MPK25 combines a 25-key keyboard and 12 genuine MPC pads. The keyboard is semi-weighted and features aftertouch for expressive melodic control. The MPC pads are pressure and velocity-sensitive to capture every nuance of your creative concepts.

Oct 2, 2001 · MPK25 is a portable USB MIDI keyboard controller with Akai Professional's classic MPC production controls built in. Based closely on the MPK49, the first keyboard ever to feature MPC pads, MPK25 combines with your laptop computer and music software to offer a complete, compact music-making solution.

Along with its 25‑key, semi‑weighted keyboard, the MPK25 provides 12 MPC‑style drum pads, 12 assignable controller knobs, four assignable buttons, a data-entry knob and a set of five sequencer transport buttons (rewind, fast‑forward, stop, play and record).

The Akai Professional MPK25 is a portable keyboard controller with MPC production controls. Based closely on the MPK49, the first keyboard ever to feature MPC pads, the MPK25 scales down the keyboard by 24 keys and retains the utility, capability, and flexibility that makes the MPK49 one of the world's hottest keyboards.

The Akai Professional MPK25 features MPC-style Full Level and 12 Levels functions on its pads, and MPC Swing can be applied to both Note Repeat and Arpeggio functions. Tap Tempo and time-division buttons allow for real-time control of Note Repeat and Arpeggio clock speeds.

Small enough to fit in your backpack, this diminutive, USB bus-powered MIDI controller gives you 25 velocity-sensitive synth-action mini keys, Octave Up/Down buttons, and an ergonomic 4-way thumbstick for pitch-bend and mod duties.

Whether you're into bedroom recording or stage performing, the Akai MPK25 is a controller that's far more compact than the MPK49 and will get the job done with style -- and won't break the bank. Compare prices and shop Akai MPK25 MIDI Controllers on Reverb.

May 4, 2012 · MPK25 combines a 25-key keyboard and 12 genuine MPC pads. The keyboard is semi-weighted and features aftertouch for expressive melodic control. The MPC pads are pressure and velocity-sensitive to capture every nuance of your creative concepts.

3 days ago · Akai Professional released the MPC60 in 1988—an event that would forever reshape how music was made. Designed in collaboration with drum machine legend Roger Linn, the MPC, short for “Music Production Center,” fused a powerful sampler with a tactile 4x4 grid of velocity-sensitive pads, allowing artists to chop, trigger and sequence samples in real time.