Product Comparison: Alesis V25 vs Akai MPK Mini MKII
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General Specifications
Brand
Alesis
Akai
Model
V25
MPK Mini MKII
Origin
China
China
About the Product
The Alesis V25 is a powerful, intuitive MIDI controller that lets you take command of your music software with a series of pads, knobs, and buttons. With 25 full-size velocity-sensitive keys and Octave Up/Down buttons, you can expand the keyboard to the full melodic range and play bass lines, chords, and melodies.
Go mobile without losing control. Akai Professional’s MPK Mini MKII is an ultra-compact keyboard controller designed for the traveling musician and the desktop producer.
Key Specs
Number of Keys
25
25
Weighted Keys
No
No
Metronome Included
No
Yes
Alesis V25
Akai MPK Mini MKII
What customers say about "Key Specs"
Alesis V25 25-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
- The keys are quite nice to play.
- Easy to set up and works very well.
- The white keys have a nice weight to them.
- The keys themselves are brilliant, friendly due to being full size and the velocity on them is great.
- The keys feel nice and have a great action to them.
Akai MPK Mini MKII USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
- The velocity is precise as hell right out the box.
- The keys, trigger pads, knobs and even the joystick work well.
- Good quality, nicely made controller.
- All keys and buttons are very responsive.
- The product itself is actually good, very portable, and fairly versatile. Very good for beginners.
Size & Weight
Height
4.5 in.
1.75 in.
Width
24.6 in.
12.5 in.
Depth
9.6 in.
7.13 in.
Weight
5.5 lbs.
1.65 lbs.
Alesis V25
Akai MPK Mini MKII
Alesis V25
Akai MPK Mini MKII
Alesis V25
Akai MPK Mini MKII
Alesis V25
Akai MPK Mini MKII
What customers say about "Size & Weight"
Alesis V25 25-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
- It's nice and compact.
- This really is so compact. Ths build quality is remarkable!
- A compact versatile instrument.
- The 25-key keyboard very compact, robust and good quality.
- The size is ideal, compact and looks nice.
Akai MPK Mini MKII USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
- This keyboard is small, compact yet also very usable.
- It's very compact and you can easily put it in your backpack.
- Like the size, the colour very compact and easy to carry around.
- Compact and powerful, great product.
- Very compact and can fit with my laptop bag.
Features
Display Type
No
No
Mixing Capabilities
Yes
Yes
Equalizer
Yes
Yes
Drum Pads
Yes
Yes
Recording Feature
Yes
Yes
MIDI
Yes
Yes
USB Port(s)
Yes
Yes
Power Source
USB
USB
Extras
Dedicated Octave Up and Octave Down buttons, Pitch and modulation wheels, Ableton Live Lite 9, Xpand!2 by AIR Music Tech
Pitchbend/Mod Joystick, Note Repeat button, Full Level button, Dedicated Octave Up and Octave Down buttons, 8 assignable Q-Link knobs, Built-in arpeggiator
What customers say about "Features"
Alesis V25 25-Key USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
- Easy to connect, via usb cable, and very versatile.
- It came with a number of very useful downloadable programs.
- It connected to my laptop without any issues.
- The build quality is very good.
- The pads are very responsive and reveals a soft touch.
Akai MPK Mini MKII USB MIDI Keyboard Controller
- Very compact, well built.
- Smooth sound, lots of customization opportunities.
- 8 Programmable pads super useful.
- Joystick is nice for modulation.
- Very easy to set up with hundreds of options to mix and produce sounds.
Warranty / Certifications
Manufacturer Warranty
1 year(s)
1 year(s)
Certifications
CE
CE
Other Information
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