(The PSS-A50 price is in the same neighborhood as the Mini Play.) In this regard, the Mini Play is one-up on the Yamaha PSS-A50. Edits can be saved to one of eight Favorite locations. The front panel knobs let you tweak filter cut-off, resonance, attack time, release time, reverb level, chorus level, EQ low and EQ high. By and large, it’s a decent sounding GM set including the reverb and chorus. The Mini Play’s soundset has 128 General MIDI sounds, 9 drum sets and one sound effects (SFX) set. SAM2635 with its 8MByte CleanWave® soundset. Pads have always been Akai’s strong point. One cannot play soft notes forget nuance. Keys need to be struck firmly to reliably trigger notes. The original’s speaker is quite weak with limited frequency range. There are numerous USB connector repair videos on-line (for the similar Akai MPK Mini), so beware when handling any of the Minis.Īs to the Mk3 improvements, I get it. All of the back connectors are mounted directly on the main printed circuit board (PCB) and should be treated with respect and care. The keyboard and knobs don’t feel cheap although I doubt if they are very durable. Having an OLED in an inexpensive product like the MPK Mini Play is a luxury.įor the el cheapo price, the MPK Mini Play is surprisingly well-made. The mk3 includes an improved second generation MPK Mini keybed, a bigger and better speaker, a different panel layout and different, narrower pads. Many of their comments apply to the original MPK Mini Play basic functionality has not changed. Sound On Sound magazine recently reviewed the new mk3. Being a notorious bottom-feeder (doing the most with the least), I cashed in a few loyalty points and bought one. Now that Akai have introduced the new Akai MPK Mini Play Mk3, original first generation Mini Plays are going on sale.
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