Item Reviews for: Akai Professional MPK261 61 Key Performance Keyboard Controller  -  AKA MPK261 LIST
Akai Professional MPK261 61 Key Performance Keyboard Controller
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Workstation Works Great

By: Sean Dexter      Submitted: 6/29/2023

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Product Rating Product Review Plug and play... I did have to tweak some parameters, but overall it an awesome piece of equipment
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Another Level of Music Making

By: Charles R.      Submitted: 5/24/2023

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Product Review Great keyboard Endless Music to be Made I LOVE IT!!!!
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Awesome keyboard

By: Lisa FerrrignoVega      Submitted: 12/5/2022

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Product Review Great company with super fast shipping and service. Thank you! You
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WONDERFUL MACHINE

By: Cory Range      Submitted: 3/8/2022

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review This keyboard is excellent really changed my how I create and the flow and roll of the weighted keys I love it
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Akai MPK261 - The keyboard every producer needs

By: Horace W Mitchell      Submitted: 7/7/2021

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review I have been using the Akai MPC since the MPC 61. I love this controller. It is the best of both worlds!
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Best singer/songwriter combo

By: Jarvis      Submitted: 4/8/2021

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Out the box it was ready, I generally only use reason and fruity loops to create, however I have taken full advantage of the Abelton Live lite 10 download for performances, I would definitely recommend this product to anyone that’s looking for ways to up the live show.
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Easy Setup. Firm Build. Great Bonuses.

By: Alonzo      Submitted: 1/8/2021

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Product Review Im a new musician taking the time during this pandemic to dive into a long time passion. After much research, I couldn't be happier with this product. Why? It has a very firm build which gives me confidence it will be a staple in my journey. Strong keys and quality, functional features. Also, as I was looking to find what software to build with I saw that you get a free license to Abelton Live Lite. Not the full edition, but definitely powerful enough for a beginner to explore and create. Not to mention the Official Akai soundpacks that are free as well. If you are looking for a place to start, I definitely recommend taking the leap and getting this with American Musical Supply's 0% interest payment plan!
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Durable

By: Curtis      Submitted: 11/6/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review The MPK261 is the missing piece in my studio. Semi weighted keys, durable, works with all DAW. It’s like a MPC with keys on it
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It’s of great quality

By: Paul Martin      Submitted: 9/27/2020

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review This piece for the price is very well made and has great output with its sound. It met the need for what I needed and I use it frequently... I’d buy again!
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Well worth the money

By: Tim      Submitted: 9/4/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Product is well built. The keystrokes accurate.it's affordable.
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Best midi controller out there!

By: Joshua      Submitted: 8/11/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review You’re definitely getting a premium item! Definitely worth every cent!
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Nice one & recommended by top reviews!

By: JM      Submitted: 7/5/2020

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Product Review - I'm learning to make music right now and was looking to get something that I could have some range in keys with instruments & not limit me, and this 61 key Akai keyboard works great, very smooth keys, plenty of dials, pads, etc... Plus comes with Ableton Lite 9 BlueRay disk but can download latest Lite 10 version free, though I'm using it on my FL Studio Signature and it's superb. Again, great job on it and recommended!
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The best controller for the buck

By: Streetmusic650      Submitted: 6/25/2020

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Product Review This is a awesome controller it connects to all daws easy to work with also can run side by side with other controllers like mac touch and more. Works great in studio one rewire mode.
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Nice !

By: Darryl      Submitted: 5/20/2020

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review It’s a good keyboard to much in fact if you only want to use it to play into a notation software
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Great hybrid feel

By: Joey      Submitted: 3/5/2020

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Product Review This is exactly what I wanted out of a midi keyboard. The keys are heavy enough to feel genuine but light and compact enough for ease of use. Very easy to work with audio synthesis and has no problems connecting to multiple DAWs. Ableton, Logic, Protools, and Reason all rested. Between this and an apogee quartet it’s all you need for the perfect home studio
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Does NOT feature true key aftertouch!

By: Jason Watts      Submitted: 1/12/2020

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5 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Akai is lying to consumers. These controllers DO NOT FEATURE AFTERTOUCH FOR THE KEYS! Only the pads. I will never buy another Akai product.
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The best keyboard what I ever had seen!!! Fully recommend it for all producers!!!

By: Aziz Safaev      Submitted: 1/7/2020

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review The best keyboard what I ever had seen!!! Fully recommend it for all producers!!!
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Stylish

By: Felicia P      Submitted: 11/27/2019

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4 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review Keyboard is exactly what I needed the price was reasonable. I would recommend this site to anyone in need.
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Feel

By: Drew litteral      Submitted: 11/26/2019

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Product Review It feels like real piano, which it seems like it’s been hard for companies to recreate. It plays great. Plus you can’t beat the price for it.
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Amazing for beginner ready to be serious

By: Greg h      Submitted: 10/6/2019

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Product Review Music production is extremely exciting to me and I really am eager to learn. I got this paired with the mpc x and have really been enjoying getting accustomed to everything.
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Very nice!!!

By: Charles Goodson      Submitted: 9/5/2019

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1 person found this review helpful.

Product Review Great to produce beats and songs. Like a in home studio.
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Alia MPK 261

By: Ted      Submitted: 7/27/2019

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Product Review One of the best keyboards I have ever owned. The keys provide a perfect balance between playing with speed and the action of the weighted keys. Everything is onboard at a price that you can afford.
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Easy set up with my software

By: Jim      Submitted: 3/6/2019

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Product Review another great PRODUCT BY AKAI!
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Sending it back

By: Ceph      Submitted: 2/24/2019

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2 people found this review helpful.
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Product Review It would be great, I’m sure, if it would work with my iPad Pro: like I was told it would, but it doesn’t I’ll be returning it this week
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KING AKAI!!!!

By: Shae Gamble      Submitted: 12/5/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review It's Akai. It speaks for itself. Simply The Best of the Best & The Industry Standard!!! Nothing compares!!! Highly Highly Recommended!!!
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The best controller I’ve ever had

By: Chauncy Troy Mercer II      Submitted: 10/24/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review Let me just say this board is a beast I control everything through it.the functionality on it is butter smooth my production rate is much quicker It’s just amazing overall a lot of hit records will be created using this machine thanks again American musical
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Great light weight controller

By: Cam      Submitted: 10/5/2018

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Product Review I do a lot of gigs got tired of carrying heavy keyboards all the time I got this and some good software made set ups and break downs so much easier now csm
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I absolutely love this product

By: Nic      Submitted: 8/14/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review This keyboard has shorten by production time in half. Usually it would take me several days to create music that was satisfying to my liking. Now, I am making industry quality music in minutes. This is one keyboard that needs to be in your arsenal as a music creator.
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Exactly what I was looking for!

By: Chad      Submitted: 8/9/2018

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Product Review I just started learning how to play but also I wanted to learn to produce. I bought this keyboard in hopes I could do both with it and it’s perfect! Definitely recommend it.
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AWESOME CONTROLLER!!

By: Elliott Hunter for iGiT Productions      Submitted: 8/1/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I'm running a”Hybrid” kind of set-up in my project studio and needed a controller that can bridge between midi and usb applications . I also needed it to be compact but have full-sized keys that don’t feel “cheap”, and have more than 25 keys(not enough) but less than 88(too big!). The Akai MPK261 blows anything else OFF THE MAP! The keys are very playable (especially for synth players) but they have enough weight to them that players who like full-weighted boards like Motif’s or FA-08’s won’t complain! I have a MPC2000 also and the layout of the MPK261 is almost Identical, this making it feel very familiar right out the box. It may take you a few hours to set-up and Customize your workflow, but TRUST ME on this, it’s WORTH IT! You WONT BE DISAPPOINTED ????. It’s hard to Believe that it does cost 2-3 times as much as it does.
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Excellent for the price, quality and service guarantee

By: Walter S.      Submitted: 3/26/2018

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1 person found this review helpful.
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Product Review I love this product. I plan to purchase The Advance 61 as well. Great Quality, Solid, Great price, Professional Keyboard.