Akai Pro MPK Mini Plus | How to Use the Sequencer & Arpeggiator

Learn how to use the MPK Mini Plus's Arpeggiator & Sequencer functions, and how to record your sequences into MPC Beats!
MPK Mini Plus series tutorials (includes all videos mentioned): • Akai MPK Mini Plus Tut...
MPK Mini Plus @ Akai Pro Knowledgebase: support.akaipro.com/en/suppor...
0:00 Intro
0:16 MPC Beats setup
1:01 How to use the Arpeggiator
4:53 How to use the Step Editor
7:40 How to use the Live Sequencer
10:11 Recording sequences into MPC Beats
11:18 Final thoughts & further support

[@p0ta0v0rtex]

Explains the stuff that aren't explained well slowly and clearly. I understood a lot in 10 minutes, thanks

[@leekotvfilms5236]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@infinit12]

these are very helpful for new users. If only the user experience installing it was slightly better.

[@don234561]

I'm glad it's not just me! It's taken me a month to get through the registration (I think that they moved the website??) Now got registration complete, but getting Error "Oops something went wrong! We are having trouble connecting to our servers".

[@DopamineOverload]

Any plans to allow tied notes when recording live, in a future firmware update? Keystep's been able to do this since day one. Thanks guys!

[@levanjavakhishvili9436]

Thank you for turorial. I have a question, How to change key sequense channel?

[@salmagatwary2179]

thanks ❤

[@apanebia]

Can the sequencer send and receive midi clock sync (play/stop, bpm) with a groovebox via midi ports or with an ipad via usb?

[@thokarsubash]

I just bought akai mpk mini and I downloaded inmusic software but Im not able to install mpc beats and plugin instruments. Please help me.

[@AQB_Beats.]

Bro I’ve mpk mini plus and i want to know how can i play and stop , record from the mpk transport [ fl studio ]can you help me please .

[@cheolander5781]

EL looper se puede usar sin necesidad de otro aparato? Gracias

[@GrahamIrwin-Paciano]

Is there a version of this for the Mk III ? The arpeggiator is somewhat different...

[@PRODUCEDBYLILDOUG]

Is it possible to edit a notes length in the live sequencer mode? In the video, it was only shown as a Step Edit where he held a note and pressed next step which made the note longer.

[@raiders0262]

On my Akai MPK Mini mk3 every time I press on the D#eb it pops up the MIDI settings in Logic Pro and idk how to fix that

[@GreenShark4]

This thing is ALMOST perfect, but you frustratingly can't mute individual drum pads in a sequence. Is there any planned firmware update to add this feature, perhaps by holding SHIFT and pressing a pad to mute or unmute it? WIthout that feature it's unfortunately unusable for me in a live setting :(

[@antoniotankersley5073]

How do you program your pads to work like that in fl studio?

[@Nauctapearls]

i press on and off but the tap tempo button doesnt flash

[@ThomasBaijot]

@inMusicBrandsSupport Akai MPK Mini Plus's transport don't work in FL Studio nor Ableton Live. Please add an easy way to make it work properly.

[@marcthompson4661]

They don’t work in the mpc software either

[@mrchampion671]

whenever I see my knob 6 to exc, the arpeggiator doesn't make any sound and I can't use the knobs

[@onemaxlight]

wait! so the ARP or SEQ doesn't WORK if i use the AKAI MINI directly with a SYNTH on iPad??

[@O7891a]

i bought akai mini plus. When I press the arp button suddenly the whole keyboard is locked and none of the keys are working but the lights are still on. Im so begginer with it, please help.

[@lucasmattei3660]

Same problem here

[@sean3620]

is there a quantize function?

[@inMusicBrandsSupport]

Hi Sean! Yes, the MPK Mini Plus's Step Editor, Live Sequencer, Arpeggiator, and Note Repeat functions can all be set to be controlled by your MPC Beats project tempo. To do this, press & hold the SHIFT button and turn Q-Link Knob K6 on the MPK Mini Plus, then (while continuing to hold SHIFT) turn the knob until the BPM setting reads "EXT". Note that while in External mode, MPC Beats must be playing back audio in order for you to hear any stepped/arpeggiated/note-repeated sequences play, and in the "MIDI / Sync" tab in the MPC Beats preferences menu, Sync Send must be turned ON, and the Sync Output must be set to "MIDI Clock". For a visual representation on how to do this, check out this section of our video on hardware & control mapping in MPC Beats with the MPK Mini Plus (video will automatically start at the relevant section): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3qqdmWlg5KKbKM

[@kafkawilde4604]

Yes and stand on your tip toes put your arm down the toilet and recite Shakespeare sorry for geeks not musician's...

[@cchimozmin]

Shame it’s virtually impossible to use in any DAW. Has no specific mapping. Starting to regret buying it. Please sort it out.

[@leatui7]

Not sure what you mean. Here’s a video on how to use it in Logic.

[@robertlee1176]

Is there a metronome?

[@inMusicBrandsSupport]

Hi Robert! The MPK Mini Plus does not have an onboard metronome/click track, so one can use the metronome of their DAW or external software (you can hear the MPC Beats metronome at 10:54).

[@douglasfugazi]

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[@arifrakhman6654]

PLEASE MAKE A BETTER MIDI SCRIPT FOR FL STUDIO!

[@okayvbeats]

Damn why the background music go so hard.. I had to rewatch this 7 times

[@jae6220]

Almost everything he did should have its own dedicated button. Enough “shift press this” why can’t they just be additional buttons? All that menu diving and squint at a microscopic screen. Could you make the screen any smaller?

[@marctronixx]

because it would cost 3 times as much. akai have other controllers that can do more -- and you pay more

[@ageshero]

Surprisingly menu divey :[

[@alexgoriatchenkov]

Wow, I think for beginner all this is way tooo complicated. Waiting for my Mini Plus, you scare me already

[@Tatkovi-px7mx]

Dudes can someone please help me out I`m making a sequance right aaand when i record it in mpc beats and play it in the program not from the sequance button once it has been recorded it records a totaly different beat or sequance i should say it sounds like an off beat version of what i have played and its super annoying and i cant figure it out sorry for the dumb question but i am new to this aaand.... i dont know this is awful

[@inMusicBrandsSupport]

Hello Mario! From what you've described, the problem could be that your MPK Mini Plus may not be synced with your MPC Beats project tempo, which can lead to sequences sounding out-of-time with the rest of your project. Check out this section of our video on controlling MPC Beats with the MPK Mini Plus to learn how to sync them together (video will automatically start at the relevant time): kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3qqdmWlg5KKbKM

[@thokarsubash]

I just bought akai mpk mini and I downloaded inmusic software but Im not able to install mpc beats and plugin instruments. Please help me.