Akai Pro

Akai Pro - MPK Mini MKIII - Red

It's not just size that counts!The joys of nomadic music are yours, wherever and whenever you want them! Take the LPK25 out of your bag and let your inspiration run wild, capture your melodies on the fly, record your harmonies... The perfect companion for your laptop, always ready, which, despite its small size, is nonetheless a true velocity-sensitive Midi keyboard with octave change, a fully configurable arpeggiator, not forgetting the 4 memories for saving playing configurations to facilitate switching between different software. You can rely on appearances.It's small, light, and like any Akai keyboard, it's solid and easy to use. This versatility makes the LPK25 the ultimate portable keyboard for everything from note-to-notes programming and recording phrasing to triggering loops and sequences during a live performance. The LPK25 is easy to set up, compatible with both Mac and PC, and requires no driver installation or external power supply. Just one USB connection and you're ready to compose. The magic of "plug and play"... Excuse me! Plug & play"

Anything for music.In this compact and robust chassis, you will find: a 25-key Midi keyboard, 8 backlit MPC-type pads sensitive to velocity, 4 control knobs that can be stored in two banks and freely assigned to the parameters of your plug-ins or music creation software, as well as the classic function keys directly from the MPC family, Note Repeat and Full Level. In addition to the usual master keyboard functions, the MPK Mini Play features 128 tones, 10 drum kits and its own loudspeaker so you can use it without a computer, in a completely autonomous way.Versatility and freedom.Whether it's for use with your Mac or PC via a USB cable, to sing along by the fire by connecting to the campsite sound system, or to compose in secret in the bathroom using the headphone socket, the MPK Mini Play is the ideal keyboard to accompany your artistic fibre. Everything you need to make music is at your fingertips. Indeed, when not connected and powered by your computer via the USB cable, the MPK Mini Play recovers all its positive energy from 3 AA batteries.Compatible with everyone.Everything is simple and intuitive! An oLed display with a rotary encoder allows you to choose from 128 tones and 10 battery kits. Add a little extra dimension to your performances with the X-Y joystick for pitchbend and Midi control, as well as 4 knobs that can be assigned via two banks for a total of 8 separate controllers used to modify internal sounds or control the parameters of your software or virtual instruments. Thanks to the built-in arpeggiator, the MPKmini Play can produce complex arpeggios and patterns without tiring your fingers too much. If, on the contrary, you are hyperactive and the 25 keys are not enough for you, the octave change buttons will expand your expressive abilities up or down.Mini, but complete!The MPK Mini Play is designed for both experienced musicians, who already use music production software to improve their skills, as well as for beginner producers who will be able to gradually discover the wonderful world of computer music with the included software pack, MPC Essentials, the Hybrid 3 plugins from Air Music Tech and Wobble from Sonivox. It's all here for you to let your imagination run wild!