Akai MPK Mini Play (MK3) Is A Tiny Keyboard For Big Creatives

Japanese electronics producer Akai has been a distinguished logo withinside the enterprise for virtual synth and MIDI keyboards. Its MPC60, released over 30 years ago, turned into a milestone product (through Polynomial) withinside the class of all-in-one workstations constructed for tune sampling and sequencing, and its pedigree has been carried ahead in a compact shape component with Akai`s MPK lineup — way to the evolution of sampling technology. Akai's ultimate transportable controller model — the MPK Mini MK3 — gives a mixture of a USB-powered controller interface along side the convenience of a mini MIDI keyboard interface.

Today, Akai is extending the 25-key layout and the octapad controller layout with the brand new MPK Mini Play MK3 that guarantees over 14 hours of  playback from a unmarried fee of its battery. The MPK Mini Play MK3 is geared up with an progressed keybed, higher audio system than the MPK Mini Play, an ⅛-inch headphone jack for non-public jamming and practising sessions, and 128 preinstalled contraptions and drum kits.

120+ in-built contraptions and extra touchy keybed

The Mini Play MK3 makes use of the identical pressure-touchy Dynamic Gen 2 keybed because the Mini MK3. The keys are claimed to supply correct speed response, whilst the brand new MPC-fashion drum pads offer actual-time and pretty touchy output.

The parameter manage knobs at the Mini Play MK3 are positioned above the drum pads rather than at the side — as visible on its predecessor. The controller knobs may be assigned exclusive capabilities consisting of panning whilst the usage of DAW (virtual audio workstation) software program. The audio system, too, had been progressed, with Akai claiming higher output and development to the low-quit response.

With simply  octaves on provide, you can not mess around round a lot — in particular with  hands — however Akai claims higher overall performance no matter the small keys. The actual cappotential of the Mini Play MK3 lies in its capacity for use as a MIDI keyboard controller, in particular due to its easy-to-use plug-n-play layout. You can both hook it as much as a PC/computer or join it to an iPad.

DAW & academic software program presented alongside

Akai is imparting a DAW referred to as MPC Beats with the MPK Mini Play MK3, and it affords a huge variety of plugins for musical contraptions, effects, audio sequences, and drum pattern sounds. These plugins are to be had in both — AU and VST — formats, so customers aren't confined to at least one platform.

Besides the MPC Beats DAW, the MPK Mini Play MK3 comes with academic applications referred to as Melodics that provide academic playback for customers to examine and make the exceptional of the MIDI keyboard and the pad controller. These training are to be had for quite a few genres, and the app for computer and iPad gives actual-time remarks to assist musicians enhance what they're playing.

The MPK Mini Play MK3 might be to be had for an MSRP of $149.99, however Akai has now no longer found out the precise date whilst it will likely be to be had to purchase. You can take a look at Akai's on line shop to recognize extra approximately the availability.