A nice bit of gear easy to set up fits in a back pack when yer on the go and if the mood strikes u ..small enough to bang out a beat with yer ipad or laptop etc looks great and keys are nice pads are kool

Key action a bit "squishy" but works well for composing, etc.

I am new to this and found the learning curve a bit difficult which is no fault of this product.

very nice and every bit the quality I would expect from Akai

A bit pricey

The software security is way over the top and a bit crazy

Two things I didn't like about the product is first the rubber feet having unequal heights, so the keyboard shakes a little bit when I use it

Keys wobbled side to side a bit (primary issue for me), had no consistent feel, and were a bit uneven

I deducted a star because the highest key is a bit loose and sits lower than the other keys.

If I didn’t need the hundred bucks I’d really love to pee on this ridiculous bit of silicon and plastic and then light it on fire and then crucify it twice and then run it over with a stump grinder, and then grind it into dust and feed it to the CEO of Akai

The unit is fun, the keys a bit too small, and the price/value is based on the software which didnt install and therefore this is just a toy for a 3 year old to pound on

It's a bit hard to learn for

these a bit, it's almost impossible to figure out

Also, the beat pads are (to me) the slightest bit un-responsive

Might be a bit difficult to play if you've got sausage fingers, but you can get used to it

This would be 5 stars if the setup were a bit quicker and the plugins worked.

I wouldn’t recommend for live performances though; the keys are a bit too stiff for the nature of playing live.-

Kinda wish the knobs were a bit more useful instead of things that your software can do, but overall I really enjoyed it

The smaller keyboard is a bit tricky, but I can still form chords, so it's fine for my purposes.

It was a bit tedious to download the software and activate

I use the MPK Mini MKII for producing hip-hop, rap, R&B, and funky music

but i like it, easy to set up, even though it will take some time learning, it works like a charm when you get it all set up to your liking!