Akai Professional MPK Mini MK3 Laptop Production Keyboard

Introducing the Akai Professional MPK Mini MK3 Laptop Production Keyboard, a compact and powerful MIDI keyboard controller with eight MPC performance pads for finger-drumming and recording. This device is a favorite among the world’s most prolific producers for its portability and intuitive feel. The MPK Mini MK3 is equipped with a redesigned keybed (Gen 2) for optimal expression and accurate articulation, ensuring you capture every nuance of your performance, reacting to the slightest touch to capture every detail.

Features

1. Redesigned Generation 2 keybed: The MPK Mini MK3 features a redesigned keybed (Gen 2) for optimal expression and accurate articulation, capturing every nuance of your performance with maximum expression.
2. Classic-style MPC pads and endless encoders: The MPK Mini MK3 incorporates classic-style MPC pads that have the same feel and touch as the vintage drum machines, with eight onboard velocity-sensitive pads ideal for chopping samples, finger-drumming, creating melodies, and more. The eight “endless” encoders allow you to dial in parameters with ease, perfect for controlling automation, volume, and other settings.
3. Built-in arpeggiator, note repeat, and 4-way joystick: The control panel of the MPK Mini MK3 is highly flexible, putting you in the driving seat at every step of your music-making journey. The onboard arpeggiator is perfect for building on melodic ideas and inspiring new ones, while the “note repeat” function allows you to input hi-hats and other percussive elements. The four-way joystick is an innovative way to interact with sounds, virtual instruments, parameters, and settings, combining rhythm and melody.
4. Compact and portable: The MPK Mini MK3 is a compact and sleek MIDI keyboard controller, championed by some of the most prolific producers in the music industry for its portability and intuitive feel. The compact design makes it easy to take with you anywhere, and the sturdy construction ensures it can handle the rigors of the road.
5. Complete Music Production Starter Kit: The MPK Mini MK3 comes complete with the Music Production Starter Kit, which includes everything you need to create music straight out of the box. The kit includes MPC Beats software, six virtual instruments (Bassline, TubeSynth, Electric, Hybrid 3, Mini Grand, Velvet), and 2 gigabytes of exclusive sound content. The sound content is packed with genre-defying sample collections curated by renowned sound designers, providing hard-hitting snares, in-your-face 808s, and melodic loops to inspire your creativity.

The MPC performance pads are based on classic MPC designs, providing the same feel and touch as classic gear. The MPK Mini MK3 is jam-packed with controls, including a four-way joystick, eight “endless” encoders, and a built-in arpeggiator for combining rhythm and melody.

Some MIDI keyboards have performance pads, but none measure up to the feel and design of the MPK Mini. Taking inspiration from classic gear such as the MPC 2000, the MPK Mini incorporates classic-style MPC pads that have the same feel and touch as the vintage drum machines. MPC pads are renowned for their dynamic feel and expressiveness, reacting to your touch with precision. The eight onboard velocity-sensitive pads are ideal for chopping samples, finger-drumming, creating melodies, and much more. Accompanying the pads are eight rotary knobs. The “endless” encoders allow you to dial in parameters with ease, perfect for controlling automation, volume, and other settings.

The MK3 sees the return of fan-favorite controls including the four-way joystick. The joystick is an innovative way to interact with sounds, virtual instruments, parameters, and settings. Combine rhythm and melody with the onboard arpeggiator, perfect for building on melodic ideas and inspiring new ideas. The control panel is highly flexible, putting you in the driving seat at every step of your music-making journey. Also included is the “note repeat” function which allows you to press a note, trigger a sound, and that sound repeat over and over. Note repeat can be highly useful for inputting hi-hats and other percussive elements.

Complete with the MPK Mini MK3 is the Complete Music Production Starter Kit which provides you with everything you need to create music straight out of the box. The Starter Kit is comprised of a variety of software and virtual instruments including: MPC Beats, six powerful virtual instruments (Bassline, TubeSynth, Electric, Hybrid 3, Mini Grand, Velvet), and 2 gigabytes of exclusive sound content. The sound content is packed with genre-defying sample collections, curated by some of the most renowned sound designers in the world. Sound designers employed to create these collections include: F9 Instruments, Decap, Sample Tools by Cr2, MSX Sound Design, and more. From hard-hitting snares to in-your-face 808s and even melodic loops, the MPK Mini MK3 has it all.