AKAI Professional MPK Mini Plus White

Akai Professional MIDI Keyboard at a glance

The MPK Mini Plus from Akai is a combination of USB keyboard controller, CV/gate interface and step sequencer. The keyboard with 37 mini keys is a newly developed Gen 2 Dynamic Keybed keyboard, which, despite its size, is velocity-sensitive and, above all, easy to play. In its capacity as a USB keyboard controller, the MPK Mini Plus offers eight rotary knobs and a joystick that can be assigned to any parameter in a DAW, making it easy to use the software. The eight color-coded and velocity-sensitive pads offer a defined pressure point and are ideal for dynamically recording percussions and firing off samples; with Note Repeat and Full Level even MPC pad features are integrated. Below the knob are the transport buttons, which provide direct access to the main DAW functions such as recording, rewinding, stopping and playback. As playing aids, there is a simple chord function that remembers the last notes pressed simultaneously and an arpeggiator with an extended repertoire of playback patterns in the range of 1-4 octaves and shuffle. Thanks to the MIDI inputs and outputs, the master keyboard can communicate with external equipment and also functions as a USB/MIDI interface.