One of my favorite new upgrades between the Mk2 and the Mk3 minis is Akai’s complete rehaul of their ‘pots’. The pads on the Akai MPK Mini Mk3 have a noticeably better feeling when playing fast, and didn’t miss a single beat when performing finger rolls and other more complex finger drumming techniques. In any case, they are up there with the standards of today’s generation of MPCs. Personally, though, I find the newer, firmer ones to be more responsive and tactile than ever before. I’ve heard some people comment that they preferred the older model’s “squishier” nature. Similarly to the keybed, the drum pads on the MPK Mini Mk3 were also revamped. A lot of smaller keyboards tend to have issues with the keys feeling awkward or unnatural, but the MPK Mini manages to succinctly and effectively avoid the ‘toy box’ vibe that plagues many other units that I won’t name. Having a sensitive and tactile set of keys is essential when looking to capture emotion or feeling from a performance. This new keybed still features 25 velocity-sensitive keys and is created to aid in the capture of even the smallest nuances that a lot of players might miss when using something with keys that are a lot stiffer or less weighted. Improved Keybedīeginning with the keys the MPK mk3 mini features a new generation of keybed, with a more responsive feeling and smoother travel. In an age where product upgrades simply slap on redundant new features, Akai has done well to make some significant improvements both inside and out of the box.
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