Akai Professional MPK Mini Play - USB MIDI Keyboard Controller with a Built-in Speaker and 25 Mini Keys

I really enjoyed all of the different sounds that are on the keyboard without having to use the computer. The drum feature is really fun and you can change the sound of them so they are not just regular sounding drums. Has a lot of different sounds to choose from. Convenience size for playing anywhere. You are able to play more sounds when you plug it into the computer. Easy hook up, comes with the cord you need to connect. My dislikes are you cant make it based off of velocity. The drum pads are a little hard might but might just need to be used a bit first. Overall this is fun for all ages.

This keyboard is perfect for my kids who are so musically inclined. When we travel they miss their instruments and want to take something to play while we are out of the house. This is a battery/USB powered keyboard that's multifunction and so compact. Fits perfectly on your lap. The one thing they wish it has was a repeat button to replay a beat or tune to play along with but otherwise they are completely happy as am I because it also has a headphone jack!! Total silence until they are ready to preform.

This keyboard is small but definitely mighty. There is a lot going on---so much so it is over my head. This would be ideal for beginners or more experienced musicians. There is an OLED display for easy browsing and also a headphone jack. There are128 sounds and 10 drum kits. I am having trouble getting it to run on batteries--they keep popping out and even if I quickly put the cover back on it will not come on. I have no problem with the USB. It also doesn't seem very loud, even when I turn the volume all the way up. That could be my inexperience though.

I'm not a professional musician but I love writing songs and music has always been a passion of mine. This Akai Professional MPK Mini Play Controller is a cool little thing! I love the compact design. I can easily take it with me anywhere. It has so many awesome features including 8 drum pads that are backlit, 128 different instrument sounds, and 23 mini keys. I can This controller runs on batteries and a USB cord. The only complaint I have is the built-in speaker is really quiet. That may be not a bad thing for others in the room. It does have an option for connecting headphones and that makes the sound much better. I am overall pleased with the design and how well I can customize my music with this Akai Professional MPK Mini Play Controller.

Got this for my 13 year old daughter and let me tell you she has already learned so much with this unique instrument! I am very happy with this item, the quality is a+++!! She can plug her headset right into it and I don't have to hear it either! It's awesome! Being mini she can take it on road trips too! All around great product!

Keep in mind that I am not at all musical, but got this as a gift for my teen son. Sounds are varied, clear, and great quality. The compact size PERFECT for small spaces and makes it very portable. Sturdily constructed. Great value! He seems to have figured out the software and how to use the instrument pretty quickly without any help from the parents. My son is having so much fun creating music and plays on it daily! 100% would recommend

I honestly didn't know wheat this was when I bought it. It was on my nephews wish list. Gave it to him for his birthday and he absolutely loved it! He was trying to show me some of the features and it looks like it can do a lot. It's not just a keyboard but a drum set iPhone. There seem to be a huge amount he could do with this!

The keyboard I grew up with in the 90s had a stand and was about 5 feet long. It has AC power you plugged into the wall and it had constant power. The volume knob turned out up loud enough you could hear it across the house. This product, however, has none of these things. If you just put batteries in it you can barely hear it. If you connect it to your laptop the volume can supposedly be raised but you have to mess with some sort of setting and I couldn't figure it out. I don't even understand what MIDI is, let alone how to use it. If you're a professional with this stuff, maybe this could be of use to you, but for your average person just wanting to mess around and make some silly tunes and sick beats, this is not for you.

Akai Professional MPK mini play is something I got for my 11 years old daughter to play and learn the piano and have fun with drum pads. This product is small like a chromebook but have some cool features to make sounds/beats. It is powered by 3 x AA batteries not provided or with the included USB cable. It has a build in speaker but the sound is not great even at the max. It has 25 piano keys and 8 drum pads. My daughter like the piano keys because it can make 128 different sound instruments. It has multiple dial switches to adjust to the sound you prefer. You can play piano and drums at the same time. You have multiple buttons on the left to adjust the pitch of your piano keys. You have the red toggle stick which does the same. This product also comes with a few free software to download but it took me forever to download them and then most of them require more sign ups and codes, then the MPC software had no sound or audio or it was not compatible with my Window processor. We gave up on using the softwares, my daughter rather just play with it on batteries and headphones because the sound was better with it. I wish it could connect to smartphones to be truly portable and record beats. I definitely think it is more for someone that knows a little more about music or creating beats because my daughter didn't know what most features was for except the dial to change into different instruments.

We were excited about getting this lil Mini keyboard it's very nice looking But not what I expected the volume Is so low we were like is this thing On also one key broke so my grandson Didn't even get to enjoy this keyboard Maybe this one wasn't made well so I honestly cannot give a good review On it.