All user reviews for the Akai Professional LPK25

Chosen for its mini size and portability as for mobile use. USB connection.

UTILIZATION

Used with an ultrabook is the ideal choice to play melodies with the other laptop keyboard. Affected somewhat elastic but not annoying. It should not be expected to touch piano for the price and size. Automatically recognized in ableton live, perfect for vst and other synths.

OVERALL OPINION

Used for over a year. It does not replace a real master keyboard but for a portable studio or home it troubleshoots minimum well. For me it is a complement. The arpeggiator is a bit anecdotal but hey, it can be used. I do not regret my purchase.

Not much to say.
Mini usb keyboard with 25 key button octaves and built-in arpeggiator with tap tempo.

UTILIZATION

very convenient for its mini size, plug & play on most computer, tap tempo is not very accurate and the keys are tiny, so if you have big fingers, you are done. But overall, it is very practical save space if you do not use a keyboard that particular situation (as is my case). Small problem, the USB connector is on the side of the camera and not behind it bothers me when I put the key in the center of my table. The wire is tjrs in my legs (rather my arm lol)! Easy to carry but do not escape especially if not well protected!!

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I have been more than one, no problem since. It might be even cheaper to design its fragility.

I purchase this keyboard for 2 main reasons. 1 It's small and portable and 2. Akai made it and I already owned the bigger version (Akai mpk49) but didn't want to spend money on the Mpk25 (cost too much for what I needed. I needed something that was thin and could fit in my backpack along with my laptop,headphones and maschine

This Keyboard connects via USB which is excellent makes it easy, the drivers automatically install for you (can't argue with that)

There are some pretty nice features on this unit such as sustain, octave, tap tempo.

I was actually glad it had the tap tempo feature

UTILIZATION

I do a lot of music production projects with this little keyword - especially when I'm traveling. It's perfect for getting little ideas out and or full projects but again since inspiration can hit at anytime I like to take the AKAI LP25 with me everywhere I go. I literally just put it in my backpack along with my laptop and the rest of my portable gear and I'm on my way.

I also use the lpk25 for auditioning sounds when I'm sound designing. it's just easier to pull this out rather than my bigger keyboard.

OVERALL OPINION

The only thing I don't like about this mini keyboard is there is no actual mod or pitch bend wheel. I also don't like the cheap feel of the keyboard but then again it was only $50.00 and it's light weight so I guess I can't really complain to much.

I've used a lot of other mini 25 key keyboards before but this was the thinnest of all as well as the 1st mini akai I had used (at the time) before then it was the bigger much clunky looking oxygen 25.

I personally think this unit performs well especially for what it cost it works well with everything application I've ever used it with. - It gets the job done!

This is a USB keyboard, 25 keys as its name suggests. Features that interested me primarily are small size (it comes in a laptop bag) and prices unbeatable for a keyboard "classic" (the equivalent model Korg eg. Has a weird kind of pads instead of keys ... not for me!)
Level connectivity is there ne may be simpler: a USB mini-B f, mini-B/Type-A cable provided. One might regret the absence of connectivity for a pedal (-1).

UTILIZATION

I want to point out first that I bought this product as a complete beginner to the keyboard.
I use it to store parts, mainly composed of electro or when there is a playing hand. This should also use it perfectly.
The touch is quite good for the price, but it is still a bit "cheap" (-1). A drawback is precisely ... the size of the keys, a little tight when you got paws like shovels (-1)! But it's still playable, and that's the price to pay for a minimal footprint.
I did not read the manual, no need for basic functions, but I do not use any of the functions 'program'.
The Arpegiator is rudimentary but may be useful.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for more than a year. In the same price range, I tried the Korg thing about it but I got my way.
Clearly, this is not a touch keyboard-heavy high-end, but you get for your money.

Most: the small size and price.
Minimum: the size of the keys.

I would do this choice without hesitation!

What characteristics have motivated your choice?
-Its small size and light weight for easy carrying

What connectivity (MIDI, pedals ...)? ...
A simple USB cable

UTILIZATION

The touch keyboard is it nice? Should your use?
It's a touchdown platoc enough, no need to use more

The manual is clear and sufficient?
Without a manual it's OK ...

The general configuration is simple?
Yes

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How long you use it?
Approximately 2 years

What is so special that you love the most, least?
+ Small, light,

- Disconnects the USB cable fairly easily if you move a lot

How would you rate the quality / price?
Very correct

With experience, you do again this choice?
To use that I have, yes. To make the live show, no.
I have an MPK45 to be more comfortable for the home studio.
AKAI for me it's good ... After do not want to "play the piano" with a keyboard an octave ...

the relatively low cost of this keyboard my great motivation ...
I was just looking for a midi keyboard 25 keys, with a few knobs and preset way to record his ...

UTILIZATION

touch is a little confusing at first but got used to it very quickly ...
for now I gave up the sensitivity of the velocity, it is not top top I think ...

everything is pretty clear in the manual, I must say that for now I'm using that to have a comfortable keyboard with my Electribe emx ...
I do not really serve specific functions of keyboard ...

OVERALL OPINION

I few weeks since, as said earlier, I use it just ...
So for what I'm doing it is perfect ... ^ ^

I would do this choice, yes, of course ...

a mini USB jack on the left side (too bad I would have preferred to right or behind ..)
some flexibility to switch mode arpégiator really basic, I would have preferred a pitch bend wheel and modulation instead (personally I miss it a lot)

other than that is good and the touch keyboard seems robust. it's plug & play, it installs easily in no time.

on the other hand I just bought cubase 6.5 and there it works when it wants! pinaise on other apps I had hitherto never had this trouble ..

UTILIZATION

simple does not exist, you plug, you play

OVERALL OPINION

it is robust, well made, ultraportable (his forte), a super value! For my part, an arpeggiator so basic it is not much, as I said they were more inspired to put one or two wheels instead.

good stuff, I luimets 8 due to its simplicity, its size and affected

The Akai LPK 25 is a 25 key midi keyboard that is really small. I was very surprised to see how small and compact it is. The space between the top of the keys and the top of the board is virtually not even there . There is just a little black strip which cuts the height of the board down and makes it smaller than most 25 key controllers. Akai has really taken over some of the midi keyboards recently with some of there larger models. But the LPK25 is one of the lower end models that they produce. You will NOT be satisfied with this if you play with both hands. You will have to record your lower end instruments and sequences separate from your melodies just because there arent enough keys. I wouldn’t get this unless you are looking for something small enough to go into your back pack so you can pull it out on the go and make music wherever you are.


UTILIZATION

If you are looking for a good midi controller at home I wouldn’t get this either unless you are tight on workspace and need something small. Not that it cant do what a 61 or 88 key can do because in the end its all the same. But I like to play my melodies with my low end at the same time to really get the sound of it before I record the midi sequence.


OVERALL OPINION

I am not bias but im just not a fan of 25 key midi controllers because they are just not enough for me. If I am going to use a 25 key controller I mine as well load up FL studio and just use the recorder keys that are on my laptop as the piano keys (fl studio has an option for this) and make my patterns and save money from buying at 25 key controller.

This is the first price that directed me to this little controller.

But then, when we look a little competition, I realized it was better for me than the other models:
- It is the only of this category to have a nice keyboard to play (albeit mini-keys, it is frankly without any comparison with the keyboards of this price range)
- This is also the only (to my knowledge) to have an arpeggiator, rather damn good for that matter.

If only he had a midi-out, I will use the arpeggiator much more often by plugging directly into my Nord Stage ...

UTILIZATION

As said before, I found the keyboard much better than his friends in 25 keys (and even better than his friends in 37 keys) in other brands.
Yet I have tried to try everything before buying it, and I am a true pinailleur on this subject (as a classical pianist at first, then play on small rolls of Korg Nano ... brrrr ...).

This is truly one of the elements that determined my choice when buying.

In practice, if the buttons could be a little wider ...
Another small detail that may have a (great) importance: at the nuances, it's not great. I do not like the way it manages the velocities, and sometimes we would like to disable it just ... Not easy to play some agreement "strong" and follow through agreements "pianissimo"!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 2-3 years, in the following set-up:
- Nord Stage plugged into the PC sound card for audio play piano, e-piano and organ,
- PADKONTROL plugged into USB on the PC, which controls NI Battery 3 in Cubase, to play the drums,
- LPK25 plugged into USB on the PC, which controls most of the time Trilian (bass unit, often a kind moog synth) in Cubase too, to play bass.

The problem of key velocity is less experience in using this "additional synth bass" that if I started using it as the lead of course!
Used as well, so it's a very good supplement that allows me to put the keyboard on the shores of the North Stage, and so have a little bass synth on top of my piano for really cheap.
At that price, we will not do without it