Akai MPK Mini Plus II Starter Set – Keys, Pads and Honest Headphones

A compact production desk in one order: the MPK Mini Plus II with 37 keys, MPC pads and a full-colour display, ATH-M40x headphones to hear what you are making, and a Nektar NP-1 for the sustain input. Plug the keyboard into a laptop over USB-C and start with MPC Beats or Ableton Live Lite 12.

In This Setup

• Akai Professional MPK Mini Plus II – 37-key MIDI controller with eight velocity- and pressure-sensitive RGB MPC pads, eight 360° encoders, full-colour display, arpeggiator and Chord Creator, USB-C, 5-pin MIDI out, three CV/Gate outputs and a sustain input; MPC Beats and Ableton Live Lite 12 included.
• Audio-Technica ATH-M40x – closed-back studio headphones with flat-tuned 40 mm drivers, 15 Hz-24 kHz, 35 Ω, coiled and straight detachable cables, carrying pouch and 6.3 mm adapter.
• Nektar NP-1 Pedal – compact sustain pedal with a solid metal enclosure, rubber grip, polarity switch and an attached 1.8 m cable with 6.3 mm TS jack.

Why This Combination

• One cable to start: USB-C powers the MPK and carries MIDI, so the laptop is the only other thing you need.
• Hear it straight: flat-tuned 40 mm drivers show basslines and kicks as they are, not boosted.
• Play, not only click: the sustain input and the NP-1 make chord parts sound like they were played.

Set price includes the keyboard, headphones and pedal; software licences come with the MPK Mini Plus II.