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The Akai MPK Mini Play is a popular MIDI Controller. While it has internal sounds, the MPK's USB port provides MIDI only. It does not send audio over USB. | The Akai MPK Mini Play is a popular MIDI Controller. While it has internal sounds, the MPK's USB port provides MIDI only. It does not send audio over USB. To capture the MPK's internal sounds, you need to route its audio output to an audio input device such as an audio interface. | ||
To use it as a MIDI controller | == Using the MPK for MIDI == | ||
To use it as a MIDI controller: | |||
* Go to Loopy Pro's mixer. | |||
* Tap the + sign to add a mixer channel. | |||
* Choose Add MIDI to add the controller to Loopy Pro's mixer. | |||
* Route the MIDI to an AUv3 or IAA instrument by tapping on the + sign in the destination slot and choosing an instrument to receive the MIDI. | |||
== The video below shows how to add a controller and destination<youtube>0MSO5Mf9Aew</youtube>Using the MPK's Internal Sounds == | |||
To capture the MPK's internal sounds, you need to connect the MPK's audio output to an audio interface connected to your iPhone or iPad. Here is a tutorial that shows how to use the MPK with Loopy Pro and an audio interface: <youtube>LitQMzD7tS0</youtube> | |||
[[Category:Hardware Integration]] | [[Category:Hardware Integration]] | ||
Revision as of 04:05, 19 May 2025
The Akai MPK Mini Play is a popular MIDI Controller. While it has internal sounds, the MPK's USB port provides MIDI only. It does not send audio over USB. To capture the MPK's internal sounds, you need to route its audio output to an audio input device such as an audio interface.
Using the MPK for MIDI
To use it as a MIDI controller:
- Go to Loopy Pro's mixer.
- Tap the + sign to add a mixer channel.
- Choose Add MIDI to add the controller to Loopy Pro's mixer.
- Route the MIDI to an AUv3 or IAA instrument by tapping on the + sign in the destination slot and choosing an instrument to receive the MIDI.
The video below shows how to add a controller and destinationUsing the MPK's Internal Sounds
To capture the MPK's internal sounds, you need to connect the MPK's audio output to an audio interface connected to your iPhone or iPad. Here is a tutorial that shows how to use the MPK with Loopy Pro and an audio interface:
