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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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Keyboard Controller
Brand AKAI
Number of Keys 25
Connectivity Technology USB
Special Feature Portable, Backlit
Model Name MPK Mini Play

About this item

  • 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)

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Customer Ratings
For beginners
3.9
3.9
3.9
4.1
3.7
3.2
Value for money
3.8
3.8
4.2
4.4
3.4
3.9
Quality of material
3.6
3.6
4.2
4.4
4.6
3.1
Portability
4.5
4.5
4.5
4.7
4.4
Tech Support
3.5
3.5
3.7
4.0
3.1
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number of keys
25
25
37
25
25
25
hardware interface
usb
usb
usb
usb
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connectivity tech
USB
USB
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USB
USB
USB
weight
745 grams
1.98 pounds
2.78 pounds
0.8 kilograms
900 grams

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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.


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4.5 out of 5 stars
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5,040 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the performance and portability of the audio midi controller. For example, they say it works well, is easy to use, and is good for traveling. Customers are also impresseded with the arpeggiator and the ability to tweak every aspect. Opinions are mixed on sound quality, key size, quality, and value.

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87 customers mention63 positive24 negative

Customers like the performance of the audio midi controller. For example, they mention it works well, has awesome sounds, and is very useful. Some say that the built-in stuff is nice and the response is great. That said, most are happy with their purchase and recommend it to others.

"...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...." Read more

"...It's actually very good and responsive, everything works, and the only thing is that i havent figured out how to map the knobs, but that's about it...." Read more

"...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..." Read more

"...Software is horrible on windows, so far I have yet to get the MPC software to work (refuses to activate and generates errors on hardware drivers)...." Read more

36 customers mention36 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the portability of the audio midi controller. They say it is a truly portable midi keyboard, good for traveling, and easy to take on the go. Customers also mention that it is very lightweight and easy for storage.

"...about all its features, the small keys help a lot and its size makes it very portable!..." Read more

"...Very portable, but the stick can get in the way sometimes" Read more

"...'s it's small and just tucks away below my main monitor and can be carried in a laptop or anywhere when inspiration strikes...." Read more

"Keyboards Portability is fantastic...." Read more

27 customers mention27 positive0 negative

Customers find the audio midi controller easy to use as a beginner. They say it has an easy interface and sounds pretty cool. Customers also say it's perfect for beginners and will be even better as they grow up. They mention it has good beginner features as well as more advanced features. Customers say it is easy to just pick it up and play, and comes with loaded sounds.

"...As such, it IS also perfect for beginners or for beginners to electronic keyboards.I absolutely love the battery efficiency!!..." Read more

"...is synth is actually pretty cool for the unit's price point, has an easy interface, and sounds pretty cool through headphones or external speakers...." Read more

"...Works like a charm with MPC Beats, super easy to use. MPC beats automatically recognizes this keyboard and maps it correctly...." Read more

"...Has a ton of sounds to experiment with and is easy to setup out of the box...." Read more

23 customers mention18 positive5 negative

Customers like the fun of the audio midi controller. They mention that it's great fun learning more everyday, fun to practice chords and little bars with, and very playable. They also say it'll be great for kids and perfect for playing everywhere without use of DAW.

"This is really really fun for people of any age to play with...." Read more

"...It plays very comfortably and is very lightweight and portable, easy to store in a laptop case, backpack, or small flat tote bag...." Read more

"...Not complicated. Built in speaker... and the arpeggiator is great fun. We hooked it up to an amp and the sounds really thump on a big rig. :)..." Read more

"...It's is almost not even fun to use with a Mackbook. Akai's website does not mention a fix for this in the foreseeable future...." Read more

97 customers mention45 positive52 negative

Customers are mixed about the sound quality of the audio midi controller. Some mention that the sounds are really nice, the speaker is much better than the last version, and the sound bank is awesome with realistic string instruments. However, others say that the sound is only okay, and that the speaker only loud enough to be useful in. Some customers also mention that a medium press ends up sounding super quiet, and some customers also report a very high noise floor.

"...-- much better with headphones, although it does have sufficient volume to play without them...." Read more

"...feeling, and the keys don't go down as fluidly, and the built in sounds are only acceptable, but for a beginner, those shouldn't be the first thing..." Read more

"...small keyboard that makes sounds, takes batteries, and has its own built in speaker. It also can be used as a midi keyboard.“..." Read more

"...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." Read more

52 customers mention27 positive25 negative

Customers are mixed about the key size of the audio midi controller. Some mention it's a great little keyboard, while others say that the keys are too small and narrow.

"...While I don't yet know all about all its features, the small keys help a lot and its size makes it very portable!..." Read more

"...The speaker is tinny and tiny. worse then a toy...." Read more

"...It also can be used as a midi keyboard.“Aren’t there other small keyboards like that?”..." Read more

"...of a personal instrument, but unfortunately it's like a cheap, tiny Swiss Army knife, with a dull 1" blade that folds in on itself, a nail file that..." Read more

46 customers mention19 positive27 negative

Customers are mixed about the quality of the audio midi controller. Some mention that there are no issues with build quality, the hardware is nice enough, and holds up well at max volume. The keys and knobs feel natural and solid. However, other customers say that the volume to the speaker is very weak, the build quality feels pretty cheap, and the keys are unweighted and flimsy. The output is great, but these aren't built to last, and it has some flaws, mainly latency. However for the price you can't go wrong.

"...CONS:- speaker is way too quiet, minus 1 star!- no looping?..." Read more

"Pros:- Solid Build.- Nice keyboards.- Responsive.Cons:- Volume was super low and couldn't be increased.-..." Read more

"...For the price, the build quality feels pretty cheap. The keys are unweighted and flimsy. The pads are pretty solid, but quite insensitive...." Read more

"This hardware is really neat, nice that you can play it away from a computer (you will want to use headphones)...." Read more

33 customers mention19 positive14 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the value of the audio midi controller. Some mention that it has great value with lots of options in software, while others say that it's cheap, not worth it at all, and overly expensive for the higher feature versions.

"It's a pretty good keyboard for it's price...." Read more

"...But it is NOT worth the extra $50 over the standard MkII. The speaker is tinny and tiny. worse then a toy...." Read more

"...Price was great too, very affordable.When you first get it, be sure to test out all the keys and pads...." Read more

"...Army Knife" of a personal instrument, but unfortunately it's like a cheap, tiny Swiss Army knife, with a dull 1" blade that folds in on itself, a..." Read more

Very nice MIDI keyboard, only one complaint
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Very nice MIDI keyboard, only one complaint
This is a great little MIDI keyboard I really like everything about it except for, MCPB Is a digital audio workstation made by a car that you can use to make beats on,. The regular mini version of this the dials control some of the controls on the program but on the play version the dial will not control anything on that program so you have to use your mouse and control the dials on the PC, instead of doing it from the keyboard itself, that kind of bothers me I don't understand why they couldn't have made at least some of the dials control the couple main controls you would use, I mean I get this is a little different but I still think those dials should be able to control some of the things on MCP beats but besides that, it's probably not as big of a deal as it sounds because you can still adjust that just fine on the software itself but overall I miss this very nice. If I had it to do over again I think I would have just bought the regular mini and not the play for that reason, I thought I was going to use the built-in speaker a lot more than I do, but generally if I'm going to play it I'm just plugging into the computer,Everything about this is great and works perfect except for those dials don't work on The MCP beats digital audio workstation or DAW, whatever you want to call it But again you can still adjust them with your mouse
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This is a great little MIDI keyboard I really like everything about it except for, MCPB Is a digital audio workstation made by a car that you can use to make beats on,. The regular mini version of this the dials control some of the controls on the program but on the play version the dial will not control anything on that program so you have to use your mouse and control the dials on the PC, instead of doing it from the keyboard itself, that kind of bothers me I don't understand why they couldn't have made at least some of the dials control the couple main controls you would use, I mean I get this is a little different but I still think those dials should be able to control some of the things on MCP beats but besides that, it's probably not as big of a deal as it sounds because you can still adjust that just fine on the software itself but overall I miss this very nice. If I had it to do over again I think I would have just bought the regular mini and not the play for that reason, I thought I was going to use the built-in speaker a lot more than I do, but generally if I'm going to play it I'm just plugging into the computer,

Everything about this is great and works perfect except for those dials don't work on The MCP beats digital audio workstation or DAW, whatever you want to call it But again you can still adjust them with your mouse
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