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Akai professional mpk mini 2 black 25key ultraportable usb. Mpk mini mkii includes all the essential tools for quickly laying down and expanding upon your musical ideas all engineered using the industrystandard tools akai professional is famous for. With a cluster of productioncentric indemand hardware controls coupled with a slimline ultraportable footprint, mpk mini mkii lets you record, compose and perform. It features 25 velocity sensitive, synth action keys, a 4 way thumbstick for dynamic pitch and modulation manipulation, 8 backlit velocity sensitive mpc style pads and 8 assignable qlink knobs.
Akai mpk mini mkii usb keyboard controller, 25key, black. Make sure to connect the mpk mini to a usb port before opening ableton live. Mpk minis pad 1 will now control the recording and launching of a midi clip in the preset labeled backbeat room. The akai mpk series controllers allow users to use their own software with the inclusion of the iconic mpc style pads plus keys.
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