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Review on AKAI MPK Mini MKIII MIDI Keyboard Black/Red by Som Chai ᠌

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Not exactly what I wanted, but basically everything is fine.

After a long study, I first bought a Novation LK Mini3. Everything in it was wonderful: compactness, huge functionality, excellent work with Ableton right out of the box, light and pleasant to the touch keyboard, nobs and pads. BUT in my favorite FL it worked like regular MIDI, which is what is written on the Novation website. This upset me, but the DJ Tools store agreed and exchanged for Akai with a small surcharge, since it is more versatile. Indeed, even out of the box it connects well with FL, not to mention Ableton and Akaev's MPC. But that visual and intuitive splendor for managing Ableton as in Launchkey will not be here. I may not have been using it for long, but I feel like the MPK Mini is overloaded with secondary buttons and oversized pads. In short, now I'm struggling with a stupid idea to buy Novation Mini 3 in addition to AKAI) Take care!

Pros
  • Made thoroughly, recognizable interesting design, large controls for a mini-keyboard.
Cons
  • The pads are too big and insensitive. The red backlight is somewhat annoying. Why they made such noisy keys and buttons is not clear. The impact on all elements requires significant effort. Unpleasant rubber pads, reminiscent of tires or an eraser . The screen is tiny and only useful for quickly switching between sequencers. The joystick is quite peculiar, it resembles a game console and not only)