Akai Professional announces MPK Mini Plus - 37-key MIDI controller with built-in step sequencer

Akai Professional has announced the MPK Mini Plus. Here's what they say: Building on the best-selling line of keyboard controllers, the MPK Mini Plus adds a new 37-key, 3 full-octave Gen 2 keybed—and so much more. With an onboard Sequencer, USB/CV/Gate/Sync/MIDI connectivity, and real RGB-backlit MPC Pads, the new MPK Mini Plus is an incredible hub for any studio setup. The new MPK Mini Plus builds on that legacy with the expanded 37-key velocity-sensitive Gen 2 dynamic keybed. With 3 full octaves, users can perform and create their greatest and most impressive melodic ideas ever. Complementing the dynamic keybed, the onboard polyphonic 2-track Sequencer with Step and Live modes capture new melodic and drum patterns on the fly. Eight notes of polyphony per key step, 16 notes per drum step and an onboard Arpeggiator offer endless creative possibilities. Eight velocity-sensitive RGB-backlit MPC Drum Pads are the backbone for not only playing dynamic beats and programming drums, but for also assigning program changes and triggering additional CC parameters. Eight assignable 360-rotary knobs offer functionality and control for filters, pan controls, effect parameters, and writing precise automation to add depth and dimension to mixes. MPK Mini Plus also features intuitive Chord and Scale Modes to help simplify and accurately enhance performances. Chords Mode plays multiple notes and inversions with a single key, and Scales Mode enables the keybed to play notes only in the...