also here, including Full Level and Note Repeat for unrestricted performance capability.

Brand: AKAI


Number of Keys: 25


Connectivity Technology: USB


Special Feature: Portable, Backlit


Model Name: MPK Mini Play


Item Weight: 1.64 pounds


Product Dimensions: 1.83 x 6.8 x 12.29 inches


Item model number: MPKMiniPlay


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: October 11, 2018


Connector Type: USB-MIDI communications to Mac/PC


Hardware Interface: USB


Musical Style: Electronic


Number of Keyboard Keys: 25


Power Source: USB bus powered, 3 x AA batteries


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    • Great features for its size
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
I love this little keyboard. Its size is VERY helpful to the current limited range of my hands. While I don't yet know all about all its features, the small keys help a lot and its size makes it very portable! Basically, the volume is what other reviewers have said it was -- much better with headphones, although it does have sufficient volume to play without them. The octave key is really an ingenious idea I hadn't considered before!! I'm still getting used to it, but it's a GREAT idea for keeping the size and weight down. The drum pads do work surprisingly well for something this small, and you get a good selection of percussion sounds!! Because of response time and the firmness with which you need to tap the pads, you can't really do fast or quick riffs, but they are much better than I expected. There's also a good selection of instrument tones!! And you can program various functions that I haven't mastered yet, but which appear to offer some truly amazing effects, especially for a keyboard this size. It would probably sound awesome used as a midi player, which I haven't tried but which you can also do. My only real comment is that you have to press the keys pretty firmly. They seem to require very deliberate key pressure, something I cannot currently do very well. So the keyboard seems VERY useful for composing and for melodies -- just not for playing key-heavy pieces, which I cannot do right now anyway. As such, it IS also perfect for beginners or for beginners to electronic keyboards. I absolutely love the battery efficiency!! Truly a plus. The unit as a whole has allowed me to use a piano keyboard generally, something I haven't been able to do for some time. For that, a big Thank You!! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 5, 2021 by Susan
    • Pretty good
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
It's a pretty good keyboard for it's price. The plastic is not premium feeling, and the keys don't go down as fluidly, and the built in sounds are only acceptable, but for a beginner, those shouldn't be the first thing one looks at. It's actually very good and responsive, everything works, and the only thing is that i havent figured out how to map the knobs, but that's about it. If you are a beginner, like me, then this might be a good pick, especially if you travel, but wanna make music. Very portable, but the stick can get in the way sometimes ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2022 by That one guy
    • Why so quiet? Great Home Studio Tool
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
Got this primarily for singing in my home studio. Singing? Yeah, I have a little "toy" Casio for finding the right note for my sometimes wayward vocals and this tunes them in if you listen real closely (it's a very quiet speaker). I also have an Alesis V25 for playing soft-synths via Cakewalk. The Casio can't connect to my computer via midi as a controller (nor is it touch sensitive), and the Alesis doesn't have a speaker but the AKAI has both, plus General Midi Sounds which I thought had disappeared. Also for recording midi "keyboard" performances in Cakewalk, sometimes you have to set the latency real low to play in-sync with other trax which often causes crashing if using other soft-synths, but with this, I can use the sounds of the AKAI from the headphone output and simultaneously record a midi performance without using the crash inducing soft-synths, then try out different soft-synths from the midi track after the recording session via my Universal Audio Apollo Twin Quad Thunderbolt sound card. Kinda hard to explain to a novice or to my midi challenged friends but this works great for solving that problem (it's complicated, you need a mixer, etc). Also love that's it's small and just tucks away below my main monitor and can be carried in a laptop or anywhere when inspiration strikes. BONUS: Love the Hybrid synth you download after purchase. It works well and integrates in my Cakewalk by Bandlab DAW seamlessly and has lots of great sounds. CONS: - speaker is way too quiet, minus 1 star! - no looping? Does a lot for the pro home studio user who knows how to implement it's benefits but seems way to complex and quiet for a beginner's keyboard, so if you don't have much knowledge of midi, look elsewhere. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 10, 2020 by F. Wise
    • It’s awesome
Style: New Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
I play MPC’s, and my daughter has recently shown an interest. I wanted to get her something that she could dial in the sound with some physical knobs and carry around with her. She absolutely loves it. I was surprised how many different ways you can tweak the sound on it, it’s actually pretty awesome. I would highly recommend it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2024 by Valerian
    • I love this Keyboard
Style: New Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
I wanted something small, that I could use, occasionally, in a live performance (just to add background strings and organ). This seems to be the perfect solution. It has great sounds. I took it to band practice last night and people were surprised (pleasantly) at how good it sounded. I'm going to try using in a performance later this week. The only thing is that I wish the keys were slightly larger. My fingers are too big and I keep hitting the wrong keys. I'm also finding that I'd prefer another octave, but that would defeat the purpose of its portability. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2023 by R. beck
    • Good entry-level midi controller
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
my first midi controller cost $32 and worked fine. But I wanted pads instead of keys. The only added feature for getting the "Play" version is the built in speaker. But it is NOT worth the extra $50 over the standard MkII. The speaker is tinny and tiny. worse then a toy. i was unhappy with the "included" software because i had to install proprietary licensing software in order to use it. A basic grand piano patch and I have to fully enroll in a third party software and install it to my hard drive. Not cool. as far as build quality, I haven't had any complaints. I general go easy with it but i have giant ape hands so most stuff breaks with me. It synced up to my Logic Pro X easily enough and I was making beats and playing notes. the overall experience, to me, justifies going past $32 for a midi controller. I "feel" less like an musical imposter and that changes all songwriting. I guess being able to goof around (and use headphones with it) is worth it. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2020 by John

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