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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 Professional


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


Compatible Devices: USB-compatible devices, devices with 1/8-inch (3.5mm) headphone output jack, devices with 1/4-inch (6.35mm) TS input for sustain pedal, devices with 5-pin MIDI DIN jacks (in & out), devices with Class Compliant MIDI controller functionality, devices with DAW software supporting VST/AU plugins, iOS-compatible devices


Connector Type: USB


Hardware Interface: USB


Musical Style: Electronic


Number of Keyboard Keys: 25


Hardware Platform: USB-compatible computer system


Power Source: USB bus powered, 3 x AA batteries


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  • On the road or at home every producer needs one of these.
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
I already had the previous Akai but I always wished it had a little more than just midi control since it was such a portable size. This is a perfect first controller or if you already have one this is perfect for a train ride to work or when you are stuck in the backseat of a car for a bit. It has voices (different instruments) built in for the piano keys and it has different sets of drums built in as well. There are even effects on the knobs and other features as well. With a nice little speaker and headphone 3.5 outputs you can practice all you want and even use a small recorder or compatible cell phone to record your progress. Fits easily in a backpack (or if you are like me an inexpensive durable case) and might just catch you making that next platinum hit you have been trying to put on the wall for years. Definitely check this out if your a serious producer or just a novice trying to have some fun. Very easily connects to your computer with USB Midi and even has room to add a sustain peddle. Great product for the money. You won't be disappointed. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2025 by David S.

  • Perfect for Laying Down Home Recording Tracks
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
Love this AKAI Professional MPK Mini Play. The software provided from AKAI is outstanding and there’s even a way to have the keyboard act as a MIDI controller to control MOOG software running on an iPad. Perfect if you need a quick keyboard solution to lay down some tracks into your favorite DAW on your computer. Highly recommended. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025 by CH-Cincinnati

  • 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

  • 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

  • What a great little keyboard!
Style: Old Model Pattern Name: Keyboard Controller
This thing sounds great when plugged into an external speaker! The internal speaker, as noted by others, is weak. But the sound when you plug it into something is awesome! The instruments sound great if you take the time to tune them a little. I LOVE the eight favourites you can assign to the drum pads that you can call up in the middle of a performance. The drum pads are tight and responsive and the drum sounds are really good too. I looked at the newer model, but for over a third more cost, this works just as well. I have heard the new model has better instruments, but the ones with this one sound amazing, as far as I am concerned. I also picked up a Lekato looper pedal from Amazon at the same time to use with this, along with my little speaker, and now I can take it to portable jam sessions. The looper pedal makes this the most engaging intrument to play. The keyboard is incredibly small and portable and being able to lay down your own percussion track and then be able to 'play with yourself' in this manner is awesome! Something I have been looking for since forever. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2022 by Ginny Cantrill

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