They're just large enough to accommodate two index fingers side‑by‑side, to play simple 'rolls'. The percussion pads are velocity‑sensitive, and made from thick, heavy‑duty rubber, with black, slightly matte‑feeling faces and translucent sides that are illuminated by backlights when a pad is struck. However, there are the familiar MPC‑like drum pads, and there are eight assignable knobs, just like on the larger MPKs. Constraints of space (and no doubt cost) mean there's no LED display, and neither are there pitch‑bend or modulation wheels. Perfectly Formed?Īt first glance, the MPK quite closely resembles its larger brethren.
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A brief, 10-page, manual is included in PDF format on the installation disc. The keyboard has no power switch, and is automatically 'on' as soon as it's connected. The device is powered via USB, and attaches to your computer with the supplied USB cable (with a standard, flat 'A-type' plug at one end, and a mini 'B-type' at the other). Minimum system requirements aren't specified, but any relatively recent computer should be OK.
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Windows and Mac OS are supported, and a software patch editor (see below) is supplied for both. The keyboard is properly plug‑and‑play and requires no special drivers to be installed. That's a couple of inches narrower than the average laptop, with the whole of the MPK covering just the QWERTY keyboard part. While the MPK25 managed to squeeze a couple of octaves' worth of full‑size keys into a device only a few inches wider and deeper than an average laptop, the MPK Mini adopts a more radical approach to space‑saving, eschewing full‑size keys in favour of miniature ones, resulting in an overall desktop 'footprint' of just 6x13.6 inches. We began with the neat and tidy, medium‑sized MPK49 (SOS February 2008), progressed to the impressively compact MPK25 (SOS October 2009), and now find ourselves presented with the really, seriously, all‑joking‑aside, very, very small MPK Mini. The Akai MPK Mini 'laptop production keyboard' is the third member of Akai's MPK family of USB MIDI controllers to be featured in the pages of Sound On Sound. Looking for a compact controller keyboard costing not much more than a bag of chips? Look no further.
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