Akai Professional MPK mini Plus

The MPK Mini keyboard product line revolutionized portable music creation for producers and beatmakers around the world. The new MPK Mini Plus builds on this innovation by giving musicians the full creative control they need for plenty of feel and ultimate expressiveness, along with next-generation performance tools. Advanced connections easily bring together your favorite studio accessories for complete and advanced hardware integration in a compact 3-octave design.

Despite its compact size, the MPK Mini Plus offers extensive controls with a range of features. The 8 velocity-sensitive RGB-backlit MPC drum pads not only play dynamic beats and program drums, but also assign program changes and trigger additional CC parameters. Add effects with the 8 assignable 360-degree knobs for each function, including filters, automation, panning and more. For the first time on an MPK Mini, dedicated transport control is provided for total integration with your DAW. You stay in the creative workflow with dedicated Play, Stop, Record, Loop and Locator buttons that eliminate the need for constant back and forth from your computer keyboard and mouse.

As with all MPK Mini controllers, performance starts with the keys. MPK Mini Plus features 37 keys with the Gen 2 Dynamic Keybed for expanded and harmonious music creation. 3 full octaves means more room for two-handed chords, arpeggiation, and playing solos or soundscapes. The Gen 2 Dynamic Keybed offers incredibly playable keys with a wider velocity range and world-class note dynamics and response. With more keys comes more ways to bring feeling and expression to the game. That's why the MPK Mini Plus features dedicated pitch bend and modulation wheel controllers to really breathe life into keyboard performance. In addition to the iconic joystick controller, there's no shortage of tactile interaction for virtually unlimited expressiveness.

Features:

• Includes NKS support: This controller unlocks seamless control of over 2,000+ NKS instruments and effects. It enables users to load instruments and effects, tweak parameters, browse and manage presets with tangible controls, keeping creators’ minds and hands on the music. No time is wasted creating, saving, and resetting controller parameter mappings.
• Includes free Native Instruments Komplete 15 Select bundle packed with synths, sampled instruments, and studio effects suited to your genre of choice to start experiencing the seamless connection between the controller and NKS.
• 37-key Gen 2 Dynamic Keybed
• Transport control
• Assignable joystick for dynamic MIDI control
• 8 RGB backlit drum pads
• Pitch bend and mod wheels
• Integrated step sequencer
• CV/Gate I/O
• 5-pin MIDI I/O
• Connectors: USB type-B port; (5) 3.5mm CV outputs; (2) MIDI DIN in/out ports; (1) sustain input; powered via USB type-B (bus-powered or plugged into wall outlet)
• Dimensions (width x depth x height): 45.11 cm x 18.0 cm x 5.2 cm

NKS Support - Free NI KOMPLETE Select:

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