About: Akai Professional MPK Mini 4W Compact MIDI Controller - White

The Akai Professional MPK Mini IV is a compact MIDI controller designed for modern music creators who need portability without compromise. This versatile creative tool is packed with pro-level features, intuitive controls, and endless inspiration for any style or flow. Featuring an upgraded, third-generation industry-leading keybed, real pitch and modulation wheels, and eight velocity-sensitive and pressure-sensitive RGB-backlit MPC pads, it offers an expressive playing experience in a portable package. A vibrant full-color screen, eight assignable knobs, and an expanded transport section provide hands-on control, while advanced performance tools like Scale and Chord modes and an enhanced arpeggiator with Pattern, Freeze, and Mutate functions make way for new creative possibilities. This convenient controller also includes the brand-new Studio Instrument Collection, a powerful software synth available exclusively for MPK Mini IV. It comes with over 1,000 professionally designed presets from AIR, Akai Pro, and Moog for instant inspiration. Pre-mapped with 1-to-1 controls, it's easy and immediate to navigate through this massive library of sounds using only the MPK Mini IV - no mouse needed. With USB-C connectivity, a full-size MIDI output, and plug-and-play integration with major DAWs (Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Bitwig, and Cubase), MPK Mini IV is a flexible studio companion for the next generation of creatives.

Features:

• Updated, industry-best keybed for an expressive playing experience
• Full-color screen for real-time visual feedback and easy navigation
• Real Pitch and Mod wheels for precise, hands-on control
• Velocity-sensitive RGB backlit MPC pads for dynamic, responsive beat-making
• Eight assignable rotary knobs for tactile sound-shaping
• Expanded transport section mapped to DAW controls for an uninterrupted workflow
• Enhanced arpeggiator with Pattern, Arp Freeze, and Mutate functions to encourage experimentation
• Scale and Chord Modes for playing in key, adding harmonies, and building progressions with ease
• Full-size MIDI output for seamless integration with external gear
• USB-C connectivity for universal device compatibility
• Pre-programmed DAW scripts for Ableton Live, Logic Pro, FL Studio, Bitwig, and Cubase with 1-to-1 mapping for convenient control of preset parameters
• Single download and installation of Studio Instrument Collection, a brand-new virtual instrument that gives users easy, immediate access to 1,000 sounds from award-winning AIR, Akai Pro, and Moog software instruments
• Includes a license to Ableton Live Lite 12 and free trials of both Melodics and Splice

Specifications:

• Keys
• 25 velocity-sensitive keys
• 10-octave range with octave up/down buttons
• Pads
• 8 assignable RGB backlit pads
• Velocity- and pressure-sensitive
• 2 banks
• Knobs
• 8 assignable 360° knobs
• Controls
• 1 pitch wheel
• 1 mod wheel
• 1 navigation/menu encoder
• Transport control buttons
• Connections
• 1 x USB-C port
• 1 x 1/4" TS input for sustain pedal
• 1x 5-pin MIDI output port
• Power: USB bus-powered
• Dimensions (W x H x D): 13.68" x 1.8" x 7.56"
• Weight: 2.31 lbs (1.05 kg)