Akai MPK mini Plus II 37-Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

About: Akai MPK mini Plus II 37-Key MIDI Keyboard Controller

MPK Mini Plus II gives you everything you never knew you needed from a MIDI keyboard controller. Expressive playability and deep creative control come together in a compact 37-key format with multipurpose MPC pads, assignable controls, advanced arpeggiator functions, and integrated generative performance tools to help you move from ideas to finished tracks faster.

A Creative Hub for Players

Whether you're working through a new track idea, producing inside your favorite DAW, or building a hybrid hardware and software setup in your studio, MPK Mini Plus II adapts to the way you create.

The Little Controller That Can

MPK Mini Plus II is made for DAW control and so much more. This compact MIDI keyboard gives you access to a new world of experimentation and deep sound exploration with performance features that help you translate original ideas, explore unexpected variations, create evolving patterns, and further define your sound as an artist.

Advanced Creative Tools, Simple Setup

This compact controller brings a huge selection of production tools to your music-making process. Expanded Arpeggiator, Chord, and Note Repeat modes with creative functions like Glitch, Mutate, and Strum introduce inspiring new ways to discover melodies, rhythms, and harmonic progressions.

Performance-First Features & Feedback

With an upgraded 37-key keybed, dedicated pitch and modulation wheels, eight assignable encoders, RGB MPC pads, transport controls, and an intuitive full-color display, MPK Mini Plus II puts expressive performance and creative control at your fingertips.

View parameter information, navigate workflows, and stay focused on creating with real-time visual feedback directly from your hardware.

MPC Integration for Standalone & Desktop

MPK Mini Plus II features deep integration with both MPC Standalone and MPC Desktop environments. Access everything from transport controls, plugin presets, pads, Q-link controls, track functions, mixing controls, and clip launching directly from the controller.

Designed to work alongside modern MPC workflows, it creates a more connected production experience that helps keep your hands on the hardware and your focus on the music.

Deep DAW Control & Software Integration

Get hands-on with a faster, more intuitive workflow. MPK Mini Plus II is equipped to give you instant command of your favorite DAW with real-time display feedback and pre-mapped controls. Access deep integration with MPC 3, Ableton Live, Logic Pro, Cubase, FL Studio, and more, plus full NKS compatibility with Native Instruments’ Komplete Kontrol ecosystem.

Spend less time configuring settings and more time creating with pre-mapped transport functions, mixer parameters, macros, and software instruments directly from the controller.

Full Studio Connectivity Options

Your new Swiss Army knife for at-home, in-studio, or on-the-go creativity, MPK Mini Plus II is compact enough to travel with you—and powerful enough to anchor any audio production setup.

Connect software instruments, external MIDI gear, synthesizers, and modular equipment using USB-C, MIDI output, CV/Gate outputs, and sustain pedal connectivity for versatile software and hardware workflows.

1,000+ Pro-Grade Sounds Included

Start creating right out of the box with Studio Instrument Collection. This software suite features more than 1,000 production-ready sounds from AIR Music Tech, Moog Music, and Akai Professional. You'll also get Native Instruments Komplete Select (Akai Edition)—fully NKS compatible—as well as MPC Beats and Ableton Live Lite for a complete production, performance, and sound exploration toolkit.

Everything You Need to Create

• NKS INTEGRATION
  • Choose your exclusive FREE bundle
    • Akai Professional and Native Instruments have partnered together bringing NKS integration to the MPK Controller series, including the worlds most popular MPK Mini MK3, Play, Plus and more.
    • Try NKS for yourself with your free Komplete Select Bundle of synths, sampled instruments and studio effects - all ready to Kontrol with your MPK.
• Included Software
  • Ableton Live Lite 12: MPK Mini Plus II comes with a license for Ableton Live Lite 12, giving you a powerful yet easy-to-use DAW to create, record, produce, and perform your music.
  • 30-Day Trial of Melodics: Jumpstart your skills with a free 30-day trial of Melodics, offering interactive lessons and practice sessions for both keyboard and finger-drumming.
  • Two Months of Splice Access: Get inspired with two months of unlimited access to Splice's extensive library of royalty-free samples, loops, and sounds to enhance your productions.
• Expand Your Creativity With Supporting Akai Products
  • World-class Instruments: From vintage emulations to groundbreaking synthesis, explore a full spectrum of sounds to shape your signature style.
  • Cutting Edge Insert Effects: Craft radio-ready hits or take your remixes to the next level with our powerful, plug-and-play FX — all from your MPC.
  • MPC Expansion packs: Fuel your creativity with genre-specific packs and exclusive Artist Packs. Instant inspiration to elevate every production.

Specifications

• Display: 160x80 resolution full-color LCD
• Pads: (8) velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB back-lit pads
• Knobs
  • (8) assignable 360° knobs
  • (1) 360° encoder with push
• Wheels
  • Pitch Bend Wheel
  • Modulation Wheel
• Buttons
  • (2) bi-color LED buttons
  • (16) single-color LED buttons
• I/O
  • (1) USB Type-C Port
    • Power
    • MIDI In/Out
  • (1) 1/4" (6.35 mm) TS Sustain Pedal Input
  • (3) 1/8" (3.5 mm) TS CV/Gate Out Ports
  • (1) MIDI DIN Out Port
• Power: Via USB Type-C
  • (Bus powered, or connected to wall adapter or power bank [sold separately])
• Dimensions (HxWxD): 2.1 x 19.4 x 7.6 in (5.4 x 49.3 x 19.2 cm)
• Weight: 3.2 lb. (1.46 kg)