Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard
The LPK25 from Akai is a USB-MIDI 25-key mini keyboard controller that is a perfect fit for use with a laptop computer. It measures less than 13 inches across, weighs less than a pound and will easily fit into a laptop case, backpack or messenger bag for extreme portability.
Keyboard players who want to work with software on their computer will find that the LPK25 gives their laptop the keys they need to express themselves anywhere. DJs can use the controller to trigger loops and samples in a live situation.
The controller contains an arpeggiator, which steps through chords automatically, assisting musicians with creating quick melodic ideas. Sustain, octave up and down, tap tempo controls and 4 memory banks for programming and recalling settings round out the easy-to-learn layout.
The LPDK25 works plug and play with Mac and Windows software and requires no driver installation or wall power for operation.
- USB-MIDI controller that works with virtually all audio software
- 25 velocity-sensitive mini-keys
- Arpeggiator, sustain button, octave up and down and tap tempo controls
- 4 programmable memory banks
- Plug-and-play USB connection for Mac and Windows with no driver installation required
- Small enough to fit in a backpack or laptop bag for easy portability
- Includes editor software for Mac and Windows
- USB bus powered - no additional power cable needed
| Keyboard | 25 keys, velocity sensitive |
| Presets | No |
| User Memory | 4 programmable memory banks |
| Controllers |
1 x Octave Up Button 1 x Octave Down Button 1 x Sustain Button 1 x Program Button 1 x Arpeggiator On/Off Button 1 x Tap Tempo Button |
| Output | USB |
| Inputs | No |
| Display | No |
| Power Requirements | USB |
| Dimensions | Less than 13" across |
| Weight | Not specified by manufacturer |
| System Compatibility |
Mac OS X Windows XP SP2 or Vista SP1 |
| Specialties | Plug and Play |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
by PowerReviews(based on 38 reviews)
Ratings Distribution
97%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Pros
- Easy to use (28)
- Portable (15)
- Responsive / good action (13)
- Versatile (13)
- Compact (11)
Cons
- Limited functions (8)
Best Uses
- Home studio (14)
- MIDI (13)
- Travel (12)
- Amateur recording (11)
- Electronic music (7)
- Reviewer Profile:
- Experienced (18), Novice (9), Professional musician (4)
- Primary use:
- Personal (4)
- Computer Platform:
- Mac (3)
Most Liked Positive Review
Sleek, Slim, and Styling, Rocket Fast
The LPK 25 keyboard more than satisfies one's expectations. I use this for home recording and performance, specifically producing dance genres and basically everything else that can be dreamed up. The keys feel exactly...Read complete review
The LPK 25 keyboard more than satisfies one's expectations. I use this for home recording and performance, specifically producing dance genres and basically everything else that can be dreamed up. The keys feel exactly how they should - light, fast, compact and velocity sensitive. As a laptop performance keyboard, its 25 keys display a range of two octaves at once. The octave up and down function buttons sweep across an entire piano roll. The function buttons also include a built in arpeggiator, sustain, and program for four different scene set ups. The scene editor software is simple and fast. The keyboard and scene software takes minutes to learn for beginners, and is a quick set up for experienced users of midi controllers. It can be used for triggering beats and sending CC messages. The LPK25 works great, is built sturdy, and doesn't glitch or lag. The colors are also pretty stylish. It would be better if the arpeggiator had a midi clock to sync with the digital audio work station, otherwise arpeggiated notes get out of sync after a number of bars. The LPK25 keyboard is a great buy for anyone who wants a light, portable, and top performance midi keyboard.
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Most Liked Negative Review
This keyboard does not work with XP
Haven't used yet, Upgrading Laptop to Win7
The keyboard has a nice fill to it
It doesn't work Windows XP operating system
Haven't used yet, Upgrading Laptop to Win7
The keyboard has a nice fill to it
It doesn't work Windows XP operating system
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Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
wonderful product works perfectly when your on the go
Pros
- Portable
Cons
Best Uses
- Home studio production
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use this keyboard (in conjunction with another controller) to play Midi instruments and drum sounds in Ableton Live. It takes very little space on my worktable, has some velocity sensitivity in the keys and basically does what I need it to do.
Nice little tool.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Collaborate Across Programs
- Easy to Navigate
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
for the size, price , and convieniance, this one hits the mark. hides away in my shoulder bag with my computer, and I can mnow have that simple usb keyboard on even a crowded plane ride.. create without disturbing ,or being disturbed. so you see perfection comes in small sizes too
- Primary use:
- Business
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Pice
- Velocity Sensitive
- Versatile
- Very Portable
Cons
- Difficult Tap Tempo
Best Uses
- Producing on the go
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use this midi to produce to produce electronic music on the go. Just one simple USB connection and you have full midi capability. You can navigate through the octaves easily with just the click of a button and have an arpeggiator on board. The keys are velocity sensitive which is a huge plus for a keyboard at this price. You can take this thing anywhere!
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use this with ableton and its great. the only reason i didn't give it 5 stars is because the arpeggio is really disapointing. overall extremely solid small midikeyboard, well worth the money.
Pros
- Easy to Navigate
Cons
- Not Very Powerful
Best Uses
- Multimedia
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
Very portable, with good sound. Wish it could expand into a few more octaves.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- Mac
Pros
- Affordable
- Attractive
- Easy to Edit
- Good Size
Cons
- Too Sensitive
Best Uses
- Performance
- Student Work
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I am using this keyboard to learn how to play the piano. My Professor told me that I needed to get a keyboard, so I decided to go and get this controller. It works almost perfectly and I would highly recommend it to anyone. The only thing I don't like is how sensitive the velocity is...that's really the only con.
- Primary use:
- Personal
- Computer Platform:
- PC
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
This product does exactly what it claims to do.
* A Midi controller for use with any music production software.
* Extremely Mobile.
* Extremely user friendly
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Performances
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use the LPK25 every Sunday in the worship band. It's perfect when you need a second key board to do leads or other fills. The tap feature is so easy to use and allows me to add arpeggios at the same tempo as the song we're playing.
Pros
- Easy To Use
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
Simple and inexpensive keyboard. Easy to use with creating midi files for sheet music. Instruction manual not specific enough to explain in detail if unfamiliar with technical keyboard terminology.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Excellent Sound
- Low Distortion
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use it with my macbook, lots of fun. The keys feel good. It is very convenient to take and use. It's a great toy, do not wish a real piano feeling from it.
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Powerful
- Versatile
Cons
- None
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use this keyboard to make beats and record short riffs when I am at school or traveling. It's a great keyboard. The velocity sensitive keys are a great bonus to the keyboard for a price. There is nothing I don't like about it. However, whenever I use the "arpeggiator" it's always set to a default tempo. Not the last tempo I had it at. Kind of annoying, but then again, I never use the arpeggiator so it's not a big deal. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good starter keyboard, or any traveling musician. Great product! It's also purely USB powered. I really love this keyboard!
Pros
- Easy To Use
- Powerful
- Versatile
Cons
Best Uses
- Amateur Recording
- Events
- Home Studio
- Mobile DJ
- Performances
- Professional Recording
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
It works exactly how you imagine it to. The keys are surprising easy to play with good action and velocity sensitivity. I bought it for note input into Sibelius and Finale and works great for both. I just used it with another full size MIDI keyboard in the pit of a musical with Logic Studio's Mainstage and it worked flawlessly. Great keyboard and controller! The best part is you can just throw it into your laptop bag when you're ready to go. I just wish that Akai made a case of some sort to prevent any injury to the keyboard.
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Portable
- Realistic Sound
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Cons
- No Speakers
Best Uses
- Electronic Music
- MIDI
- Travel
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
Does everything I want it to do. I use with Maschine, just to tap in some beats. Sometimes you don't always want to bang on the pads. Give a soft touch to your work.
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Portable
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Cons
Best Uses
- Electronic Music
- Learning
- MIDI
- Travel
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
I use this keyboard just to input MIDI events while I'm editing MIDI programs. Works great for this purpose. It is quite responsive to velocity. Nice for the price. (I only wish it had aftertouch.) The octave keys also make it very usable for live jammimg. Due to the diminuitive size, it fits in my computer brief with a notebook computer. I'm quite satisfied with this purchase.
Pros
- Portable
- Pre-programmed music
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Cons
- Bad software
- Not plug play in WIN 7
- Poor Instructions
Best Uses
- MIDI
- Travel
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
The keyboars is great.
but the installation CD they gave doens't work on WIN 7..
I guess it needs some driver which is missing or so.
In the product description AKAI said you do not need to have a driver.. it's plug and play device..
but with WIN 7 its not plug and play..
did lot of research on google to find right driver for AKAI LPK but didn't find one for this product ..
Btw I have WIN 7 enterprize edition and my laptop is high end..
So I did a trick to download arturia(open source program for MIDI keyboards) on my system and that works perfectly great with this product.
overall this product is great.. although its not like normal keyboard but you can still play your finger fine
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Portable
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Cons
Best Uses
- Electronic Music
- MIDI
- Travel
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
This keyboard has helped me out so much in my music writing. It fits perfectly in my backpack, very portable and the keys ended up feeling better than I had expected. The keys are smaller than normal but they are playable if you want to use it as a midi keyboard for peformance purposes. I use it on Mainstage as a secondary keyboard for synth sounds (glockinspiel, synth bells, Harp) and Sebilius for writing. It's really a plug and play keyboard! The only con I have is that there no sustain pedal input....that would make this keyboard absolutely perfect
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Great Build Quality
- Portable
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Cons
- No Modulation Wheel
- No Pitch Bend Wheel
Best Uses
- Electronic Music
- Learning
- MIDI
- Travel
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
The LPK25 is a small and portable midi keyboard which is compatible with most Digital Audio Workstations and any other software that is MIDI compatible. Although it wasn't packaged in a box, the LPK25 arrived in one piece with a usb cable and installation CD. Installation on my Mac OSX system was a breeze and I didn't have any problems with it whatsoever. Once I fired up my DAW Ableton Live 8 I was able to use it at once with the various VSTi's available and it even had touch sensitive keys which I thought was pretty great for a unit of this size. Overall this midi keyboard has a solid build quality and the keys felt just like other keyboards but on a smaller scale. I know a few people that would also recommend this over the Korg NanoKey which seems to have unusual keys like those found on computer keyboards. The only problem I could find with this product was the fact that there was no pitch and modulation wheels included (something which would have been nice). However, the built in arpeggiator, octave +/-, sustain and program buttons, made of rubber, worked really well. If this keyboard had pitch and modulation wheels, I'd give this product 5 stars. Overall the build quality and travel friendly size is a winner!
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Portable
- Responsive / Good Action
Cons
Best Uses
- Electronic Music
- MIDI
- Travel
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
The keys took a little time to get used to, being that they are small, but it's so great to have something to travel with to work on music. Plus the price is great.
Pros
- Easy to Use
- Portable
- Pre-programmed music
- Realistic Sound
- Responsive / Good Action
- Touch Sensitive Keys
Cons
Best Uses
- Accompaniment
Comments about Akai LPK25 - USB Laptop Performance Keyboard:
Extremely Portable!
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