Akai Professional MPK Mini Mk2

with my macbook and my little baby mpk mini and a lot of vst's i make a lot of beats out of my home studio!

I use this for drum samples and knobs, but the keys are very wobbly and are a little bit too small for fast playing.

I use this midi for both travel and for producing at home. Very versatile functions and programmable to fit your own custom design.

Affordable, velocity sensitive touch pads, all knobs programable, lightweight & USB no power source required.

Good for the price. Usefull with ableton live. but 3dstick controler isn't really good, cheap and inaccurate.

That red knob is little but powerful and it comes with great software.

Compact and Versatile is what describes this Akai midi controller. Provides all the essentials to create beats whether you are a pro or just a beginner getting your foot in the door! The 8 pads included are extremely sensitive which provides a quick response. 25 keys is fine especially for it being a mini controller, the only minor complaint I have about it are the small keys. Can create some tension in your arms when you using for a period of time, other than that I am satisfied!

i do allot on this keyboard the only downside is the small size.

I write with this baby everyday. Great price, amazing possibilities.

Either in the studio or in my backpack, great for a lot of applications, I just wish the MIDI CC mapping was more stable

This piece is small and portable. Perfect for small desks or travel. 25 Keys, pads and rotary knobs - and some other futuristic joystick for driving your spaceship back home.

great for making melodies and chords, also very portable and light.

Great for entry level production and has a built in drum pad.

Fast, Smart, Portable, Small, many feature

25 keys, 8 MPC-style pads, 8 MIDI-assignable knobs, on-board arpeggiator, & a joystick for X-Y manipulation all in one very portable package.

An excellent assistant control surface in the studio and on the go.

Very nice cheap first keyboard I recommend it if you want to start music production

It's really practical and fun to use, pads are good keys are ok, you can get a lot more of it when used with the midi editor included, the only reason why I give it 4 stars is because 2 keys started to fail on me so I had to open the thing to clean it up, easy fix but not everyone would do it.

Never Underestimate The Akai MPK Mini! Despite Its Small Size, It Potential Lies Within What You Can Do With It. In Addition The Arpeggiator That Came With It Is Even A Plus Sign Too. Because You Can Rarely Find One Of This In A Budget MIDI Keyboard Like This

LOVE IT. Extremely useful, especially the Play. Using it on all of my tracks.

With a keyboard that can cover all octtaves and 8 launchpads for drums and sfx, this midi controller has everything you need, granted not in the most convenient way but for the price it's fantastic

I dont have the one pictured above, just the first version. Definitely useful for on the go for ideas.

Been using this midi for ages and it's still great! Love creating tunes with this thing!

This MIDI keyboard is awesome. Perfect for someone just starting out and learning, or an advanced pro musician. I know I will be using mine for a long time.

Really cool but limited! Perfect for beginners!

Works great in FL and Ableton both. It's compatible with just about every VST and DAW I've tried it with.

I was very hasty about buying this when I first started making music. Realized this piece of equipment was mainly used for live music making / 'beat making' if you will. However, it is a good piano for travel, it fits right into any backpack (that is if you have the space.) Overall, pretty decent piano.

The MPK Mini MKII is worlds apart from the MKI and is a lot better. The USB cable is now full sized rather than Micro USB, and there is now a Sustain Pedal input for the serious keyboard players. It even comes with more software including Sonivox Wobble and Air! Hybrid 3.

This is an excellent midi controller for people with small hands, people with larger hands are a bit out of luck. The pads are kind of stiff too.

It has a little bit of everything which is exactly what's needed in a portable setup. Very easy to use. My gripe with it is that the keys don't have a terribly good feeling, but I doubt you can find better keys at this level.

Only complaint is that the most fragile part of the instrument is the Midi output/ power supply.