Akai MPK MINI PLAY MK3 Mini Controller Keyboard
The ultra-portable Akai Professional MPK Mini Play is based on the world's most popular MIDI controller – MPK Mini – but now it comes packed with 128 sounds and its own built-in speaker. With 8 backlit MPC drum pads and a 4-way joystick for simple control, players have all they need to play their music anytime, anywhere. Four knobs (two banks capable of controlling eight different parameters) can be used to tweak sounds and edit multiple parameters in real time, giving musicians even more performance possibilities. Powered by 3 AA batteries, MPK Mini Play is built for hours of wireless fun.
- Standalone mini keyboard with built-in speaker and USB MIDI controller
- Built-in sound module with over 128 instrument sounds and 10 drum kits
- 25 synth action mini keys
- OLED display for easy sound browsing
- 8 red backlit drum pads (2 banks, 16 total)
- 4 knobs edit sounds or send midi (2 banks, 8 total)
- 4-way joystick for pitch and modulation control
- Built-in arpeggiator
- 1/8" headphone jack
- Battery powered using 3 AA batteries
Amazing connections
Not just a mini keyboard, MPK Mini Play can also connect to a computer via USB for the same plug-and-play MIDI functionality as the classic MPK Mini controllers. If not disturbing others is a priority, players can use the mini audio output jack to connect headphones to MPK Mini Play. When you want a bigger sound, simply connect to external speakers using the same output jack. All-in-one, easy-to-use fun with pro features – that's MPK Mini Play!
VIP music software: effortless integration, enhanced workflow
Experience expanded control of your VST instrument and effect collection with MPK Mini Play and Akai Pro VIP3.0 (free download included, a $99.99 value). VIP3.0 provides you with unparalleled access to your virtual instrument and effect collection, seamlessly integrating the hardware/software experience, and grants the unrestricted freedom to create in a user-friendly, intuitive format. The combination of VIP and MPK Mini Play maximizes workflow and ensures a playing experience that feels natural and enhances creativity: the natural, tactile feel of hardware fused with the unrivaled processing capability of virtual instruments. Quickly find sounds based on instrument type, timbre, style or articulation from your entire VST library, sculpt immersive, expressive sounds and textures layering up to 8 separate instruments and patches per VIP instance; load up to 4 different VST effects per instrument channel to sculpt the perfect sound, put power into your performance with Pad Chord Progressions and user-friendly Key Control processors and much more. From live performance to studio production, VIP's user-friendly functionality coupled with a diverse feature set guarantees simple, seamless integration into your existing setup and provides the ultimate platform for unrestricted creative expression.
Additional software included
MPK Mini Play 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 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 Play 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.
