We seem to be wading through a sea of small controller keyboards; at least we would be if they were made of water and bigger. Hot on the heels of those from Novation (LaunchKey Mk3 reviewed last issue) and IK (iRig Keys 2 Mini reviewed on p74) we have the Akai MPK Mini Mk3. This “third iteration of the world’s legendary best-selling mini keyboard controller” features control options including a joystick, eight pads and eight rotaries, 25 mini keys and a software bundle including the all-new MPC Beats. Better still, it is available in three colours: normal red (zzz), reverse keyed (yes!) and black (double yes!). Price TBA.
Get it with red sides and ‘normal’ keys, reverse keys or as black as the darkest depths of eternal space. We’ll take that one
akaipro.com