First 5 Things to Do After Buying Your AKAI MPK Mini!

[@oswaldoicaza9145]

Velocity Defaults: V1: 24.0 V2: 06.0 V3: 04.0 V4: 02.4 Black bal: 0.7x (in case you forgot to take a picture like me lol)

[@manchitas3531]

Well, he told us, after the fact...

[@andrew08]

The default sucks, even if you set random values it won't get worse than the factory settings 😂😂😂😂

[@chaosordeal294]

Akai totally hooked me up!! I bought a MKII years ago, and got in touch with Akai. They sent me links to every useful thing for my keyboard AND hundreds of dollars worth of cool free software. I DIDN'T EVEN BUY FROM THEM!! I bought it used, and Akai made $0 from me. I was floored by how cool they were about helping me out.

[@MusicTechnologist]

Very cool!

[@prophetgproductions]

​@@MusicTechnologistcan you please respond to the other comments? Like what software are you using on the ipad, and how to change the velocity of the beat pads?

[@prophetgproductions]

​@@MusicTechnologistother than that, good video

[@BaileysMariner]

You don't sell a man a car, you sell him five cars over 20 years.

[@spacehos]

Hey! I just bought mine second-hand yesterday and I was wondering where you contacted them? Like is it just an email on their website? Thanks :)

[@googabooga-nn2iu]

if you have a mpk mini 2 and youre using fl studio and want to fix the velocity, go to MIDI options, click on the line next to "link velocity on note to" and change the velocity curve by dragging the center dot up to make the graph curved. can also set velocity to none if you dont care about dynamic range.

[@rileyxsko]

Tip #2 is invaluable. I was sitting here thinking "damn I'm weak as hell I gotta smash these keys just to get a decent sound" lol.

[@JackDaloots]

same! excellent video all around, but especially tip 2

[@Dr_Monster]

Always read the manual.

[@rileyxsko]

@GreenBolshevik Hell yeah comrade 🤘🏽

[@stephaniepena2248]

I was literally going crazy

[@sailingelectricmermaid]

my MPK mini MK2 doesn't give me that option, I think 😢 ... it doesn't have the digital display and the computer editor doesn't give me that option either. wondering if I could fix that key velocity with external software instead

[@WE.R.NOT.OK.W.U.TRMP_GTFO]

Btw, the pads are so stiff on this controller, you may want to get used to hitting the corners, they're far more reactive than anywhere else on the pads. other than that, excellent quality, wonderful pots, and controls, and one hell of a value...DON'T GET ALL BLACK KEYS!

[@pbnemorh2931]

Why not all black keys?

[@DEADMOOSE23]

​@@pbnemorh2931 it just takes away the visual aid a keyboard naturally gives you.

[@agnessusana]

@@DEADMOOSE23 i agree.. I got all black keys. 😂

[@zeuskiller59]

Too late 😂

[@iaincowell9747]

@@DEADMOOSE23 I went with the grey

[@arnellepowell5825]

Thanks for this Info, I.m playing Bass Synth now. drumming for 62 Years. You are a very smart young man. Thanks again!

[@whz11dz]

OMG the key velocity is the golden tip. Made it so much better! Thank you man.

[@dennisgordon7767]

Defaults: V1: 24.0 V2: 06.0 V3: 04.0 V4: 02.4 Black bal: 0.7x also if u want to have all keys sound the same max all of these values and see how you like it. Yes there wont be much of a velocity curve but at least all sounds will sound the same

[@brennooliveira6321]

Or can you just press "full level"

[@leilanialitzelmartinezcast3196]

TE AMO WEY!!! I got my keybord as a gift from my dad 2 years ago and i didn’t really used it because i felt it was hard to use, but with your hacks you really helped me to start using it. And i can say its awesome. Un millon de gracias💕 saludos desde 🇲🇽 mexico

[@234930]

At first I thought you would say "press 'Full Level' and then you don't have to hit so hard'. Because that's what I've done, essentially turning off velocity. But when you'd held it for five seconds I was blown away!

[@philippebackprotips]

Pad sensitivity curve can be set in MPC Beats/Software. Mini Plus is cool but nothing can beat the MPK Mini as a throw in your backpack thing. I have a MPK Mini and a MIDIMix in a case and throw that in my backpack along w the laptop. Perfect combo.

[@LDJE_LIVE]

Where is the setting for pad sensitivity?

[@felonious_assault]

@@LDJE_LIVE same thing I want to know, seem to be locked out from being able to adjust it. The only way I've seen to fix it is to void the warranty and add electrical tape to make the pads more sensitive

[@9Lumberjack6]

@@felonious_assault Is there a video for this or just written instructions? ^^

[@felonious_assault]

@@9Lumberjack6 yeah I saw it on KZbin just look up MPK mini pad sensitivity or something similar and a few should pop up.

[@mickagwada3591]

I didn't found the pad sensitivity setting :/

[@willmorrell291]

As someone whos finally making the switch from old school Akai MPC 2000xl for sampling sequencing and physical synths and only using DAWs for audio recording my equipment... thanks for making this video and making the transition so much easier im so used to navigating midi controls on tiny screens and horrible interfaces left over from the 90s and this made it super easy to find some of the first things i actually wanted to change

[@ladbeige]

Ive had a Mpk mini for a year, and no one even came close to explaining all these tips my gawd thats awesome cheers bro

[@Spladoinkal]

The velocity tip was EXACTLY what I needed. Thanks man!

[@AshU-ug2fy]

I'm sold, this solved most of the complaints other reviewers had! Thanks!

[@thequadman]

Thank you for the tips! I ordered an AKAI MPK Mini MK3 and it arrives tomorrow!

[@MaxwellMcKinnon]

My best settings: v1: 32.2 v2: 09.8 v3: 06.6 v4: 02.6 Black bal: 0.9x Video Settings kzbin.info/www/bejne/jXenooSNgLGWY7c: v1: 20.6 v2: 20.4 v3: 11.4 v4: 07.0 Black bal: 0.9x Video Settings kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJm7nZdtjqt4e9k: v1: 24.0 v2: 15.2 v3: 08.2 v4: 02.4 Black bal: 0.7x Factory Settings: v1: 24.0 v2: 06.0 v3: 04.0 v4: 02.4 Black bal: 0.7x How does one even figure out that's how you change the velocity? It says nothing in the manual about it. What are v1, v2, v3, v4 supposed to be? And how do you change the velocity sensitivity for the pads? My keys are way off for my preference, the pads I would like to change a bit. From some playing around I can only assume it is an input to output map, couldn't figure out for sure where v1 and v4 are except v1 is at the loud input range and v4 is at the quiet input range. I'm assuming something like 5, 15, 25, 35 is supposed to be linear with the sensor since it starts at 0 and maxes out at 40, and v1 and v4 don't seem to control the far end ranges but just close to them. These are my settings that felt significantly better than any I've found, gave it a consistent feel while playing arpeggios across mixed black and white keys while increasing and decreasing the volume. The idea is to allow a lot of control in the midrange while still giving the ability to play low and high volume without random velocity outlier notes sneaking in. v1: 32.2 v2: 09.8 v3: 06.6 v4: 02.6 Black bal: 0.9x Copied above for ease of finding in the future. Thanks for the amazing video

[@worscohli]

ty copying

[@Goyham3079]

That velocity trick helped a lot as someone who tries to stay away from the keys due to that, this really gave me more use out of this

[@djdeep07]

You're doing a great job. Recently got a MPK. These videos are very helpful. Please make more of these.

[@ThufailAlGhifari]

Hey man, thank you so much for the tips. I just bought the Akai MPK Mini MK3, and this advice is really helpful. Wishing you success always. I've subscribed to your channel and can't wait for your next valuable sharing. Greetings from Indonesia.

[@KCarter2-007]

Thanx bro, i payed AlBe for the mapping preset for transpose and you gave it up for free.

[@SFM35.8]

holding full level did not do anything on my AKAI, i really want to change the sensitivity

[@worscohli]

just turn everything up lol

[@Garcia9502]

Thanks for the tips! Have been wanting to get back in the game for a while.

[@BradWithTheVan]

For a newbie, this was sick, thanks!

[@MyMagicalPeanut]

Great tips, thanks! Do you know of a way tp change the velocities of the pads like you did the keys? Or are those settings applicable to all velocity-sensitive items?

[@Gcode1988]

thanks for the info on how to increase the velocity of the keys, i avoided using my mpk keys for years because of that, thanks bro

[@pariam9024]

Do you think it's a good idea for birthday gift for my bf? He loves midi controllers but never have one of them

[@mikhaelgarious5432]

Yesss

[@NathanaelPittman]

Awesome video. Thank you so much. I’m a guitarist just getting into recording in Reaper. I just picked one of these up and getting it set up has been kind of frustrating.

[@BleuChefCorp]

"Oh my, my!"...Justin Furstenfeld, Blue October. This is soo helpful. I thought that I had broken my piece. 😂 I'm'a search ur vids tonight! Thank YOU!🎉🎉

[@Crisp-EL]

3:00 free software is changed ... no more mini grand, velvet and hybrid. Hype, stage piano and electric instead. Even for those old mpk mini users, who has hybrid, mini gramd and velvet. New software manager added. When will they change info on the box?

[@joeyvanaken6957]

Did you installed those extension on your tablet ? Cn i also do on my cellphone? Which apps where on the tablet ?

[@SounakBanik]

What is the name of that software which you use in this video on ipad? Is this available on iphone?

[@archmadao]

protools maybe? idk

[@claustrophon]

Our host said it verbally before getting into it.. "Beatmaker 3". He then went on to say any DAW should have this configurability.

[@spottery2k]

I really need some help here. I just ordered and received my Akai MPK mini, and I've plugged it into my laptop, but get no sound. Ok. So I guess I have to download some software. Did that too. registered my product and downloaded a bunch of stuff, none of which gets me started. To keep everything simple, here's my question: Do I literally have to register and activate all this software to use this thing? If so, I'm sending this crap back, because i didn't know it was just a trojan horse for selling more crap.

[@hExx64]

Very handy tips! I haven't seen anyone else suggest these yet.

[@dcolum23]

Having a USB-B input nowadays is WILD

[@as7river]

USB B is orders of magnitude more durable than micro USB, mini USB, and USB C. USB C is particularly delicate and susceptible to wear and tear. Meanwhile, there are millions of USB B connectors today that have been used for well over 15 years. There is absolutely no reason for the industry to move away from USB B any time soon. You don't want USB C.

[@azbobs]

Man brother all those tips helped specially the transport tip 5! I’m also 62 year old guitarist and amazed what you know on setting up these midi’s up! A learning experience for me! Thanks 🙏 🙏 😊😂

[@JoshuaKersey]

Thanks so much for the video. Some great tips here. The velocity setting and the transport control were excellent.

[@DanielleKingdjdinosaur]

i had an early mpk mini .I like the new versions .They have all been pretty good value

[@polymathkim]

Transport keys mapping blew my mind.

[@mhamburg3102]

Great Tutorial! Thanks! What's the best DAW to get for a beginner?

[@brainformer2007]

Cool! Especially with the transport controls it's some magic!

[@BiBiiBuTV]

I bought an iPad as a replacement for my laptop since it’s not working anymore. Only to find out I can’t use the programs of my akai with my iPad. Is there really no way anymore?

[@AvidEric]

Very interesting and surely helpful video - thanks! It showed my quite some things I wasn't aware of before. Though, I'm leaning more towards the Akai MPK Mini Play MK3. And considering the insights you have and demonstrated in this video I wonder what your opinion on the Play is - which I'd favor over the non-play because it comes with built in speaker, headphone jack and 100 sounds, all of which surely could be helpful when planning to use it with Koala Sampler on an Android Tablet. Would love to hear your opinion on this.

[@cassokinji]

THx Bro. U were the most helpful and straight forward one yet. Good Looks.

[@503geek]

Content here was awesome, brilliant tips. Little constructive criticism and maybe you've solved this in later videos but the audible pop on each jump cut was rough on the ears and to me contrary to the branding of the channel

[@janetng1732]

Would love to see more tips for beginners! And what’s the app used on iPad?

[@SteveSzczecina]

I’m pretty sure it’s called beat maker 3 as he mentions that daw several times referring to his iPad.

[@KLRCAT]

Really useful video! Was looking at this keyboard as a portable stand alone keyboard for doing live looping with my guitar and vocals. If I use any app for midi, it would probably be Garageband on my iPad for running tracks, so having those CC commands is pretty awesome

[@stevenreece1327]

My program editor looked nothing like that. Nor was it the first thing I saw. 6:12

[@chrisw1462]

Could you shake the MPK mini a little more? I could almost tell what it looked like - can't have that.

[@LucianoClassicalGuitar]

You should teach us how to do this with Reaper

[@brotharobmusic]

I love the size of the mini mk 3 but the keys are a little too hard. I been having mine for a year and the half, plus the keys are smaller. Not going to sell it but i need something else

[@dadadrew]

Getting the adaptor is a smart move

[@pettyseven5076]

Awesome always wondered if u could tweak the pads out great info

[@PolymerJones]

Is there a midi keyboard out there that is modern and just WORKS in daws without hours of troubleshooting

[@CODENAMEDARKLIFE]

@@PolymerJones Akai mpk mini mk2

[@YesRelax]

How bout setting the pitch bend? It aint working in Studio One

[@drewfasa]

Most useful video on this keyboard.

[@resa7481]

I am just starting out and this very brief and succinct how to was so helpful. Thank you.

[@advercab]

How's the progress?

[@Anglo_Browza]

Just got this and not got the cable adapter yet… got a feeling I’ve mess up and won’t be able to get my head round it

[@yandhrew]

bro im so lost there is so much to this i feel overwhelmed!

[@NoDebut]

Keep going, it's all part of the learning journey!

[@creepymcpeepers]

I bought this thing and haven’t done anything with it any more videos like this would be helpful

[@TheHiddenBlade2024]

Love the channel thank you for the tips really needed them!!!

[@marktombling8433]

That external link for bpm is gold dust nice one fella . Thnx for the tips A+++

[@feelo3000]

What is the best way to connect to an iphone ?

[@GabrielJRolandKissling]

Please take care, after installation of Plugins on my M1 Mac I couldn't start Garageband anymore. Had to remove the libraries manually to get working again..

[@timhenshall2819]

You jumped in the cc controls to a different program but didn’t say which one..

[@jacowink8941]

nice tips bro. thx. Btw there are some audible clicks in between cuts, crossfades bro.

[@TheeActualKeyboardWarrior]

you a real one for this, thank you sir.

[@archietech89]

is better this one than the arturia?

[@TheWNK]

fade your jump cuts

[@robinnorthway365]

Just got one and because my Mac is too old I cannot get MPC beats! plus the mapping out by the previous owner is a mess, Can I do a Factory Reset??? cheers.

[@djicebreaker80]

Thanks 🙏 i have both mini & pro, great midi devices

[@sandrameier9940]

Hey!Thank you so much for the Fix the Key Velocity! I did it and now it sounds awesome!!!😍🩷🎹🙏✨ Lots Of Love from Switzerland 🇨🇭❤🤍🪐 ✨✨✨

[@hansjbs]

Mpk mini plus is on the way 37 keys with transport. 😎

[@johnstrange6799]

Good looking out on the velocity settings info.

[@NathanaelPittman]

I know this is baby steps but I could not figure out how to get the 3 Free VST instrument packs from AIR moved into Reaper to be able to use as FX on tracks. I tried the option of going into preferences and VSTs and trying to add a new path but the Hybrid 3, Mini Grand, (I've forgotten the others) VST tiles were grayed out. There is a small button below the add path bar that says "scan for new"...I hit that and it picked all of them up and put them "NEW" when you click on your FX button on your track in Reaper. I think what caused this hiccup was having Reaper open when I downloaded and installed the VSTs. I imagine this would not have been an issue if I had installed the VSTs and then opened Reaper. That's my fault, but it will give you something else to try if you're having trouble like I was.

[@jerrypizzini]

Oh yea. Need to show us how to change velocity on pads

[@KittenRaptor]

The Full Level button thing doesn't work on the Mini Plus, interestingly. I can't find what the alternative is, of course you can manipulate these settings in software and upload them to the keyboard but its obviously a slower process.

[@kemarly3884]

Am using fl studio, do i still have to register it

[@wireless80211x]

Champion ! Walking instruction manual. Just saved one MPK from being pulled apart for reverse engineering.

[@SamJrMusicCover]

I need help. I downloeaded everything and seted up the akai mk3, but when I "redeem software", the inMusic doesn't show me the Akai Mini Software controll. Not for mk2 neither for mk3, so I'm now locked...

[@marcofigueroa5629]

Can I play with this direct from the box or I need the pc ? Can I power to a speaker and star run out beats ?

[@hahaxolotl]

just bought it: velocity is so incredibly inconsistent its turning me insane the pads are dont register half the time unless i basically smash the goddamn thing the joystick has a high outer deadzone arp doesnt work note repeat doesnt either I am so sending this back and buying an arturia

[@redegaltidwelljames8261]

I bought my mini from a pawn shop and I don't have to soft wear how can I get it

[@acido6260]

So i cannot use this without a cable connected to it?

[@WILLYSCHNUCK]

Way cool man! Thank you!. i almost mailed this thing back but im picking it

[@suri4Musiq]

What is the DAW that you use on your iPad?

[@maxknox007]

Excellent video, you're the best yo

[@KennethMMuhammad]

Thanks Brotha, I needed that!

[@DevonGalleyMusic]

Right on! Very helpful! Thank you!

[@korbinos]

thanks a lot - it was very-very usefull tutorial, looking for another

[@leriacedia8189]

Very clever content Sir, thanks !

[@plusran]

Hey for #2, could you give us the v1, v2, v3, and v4 values you're using?

[@thewondersmy]

Whats the app that ure using on the ipad? And can you suggest me any apps?

[@PolymerJones]

is this plug in play with most DAWs? like transport controls and all that

[@Eternalife10.0]

Subscribed and liked your video. I bought this one and yeah, I will definitely watch your KZbin videos related to this product. Thanks a lot. You explained it very well.

[@matiassimon3131]

Bro, thank you so much. The first tip helped a lot!! I was getting a lot of lag, much better now. Is there any way to reduce it even more? I still get sometimes, specially on the pads, not so much with the keys. Thanks

[@Max-mh5yo]

i had no idea this thing is so powerful.

[@KhingJDM]

Can't fond where to download the mpk midi manager no where

[@raphaelsandersrs1]

Is it also possible to map the control buttons (play, rec...) to the piano keys? Having them on the drum pads is not really convenient when playing with them.. :(

[@mikelo1979]

can it be played at all without a PC?