- Standalone mini keyboard with
built-in speaker and USB MIDI controller
- Built-in sound
module with over 128 instrument sounds + 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
The ultra-portable MPK Mini Play is based on the world’s most popular
midi controller—Akai Professional’s 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, the MPK Mini Play is built for hours of wireless fun.
Amazing Connections
Not just a mini keyboard, the MPK Mini Play can also connect to a
computer via USB port 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 the 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 the
MPK Mini Play!
“We are extremely excited to introduce the MPK Mini Play,” said Dan
Gill, Product Manager for Akai Professional. “The MPK Mini was a huge hit with
musicians and now having all those sounds on-board with a built-in speaker,
along with its go-anywhere portability, Play opens up new musical possibilities
that people are going to love.”
NEW: Welcome to The World of 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
unrivalled 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.
MPC 2.0 UPGRADE READY (Optional)
We are pleased to announce that the critically acclaimed MPC Software
2.0 upgrade is now available to purchase for your MPK, greatly enhancing the
capability and functionality from the included MPC Essentials.
MPC Software 2.0 is a cutting-edge production suite combining 128-track
sequencing capability, real-time time stretching, clip-launch functionality,
advanced MIDI editing capability, VST compatibility in controller mode,
operation as a standalone application on Mac & PC, advanced sampling &
audio editing/recording functionality, seamless DAW integration, a redesigned
GUI, Ableton Link Compatibility and much more. Whether you're seeking freedom
from computer based music production, or searching for the perfect controller
for DAW-centric creative exploration, MPC Software 2.0 grants the ultimate in
adaptive creative versatility.
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’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 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.
Pro Tools | First, the industry standard for recording software, is now
included with Akai MPK Mini Play. This amazing audio recording software helps
inspire any artist, traveling musician, or singer-songwriter to create, record
and share all of their ideas across the world at any time.
Pro Tools | First features unlimited busses, elastic time and elastic
pitch, offline bounce, and 1 GB of free cloud storage space for collaboration
or accessing your projects from any computer anywhere that is connected to the
internet.
This truly amazing software recording package is primed to get your
ideas out of your imagination and amplified out into the world.
