Akai Pro MPK Mini Play MK3 | Onboard Features & Standalone Use

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The MPK Mini Play MK3 has a built-in speaker and 128 internal sounds. Learn how to access & control them in this video, as well as how to sync the Arpeggiator & Note Repeat functions with MPC Beats!
00:00 Intro/product registration
00:32 Basic setup & power options
01:34 Standalone use: keyboard
02:05 XY Controller
02:56 Q-Link knobs
04:08 Arpeggiator
07:08 Standalone use: pads
07:57 Note Repeat
08:29 Saving Favorites
08:49 Sync Arpeggiator & Note Repeat with MPC Beats
09:57 Final thoughts
MPK Mini registration, software download & setup video: • Akai Pro MPK Mini MK3 ...
MPK Mini @ Akai Pro knowledgebase: inmusicbrands.force.com/akaip...
Akai Pro technical support: www.akaipro.com/support

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@BrokeConversations Ай бұрын

Just bought mine today so excited to start this new journey, thanks a lot 😅

@Armadillo312 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great overview. No fluff, straight to the point. Much appreciated.

@5DLit Жыл бұрын

Clear, concise and helpful for a newbie..lov'd it thanks

@gaborb6577 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for creating this device.

@danielhenry5128 6 ай бұрын

Great Video. Clear & concise

@gabosurfer Жыл бұрын

Thanks for an amazing explanation

@TripleDDDD Жыл бұрын

Such a cool machine, I grew up during the 80s with lots of Synth Music. Now in my old age i have the urge to get creative, this seems to be an ideal starting point.

@wolfetteplays8894 Жыл бұрын

I’d definitely recommend it. It’s built well and very featured compared to the competition

@omarpervaiz 9 ай бұрын

Go for it!

@PedroGonzalez-pm4jq Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the nice tutorial. I like the backround music a lot!

@chrisb3976 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to know that you can use a power adaptor instead of batteries.

@melobr1 4 ай бұрын

what a great lesson, man... thanks for that! Incredible skills and it can show where we can get! Wonderfull!!!

@KLRCAT 2 ай бұрын

Super useful video! Planning to get this as a stand alone keyboard for doing live looping

@dadduorp 8 ай бұрын

I’m looking up pick up one of these as an interface to Logic Pro (triggering drum sounds for creating patterns) and this has been VERY helpful!

@wearealljustclowns Жыл бұрын

Luv this thing

@chrisbunchofflowersmusic Жыл бұрын

This is the VERY BEST VIDEO 👍 to explain this fantastic keyboard. I got mine yesterday... Watched some parts of the video many times and now I know it all in and out without even reading the manual. Excellent performance.Your explanations are so precise and well put...My conclusion you are an excellent teacher . Kind regards Chris

@Sylvain_de_Boscherville 7 ай бұрын

He is one of the few who has understood the interest of presenting it without a computer, it is the ideal gift for those who want to start music or a tool such as a notepad while traveling for example.

@RenGuitar1750 3 ай бұрын

At 4:27 , he has the arpeggiator turned on and then touches one note(F) and we hear a three note arpegiated chord. How did he do that? I thought you have to hold down the chords to get it to arpeggiate. Did i miss something? Can anyone help? Thank you!

@snegs11 Жыл бұрын

I paired this with the Microfreak and bam! All I need! Use it with my guitar effects pedalboard and WhamBam!!

@eitanskital7735 5 ай бұрын

It would be so awesome to add a built in looper

@carolnorthmore857 9 ай бұрын

Play over and over😮

@ukuleleshs Жыл бұрын

Hello. Which Ipad app do you recommend to share with MPK mini play?

@davidemmanuel5057 11 ай бұрын

hello and thanks for the review, I have a tablet charger with 5v and 1A, it can work?

@hanlinhanlin1811 Жыл бұрын

Good morning I love

@insidethemani9852 2 жыл бұрын

very informative, thanks. 1 question- is the headphone output 100% clean if you run it through an amplifier?

@inMusicBrandsSupport 2 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks for asking! The headphone output will absolutely be clean and noiseless if run to headphones or a stereo line-input (Aux input) on a mixer, powered speakers, or similar devices. Though, be careful not to set the headphone output volume too high if connecting to a device other than headphones. We would not recommend connecting the output directly to a guitar or bass amplifier.

@glenesis 6 ай бұрын

Cons: So lame for it to have sounds but not to have a 16-channel 16,000 note sequencer like every hundred dollar port sound did in 1990. And MIDI in and out, it being a controller and all. Pros: I love all the functionality built into this. I love that it has a joystick. I love that ut has a speaker and i love that it tdkes batteries (everything digital shoould take batteries and have speakers). All that is good about this device serms perfect for driving all the bits that are glaringly missing: a sequencer and MIDI ports. So close, Numark!

@thomasusheriii971 Жыл бұрын

So this can be used in standalone connected to my MPC Live 2 (without a computer)?

@JLoveSings76 Жыл бұрын

Is there a way to connect this directly to my Juno ds88? Or must I go through a laptop or mixer?

@gr8gglethesimpson419 Жыл бұрын

yo does this thing have no sequencer? like i can't make a hihat line then kicks then snares and stuff? (on the fly, no software)

@onemaxlight 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for the accurate description. I was starting thinking it was really better than a empty MPK, but in real it has too many (stupid) limitations, so it is to value very well if to buy this with sounds or without. Sure.. it could be great if it was able to produce rithm patterns to use as simple drum machine base to practics on it. Otherwise all drum section is really totally useless. and in consequence all the keyboard.

@accaliadesigns 5 ай бұрын

Can you install the software on multiple laptops or pc's? What if a laptop doesn't work anymore, etc.

@bamboosingularity3330 Жыл бұрын

wish it had a loop function..

@vartaxe 9 ай бұрын

i would love the othere brands adding a speaker too...

@anton_nalu Жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for the video. Is there any way to change the overall pitch of the internal sounds, say set the A note to 432 Hz?

@anton_nalu 9 ай бұрын

Thanks, but my question was about altering the overall tuning of the internal sounds from standard A=440 hz so that all sounds shift to a different pitch together, like tuning a piano to a different tuning fork. My understanding is The X Y button only alters the pitch of a note that’s played, not the overall tuning.

@joellane7438 10 ай бұрын

Could I play this through my Bass rig ?

@TheLouismeyer 10 ай бұрын

Is there an android app that recognizes the akai and can use the akai built in sounds to loop? I only found apps that use the tablet's built-in mic

@sumitbhal8635 4 ай бұрын

s there a way to transpose the keys in semitones +/- on the Mini Play MK3 without using the computer? I can see the Octave +/-, but how do I transpose in semitones on the hardware itself?

@mamamia980 2 жыл бұрын

do you think there will be a update with more additional sounds?

@Dougster. Жыл бұрын

Does anyone know if you can change the actual color on the mpk pads?

@ifxman Жыл бұрын

Hi, does anyone know if this has Transpose ?

@slikone1000 Жыл бұрын

You Have a Niche for tutorial videos You do a video on ALESIS SR16

@Shield_Wolf91 Жыл бұрын

Does this have a loop option? Or do I have to download a software and hook it up

@AndreiChera 11 ай бұрын

you have to use it either with a hardware loop station/pedal or some software

@thewolfbeast941 Ай бұрын

I’m trying to figure out how to use the samples stuff from Akai and have it recorded to the software. The software only shows the keys button being pressed but not being put on the recording board

@jerbenpaglinawan9558 Жыл бұрын

How about the transpose?

@robpinko5999 4 ай бұрын

Hi, you say that youre using an 1/8' output to a mixer. I tried plugging mine into either a guitar amp or via a looping pedal, but just got nothing. Is there something i'm not following or doing ??

@yacos83 2 жыл бұрын

Does this mk3 the same sound library of the previous version mini play?

@inMusicBrandsSupport 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Davide! Yes, all versions of the MPK Mini Play come stock with all 128 instruments & sounds in the standard General MIDI sound set, as well as the 10 included drumkits.

@Ghengiskhan1162 Жыл бұрын

hey i know this video is old and all and i probably sound dumb for asking but does is work with a DAW like FL Studio? what i mean is can i use the presets on the midi on my DAW?

@inMusicBrandsSupport Жыл бұрын

Hey there! Yes, the MPK Mini Play will work as a MIDI controller with FL Studio or any other DAW. We recommend consulting official Image-Line documentation for setting up MIDI controllers for use with FL Studio, but here's a support article that can help you with the basics (note that this article is for the MPK Mini MK2, but the basic guidance for setting up & selecting a new MIDI controller is virtually identical): inmusicbrands.force.com/maudio/s/article/Akai-Pro-MPK-mini-mkII-Complete-Setup-with-FL-Studio

@5part4 2 ай бұрын

Is there no recording button built in which is odd if there isn't. It has a speaker

@The123michaelsilva Жыл бұрын

Needs a basic drum sequencer

@RenGuitar1750 3 ай бұрын

@silentguitarplayer6430 3 ай бұрын

Those notes are octaves. So there's no "chord", just several F notes in different octaves. You control the span of octaves for the sequencer by holding Arpegiator On/Off and pressing keyboard keys with OCT labels. He explains it at 6:06.

@RenGuitar1750 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@superblondeDotOrg 2 жыл бұрын

too bad it doesn't have a looper or sequencer. it would be simple to add those features somehow. not sure why these devices always leave out the looping function. Cant use it to jam with, if there is no looper, would have to get an external looper pedal, and wire the audio, and then a separate monitor speaker, that is a large setup, might as well get a real arranger-keyboard at that point. MPK Play could easily include a looper inside to provide it easily..

@HaadeeJanjua Жыл бұрын

YES!

@PhilHarlow Жыл бұрын

I was ready to buy this until I realized it didn’t have a looper 😢

@ogchris_ Жыл бұрын

I just plug into my loop pedal and plug my headphones into it. Mad easy

@PhilHarlow Жыл бұрын

@@ogchris_ Any loop pedal you'd recommend?

@seanheffron8444 Жыл бұрын

@@PhilHarlow How u loop it?

@cheolander5781 Жыл бұрын

Puedes hacer loops sin necesidad de PC?

@berniarmstrong Жыл бұрын

No, no sé puede.

@AndreiChera 11 ай бұрын

yes, if you use a hardware loop station/pedal

@dbomob 2 жыл бұрын

Can you lock the keys to scales on this unit? For instance - is there a setting so all the keys play in major, minor, pentatonic, etc scales only? If not, is that an available option on the regular MPK mini 3?

@bwrp7977 Жыл бұрын

No. Please just learn some basic music theory.

@N0vAtbh Жыл бұрын

How do I loop?

@issacharlev5553 7 ай бұрын

the mpk mini doesn't have one built in. you gotta use software or connect a loop pedal.

@gabrielaparicio9230 6 ай бұрын

Tried watching the previous video but it’s private :/

@inMusicBrandsSupport 6 ай бұрын

Hi Gabriel, apologies for that - we recently uploaded an updated version of that video. You can now find the new link in this video's description!

@gabrielaparicio9230 6 ай бұрын

@@inMusicBrandsSupport awe sweet!!! I’ll check it out right now . Thank you!!!

@worstxb1playertylerteehc635 Жыл бұрын

the 4 dials not really doing much at all in video audio

@andyfin990 Жыл бұрын

Just got mine, its 3 AA battery's

@UPdan Жыл бұрын

Can you plug this into a piano amplifier? 1/8 from headphone jack to 1/4 amplifier?

@andyfin990 Жыл бұрын

@@UPdan yes you can

@jamesonrichards5105 8 ай бұрын

bro they should've replaced the arpeggiator with a record button so i can playback my piano or drums

@ursa81 Жыл бұрын

But where to TRANSPOSE?! argh :(((((

@svenssonefternamn7044 3 ай бұрын

But this it's not the same as the one in thumbnail 🤔

@ogchris_ Жыл бұрын

I’m sure you love that sound but terrible choice for a demo lol. Great reviews otherwise though

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@Chris.Treborn 10 ай бұрын

Mod stick is rather a stupid design. How can you use it when you only have two hands, has no way to make it stay where you place it. I used 3M hooks and a hair tie. I have no idea how these kinds of people even have a job with that amount of logic.

@issacharlev5553 7 ай бұрын

"I used 3M hooks and a hair tie. " - that made me laugh. but if it does the job then it does the job. i assume it wasn't their intention in first place.