All user reviews of 5/5 for the Akai Professional LPK25

The goal is to have a mini USB keyboard powered car to return some bass lines (synth or sampler) and plated in a few riffs in Logic or Cubase on a MacBook Pro.

So small, solid, and responsive.

Moreover, the presence of an arpeggiator was a good choice for me.

The USB connector is self powered, no need drivers (PC and Mac users)

UTILIZATION

Hits: nothing to say, the keyboard is sturdy, it is very responsive, pleasant to use despite its relatively small size.
Sustain keys and programming the arpeggiator is very easy and intuitive access.

The manual is. Pdf (but a little help from your printer and voila), French (and many other languages) and is very clear.
No need to read aloud the same sentence for the 5th time to understand a bad translation!

The config is super simple:
It unpacks the camera.
It is plugged into the USB on his computer.
It launches its software sequencer (logic and cubase for me, but recognizes the garage band live, too)
We select an instrument (I telling you anything I think
And we play.
Perfect.

The selection of "preset" (4 total, including arpeggiator settings) are very easily support key selection
presets combined with the push of a button on the keyboard. Very easy, even "live"



OVERALL OPINION

Use for 1 month daily

Another competing model tested: Korg NANOKEY. (Junk)
The Akai surpasses altogether. By far.

Yes I would do the choosing, of course. Small, beautiful, well finished, SOLID, pleasant to the touch.

I like his size and it is surprisingly very cheap, 45 €! Yet the materials used are the same as the premium brand .. Cool!

Unbeatable value for money. I strongly recommend it.

MIDI, USB, sensitivity to velocity, self-powered, no drivers to install and especially for me 100% compatible with Linux.

UTILIZATION

The keyboard is very easy to use. No installation required. The keys respond perfectly. Everything is sturdy and lightweight.

Only downside, the color indicating the octave shift remains the same. Impossible to know on what octave you play. It would have been better if the color suits.
There is no possibility to change the velocity curves.

OVERALL OPINION

I recommend this mini-keyboard to everyone. He filled his role perfectly. For all those who work on Linux, he has no problem using. Automatically detected, nothing to install. Velocity curves for missing, I developed an application in Linux (Jack / Qt) to define its own velocity curves: http://christophe.tornieri.free.fr/wordpress/?p=149.

Chris

I needed a small keyboard accessory for composing melodies and chord lines blaze simple straight to the computer station, no specific job but rather the search. LPK25 size fits perfectly. size was also a selection criterion for transport (it has the same width as my mac book pro).
the connection is USB. Small problem: no connection for a sustain pedal (but I saw another review of afien which is cobbled together a priori without too much difficulty) that I put 7 / 10 because of it.

UTILIZATION

Hit pretty hard but effective. the small size of the buttons do not routed too especially in that I use (see above). no manual to read it could not be simpler: one branch does work.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had gear solid 4 months no problem. I zieuter boss but frankly the keys seem too fake.
what I love most: its size
minimum: no pedal can sustain basic
excellent value for money. I bought without a problem.

I needed for my Macbook a "notebook musical nomad". That is to say a little "keyboard-accessory, solid and responsive, to compose melodies, bass lines, chords and synths or samplers fly in Live, Logic, Cubase see Garageband.

The solution is LPK25: MIDI USB self powered, velocity sensitive and no drivers to install.
It perfectly matches my needs: compact form for transport (width mac book), 100% compatible (Mac, PC or Linux).

In addition there is the presence of an arpeggiator, but no connection for a sustain pedal.

Its main function, for my part, a "musical notepad" for the nomads.


UTILIZATION

The keyboard is a bit hard but very easy to use with a touch relatively good (compared to Korg Keynote), efficient and responsive. It is pleasant to use despite its small size. No installation required. It connects to the USB port, we open our favorite music publisher (Live-Cubase-Logic-Garageband) and it works.

Facilities:
- Buttons Sustain
- An arpeggiator and programming easy and intuitive + 4 "preset" including the settings.
- Manual is. PDF, (French and other languages).


OVERALL OPINION

After 1 week of use, I recommend this mini-keyboard to everyone. It fulfills its role of "notepad musical nomad". Its detection is automatic with nothing to install.
Another competing model tested: Korg NANOKEY. (To forget)
- What I love most: beautiful, compact size, the arpeggiator, its lineup of four of its banks and the control knob octave + / -.
- The least: not sustain pedal can base
- Excellent value for money: Value for money unbeatable. I strongly recommend it.

Super convenient and cheap ... 400g Only: holiday and travel!

UTILIZATION

Mauel No need, no drivers, intuitive ... Tip top
The keyboard for the price, it is well enough! Equivalent to the keyboard Korg Legacy wholesale ...
Top Syth for VST, but a piano very bof!

OVERALL OPINION

Since October, I lug around everywhere: it is light enough and strong!
Basically, it's great for the price and lugging around a bag with a laptop!
I plan to take the same with the pads: the LPD8!
Although practice

I was looking for a small keyboard in addition to a MPD32 akai and launchpad (I live in person). Is its size, taking into account the velocity and the arpeggiator, which motivated me to buy it.

UTILIZATION

Nice touch, although the keys are small but not good pianist, we made it very well.

not need manual, plugged in and off you go, just a little trouble with the arpeggiator in the beginning but eventually it will.



OVERALL OPINION

I use it since I have (hehe Smart as reflection) that is in between 4 and 6 months I know exactly.

I have not tried another keyboard, I just wanted the keys to complement my other controllers, but that takes into account the velocity (that's why I have not taken the korg nanoKEY).

What I like most: ease of use and features not found in competitors.

what I like least: the size of keys, then the number of agreements for is a little boring to play with both hands is death. Anyway like I said earlier I am not a pianist and it suits me perfectly in my home studio.

With the same configuration, I would do this choice, otherwise I would change for a keyboard can be more complete than my two separate controllers. But it's a good detail.

I needed a miniature keyboard for my travel, because a 61-key walk is not too practical!

USB connection, and that's all

UTILIZATION

I use quite often, touch is not bad (for those who tested the korg nanoKEY is much less "toy"

It is a little more than heut korg, a little less portable, but the real key is

Setup is very simple, two buttons for up / decendre octave, a touch of sustain, and to activate the arpeggiator,

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OVERALL OPINION

since its release, there are about a year before that I had tried the korg nanoKEY, but it was too "toy" I did not like,

easily transportable in a bag with the laptop, headphones etc. ...

value for money in the standard

The AKAI LPK25(short for Laptop Performance Keyboard) is a compact sized midi keyboard from AKAI. It features 25 velocity sensitive keys, octave up and down buttons, a Sustain function, and an arpeggiator with tap tempo. And it really is extremely small.

The package in which the LPK25 arrvies contains a USB cable for connecting the LPK25 to your computer and a CD with editing software. The editing software is very simple, but it works. You can edit arpeggios, and save up to 4 different presets. The Sustain works as expected. The arpeggiator is well thought out, and you can easily switch between the different modes(UP, DOWN, EXCL, INCL, RAND) and time divisions(1/4T to 1/32T).

The LPK25 connects to your computer through USB. There is unfortunately NO midi out, so you can't control anything else with it, which is a shame, since that would really have made it quite perfect.

UTILIZATION

Setting up the LPK25 could not be easier. You simply plug it in to your computers USB port and play. There is literally nothing more to it.

The 25 keys feel great for such a small size. You probably can't play anything super too complicated with it, but it works great for simple melodies and motifs. It will also take a while to get used to the smaller keys, but that's the same with any new keyboard.


OVERALL OPINION

In conclusion, I loved the LPK25. It has a solid feeling, and it's only about as big as a laptop keyboard. I doubt I've ever seen better value for such a price. The durable build quality(I've dropped it on the floor a few times) and great arpeggiator are the cherry on top of the cake.

I would recommend this for anyone who wants a portable and well made midi controller. Of course it won't replace a full size midi keyboard, but for this price, who can complain?