AKAI’s cute little MPK mini keyboard now has internal sounds

AKAI’s MPK mini was already something of a sleeper hit – a simple MIDI controller keyboard that was small enough to be irresistible. But the latest revision makes it useful even all by its lonesome.

Here are some of the weirdest musical instrument ideas from NAMM

Trade shows can be a strenuous onslaught of noise, cost, and crowds – but then it’s often the weirdest stuff that makes it worth it. And no one finds strange quite like Barry Wood and his annual NAMM Oddities.

Peter Kirn - March 18, 2019

MidiWrist aids instrumentalists by giving Siri and Apple Watch control

Grabbing the mouse, keyboard, or other controller while playing an instrument is no fun. Developer Geert Bevin has a solution: put an Apple Watch or (soon) iPhone’s Siri voice command in control.

Peter Kirn - February 26, 2019

Roland just made syncing Serato and TR drum machines automatic

Peter Kirn - January 24, 2019

Akai Force: hands-on preview of the post-PC live-in-a-box music tool

Peter Kirn - January 17, 2019

Haken’s ContinuuMini is expressive, post-keyboard sound for $899

Peter Kirn - January 11, 2019

Reloop’s new RP-8000 MK2: instrumental pitch control, Serato integration

Peter Kirn - January 10, 2019

Like a studio onstage: Orbital tells us their live rig synth secrets

David Abravanel - January 4, 2019

APC as standalone hardware? Leaked Akai APC Live

Peter Kirn - January 2, 2019

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