AKAI MPK25 Midi Keyboard - The MPK25 Midi Keyboard from Akai is USB class compliant, they do not require custom drivers to work with Mac or PC computers and will work with all MIDI recording, sequencing and performance software. The MPK series is perfect for musicians, producers, DJs and VJs. This is one of the many reasons why we love the AKAI MPK25 Midi Keyboard and we know you will too.

Why Akai?

The MPK25 draws on the design of the popular MPK49, the first keyboard ever to feature genuine MPC pads. The MPK 25 features a 25-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch, 12 MPC pads, Q-Link controls and MPC technology. The MPK-25's smaller, more portable size makes the keyboard controller the perfect travel companion.

The MPK25 features MPC pads that are pressure and velocity-sensitive to capture every nuance of your creativity. The pads can access four banks of sounds, so you can have 48 samples at your fingertips with the touch of a button.

The AKAI MPK25 offers extensive assignable controls through its Q-Link section. The MPK-25 keyboard gives players 32 parameters of hands-on control through 12 virtual knobs and four virtual buttons, each of which can access two different banks of assignment via a bank-change control.

Two technologies pioneered in the MPC series and built into the MPK series are MPC Note Repeat and MPC Swing. These note-modifying features can be heard in many of the most popular tracks over the last two decades. MPC Note Repeat automatically plays a rhythmic pattern, such as 16th notes on a hi-hat, for accuracy and speed of entry. MPC Swing is sometimes referred to as “the heart and soul of hip hop”. You can specify exactly the degree and timing of swing you want to apply for the perfect feel.

The MPK25 has an arpeggiator, which enables performers to develop creative riffs in seconds. The arpeggiator features six different modes and can have its own swing settings independent of the MPC Note Repeat settings.

The MPK25 comes with Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition software, one of the most popular and powerful performance and production programs in the world. Ableton Live Lite enables musicians to spontaneously compose, record, remix, improvise and edit musical ideas in a seamless audio/MIDI environment.

• Portable keyboard controller with MPC production controls
• 25-key semi-weighted keyboard
• 12 pressure/velocity MPC pads
• 4 programmable sound banks
• Transport controls
• 34 assignable controllers
• 12 knobs, 4 buttons x 4 banks
• Assignable footswitch in
• Assignable expression pedal in
• MPC Note Repeat
• MPC Swing
• Arpeggiator
• MPC Full Level and MPC 12-Level
• Tap Tempo