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Akai Professional RED MPK MINI MKII

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Red and ready.

This is the Akai MPK MINI MK II offered in a special edition red. When they're gone, they're gone for good, so if you need a controller and you appreciate a little extra spice in your studio or stage's color palette, here's the ins...

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Swizz Beatz

you can see in the entirety of this video, swizzy has an Akai Professional RED MPK MINI MKII when making a beat called 'Fuck The MAGA Hat'
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William Singe

This Midi controller can be seen right from the beginning in this collaboration with Conor Maynard.
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XXXTENTACION

The camera turns and you can see the MIDI keyboard in his studio set up
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Description

Red and ready.

Mini controller with maximum functionality
Go mobile without losing control. The MPK mini is an ultra-compact keyboard controller designed for the traveling musician and the desktop producer. With an array of hardware controls, MPK mini lets you record, compose, and perform with virtual instruments, effect plugins, and DAWs whenever inspiration strikes. It features 25 velocity-sensitive synth-action keys, a 4-way thumbstick for dynamic pitch and modulation manipulation, 8 backlit velocity-sensitive MPC-style pads, and 8 assignable Q-Link knobs. Plus, two banks expand the number of MPC-style pads to 16 for extended creative capabilities.

Get Creative
MPK mini includes all the essentials for quickly laying down and expanding upon your musical ideas. Dedicated Octave Up and Down buttons increase the keyboard to the full melodic range, and a sustain pedal input is built in for expressive playing and recording. An onboard arpeggiator with adjustable resolution, range, and modes makes it easy to create intricate melodic lines with little effort. Plus, MPC Note Repeat and Full Level allow users to access genuine technologies from Akai Professional's line of MPC workstations.

Plug-And-¦Go!
For maximum portability, MPK mini requires no software drivers or external power adapter for operation. It supports plug-and-play connectivity, features USB-MIDI, and powers up with a single USB connection to your Mac or PC. Four memory banks enable you to store hardware/software presets for quick and easy setting up of your computer and MPK mini.

Software Included
MPK mini comes bundled with professional production software and virtual instruments for immediate music creation. Hybrid 3, by AIR Music Tech, is a high-definition synthesizer that can create anything from fat, retro synth sounds to edgy modern leads and everything in between. SONiVOX's Wobble is an electronic music grime synthesizer that features two independent channels of spectral morphing synthesis with harmonic controls, individual filtering, and discrete LFO controls. MPC Essentials, a groove/beat production and sample-triggering software, lets producers and musicians incorporate genuine MPC workflow into their DAW of choice and extends the power of MPK mini by adding up to 8 pad banks and 4 samples and insert effects per pad. MPC Essentials also runs in standalone mode, so you can start making music without a DAW.

MPK mini MIDI Editor
Unlock the true potential of your MPK mini with the MPK mini MIDI Editor software. This MIDI editor is a powerful preset management software that lets MPK Mini users customize their hardware and software setup on their Mac or PC. Create and tweak presets for your favorite virtual instruments, plugins, and DAWs, then store them on your MPK mini. You'll spend less time setting up your gear and more time doing what you love-making great music.

Specifications

Incorporates 5 years of user feedback for an all-new, enhanced design
25 synth-action mini keys
4-way thumbstick for dynamic pitch and modulation control
8 backlit velocity-sensitive MPC-style pads with Note Repeat & Full Level
8 assignable Q-Link knobs for mixing, tweaking plug-ins, and more
Built-in arpeggiator with adjustable resolution, range, and modes
Dedicated Octave Up and Octave Down buttons
Ultra-compact design lets you create anywhere
USB-powered; no power adapter required
Full-size sustain pedal input jack
Comprehensive production software package included

6 reviews

gramzy

268

Great little controller!

For the money spent, this thing is amazing! Does everything I need it to do.

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about 2 years ago
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jacklindey

229

Great little midi keyboard

I added this little guy to my show. I wanted to be able to have complete control of the sound that was coming out of the keyboard. I am actually not a great keyboard player at all. However, I feel like I can really use this thing. I also use the other midi functions to turn on and off reverb effects that I use.

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7 months ago
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david_michael_boone

116

Well mines the black one, now I regret not getting the red...

My first piece of equipment absolutely love it.

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almost 2 years ago
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bart_raven

215

Nice and chip controller. Great Pads, Bad keys.

It has great pads but the keys are small and very poor quallity. I have one broken key. It was a littlel softer than the others when I buyed it and finally it brokes, and is not possible to repair. Probably a factory issue. So I have to use only for the Drum Pads. For the rest is a good mini controller very famous.

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over 1 year ago
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jsprmrs

310

Portable, perfect

I use this when I write for other people, and when I travel. For both of these uses, this thing is godly. So compact, so straight-forward, I'd never use anything else in this size-range.

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4 months ago
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lucsilvs

225

Packs a punch for its size.

This tiny little keyboard is one of the smartest purchases I've ever made. $100 for endless possibilities. Great amount of features, also.

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about 1 year ago
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