The Akai Professional MPK25 is a portable keyboard controller with MPC series drivers. Built like the MPK49, the first ever keyboard with MPC pads, the MPK25 reduces the number of keys by 24 and retains the usability, versatility and flexibility that make the MPK49 one of the most widely used keyboards in the world. It's even smaller and therefore more portable than the MPK49, making it the perfect choice for travel. Thanks to its small size, it can even be taken with you on a plane, allowing you to create anywhere you get inspired. All you need is your laptop and the MPK25.
The keyboard is semi-weighted and also features an Aftertouch for expressive music control. The MPC pads are touch and velocity sensitive surfaces that capture every nuance of your creative concept. The pads can assign four banks of sounds, so you have 48 samples right under your fingers, just a touch of a button away.
It offers transport controls, making it easy to control your most important DAW controls. The MPK25 has Modulation and PitchBend wheels for expressive musicianship, and two assignable foot pedal inputs that allow you to connect an Expression pedal or another continuous controller and a footswitch to control other parameters, such as changing the start/stop patch. The MPK25 offers twelve virtual controllers and four virtual buttons that can be assigned to control any software parameter. You can control two different parameters using Q-Link, thanks to the dual-bank option.
Expressive engine
Two technologies are combined in one device. This note-modifying technology can be heard in the most popular tracks of the last two decades. MPC Note Repeat is a feature that allows the MPK (or MPC) series devices to automatically play rhythmic patterns, such as hi-hat saver notes, with complete rhythmic accuracy. MPC Swing is like the "feel of soul and hip hop" because it perfectly humanizes sequences into natural timing. You can specify the exact degree and timing of the swing you want to apply. This will give you the perfect rhythm.
The MPC technology included with the MPK25 provides a custom arpeggiator that allows you to create creative riffs in no time.
The MPK25 also offers MPC Full Level and MPC 12-Level on its pads, as well as Tap Tempo and Time Division, so you can capture the tempo and dynamics exactly as you hear it in your head.
A complete system
The MPK25 is a MIDI controller that sends MIDI values via USB. It's powered directly from the USB bus, so all you need to plug in the MPK25 is a USB cable. Because it is MIDI compatible, the MPK25 works with the most widely used MIDI recording applications and music production software used by keyboard players, DJs and even VJs!
Included with the MPK25 is Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition, one of the most popular music production applications in the world. Ableton Live Lite allows musicians to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit musical segments in an audio and MIDI environment.
Create and play with MPK25 anywhere. It's about the most expressiveness you can find in a portable package.
The keyboard is semi-weighted and also features an Aftertouch for expressive music control. The MPC pads are touch and velocity sensitive surfaces that capture every nuance of your creative concept. The pads can assign four banks of sounds, so you have 48 samples right under your fingers, just a touch of a button away.
It offers transport controls, making it easy to control your most important DAW controls. The MPK25 has Modulation and PitchBend wheels for expressive musicianship, and two assignable foot pedal inputs that allow you to connect an Expression pedal or another continuous controller and a footswitch to control other parameters, such as changing the start/stop patch. The MPK25 offers twelve virtual controllers and four virtual buttons that can be assigned to control any software parameter. You can control two different parameters using Q-Link, thanks to the dual-bank option.
Expressive engine
Two technologies are combined in one device. This note-modifying technology can be heard in the most popular tracks of the last two decades. MPC Note Repeat is a feature that allows the MPK (or MPC) series devices to automatically play rhythmic patterns, such as hi-hat saver notes, with complete rhythmic accuracy. MPC Swing is like the "feel of soul and hip hop" because it perfectly humanizes sequences into natural timing. You can specify the exact degree and timing of the swing you want to apply. This will give you the perfect rhythm.
The MPC technology included with the MPK25 provides a custom arpeggiator that allows you to create creative riffs in no time.
The MPK25 also offers MPC Full Level and MPC 12-Level on its pads, as well as Tap Tempo and Time Division, so you can capture the tempo and dynamics exactly as you hear it in your head.
A complete system
The MPK25 is a MIDI controller that sends MIDI values via USB. It's powered directly from the USB bus, so all you need to plug in the MPK25 is a USB cable. Because it is MIDI compatible, the MPK25 works with the most widely used MIDI recording applications and music production software used by keyboard players, DJs and even VJs!
Included with the MPK25 is Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition, one of the most popular music production applications in the world. Ableton Live Lite allows musicians to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit musical segments in an audio and MIDI environment.
Create and play with MPK25 anywhere. It's about the most expressiveness you can find in a portable package.
Specifications
- Number of Keys: 25
- Software: Ableton Live Lite, Air Music Tech Hybrid 3, SoniVox Twist 2.0, Akai Pro MPC Essentials
- Key Size: Standard
- Keyboard: N/A
- Keyboard Type: Semi-Weighted with Aftertouch
- Keyboard Surface: Smooth
- Battery Operated: No
- Input Ports: Sustain Pedal, Expression Pedal, Midi In
- Output Ports: Midi Out
- Colour: Black
- USB midi: Yes
- Width: 489 mm
- Depth: 298 mm
- Height: 92 mm
- Weight: 2.7 kg
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