[NAMM 2010] Akaï iPK25 AND SynthStation Studio FOR iPhone AND iPod Touch

[eikyô]

AKAI PROFESSIONAL ANNOUNCES iPK25 AND SynthStation Studio FOR iPhone AND iPod Touch

Keyboard Controller Works With Akai Pro Music Production App, Third-Party Apps

Cumberland, R.I. (Jan. 14, 2010) – Akai Professional, the name synonymous with music production, announces the iPK25 keyboard controller and the SynthStation Studio music production app, both for iPhone and iPod Touch. Akai Pro will unveil the iPK25 and SynthStation Studio at the 2010 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, booth 6400, January 14–17.

The iPK25 and SynthStation Studio transform a musician’s iPhone or iPod Touch into a portable music production studio for mobile music creation. While the SynthStation Studio app is powerful enough for professional musicians, virtually anyone can use it to easily create music. The app gives musicians three synthesizers for creating and modifying sonic textures used for melodies, chords and bass lines. Built around Akai Professional’s history in synthesis and drawing on the company’s newest MINIAK synth, the SynthStation Studio app sounds great and offers wide-ranging sonic flexibility with its virtual analog synthesis.

SynthStation Studio users can create and save sequences and complete songs. The app contains three different three-oscillator synths, and drum kits, which musicians can sequence and mix right in the SynthStation Studio. For creating melodic and accompaniment parts, the SynthStation Studio contains an arpeggiator with preset patterns, built-in effects and filters and an XY control interface for expressive control of key parameters.

The SynthStation Studio features an on-screen keyboard for use on the go. It is also designed for use with its companion keyboard, the iPK25. This 25-key MIDI keyboard features a built-in dock for the iPhone or iPod Touch. It gives users two octaves of velocity-sensitive, synth-action keys, pitch and modulation wheels, and physical buttons for the most commonly used controls including octave up and down and sound-bank selections. The iPK25 also features a stereo pair of RCA line outputs and a headphone output for connection to recording and sound reinforcement systems. The iPK25 also has a USB/MIDI output for use as a controller for other MIDI software on Mac or PC and MIDI hardware devices.

“The package of the iPK25 keyboard and the SynthStation Studio app transform the iPhone into a professional musical instrument,” said Adam Cohen, Director of Business Development, Akai Professional.

The iPK25 will be available from pro audio and musical instrument retailers in March 2010. It has a U.S. Retail Price of $199.00 and an estimated street price of $149.00 The SynthStation Studio app will be available from the iTunes App Store in January 2010.

iPhone and iPod are trademarks of Apple Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.

[eikyô]

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[alchemist]

Oh mon dieu, c'est la fin du monde

[Abel]

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mais c'est cotcot ça !!!!

je crois que nos instrument va ressemble de plus en plus a ces truc la dans le future misère

[alchemist]

je pense qu'Akai tire dans tous les sens pour vendre...

[leida]

Pas mieux !
Déjà, les derniers korg ressemblent de plus en plus à des jouets mattel, mini touches, look lego...
Que c'est moche !
Bien tristoune ces "nouveautés".

[spookyman]

Ca lui fait au moins un écran avec une relativement bonne résolution. Mais sinon, le look et le concept...ouaaaalaaaa quoi.

[eikyô]

Je suis d'accord avec vous mais je pense que les geeks et autres addicts de l'iPhone risquent de trouver ce produit génial, je ne serai pas surpris de voir des micros home studio a base de dock avec enceintes et ce type de clavier pour controler les applis dediees...


Au fait j'écris ce post depuis mon iPhone mais je ne craquerai pas forcément pour ce produit Akai

[alchemist]

je ne pense pas : un iPhone est petit, portable, maniable, se met dans une poche.

A partir du moment où tu utilises un contrôleur du genre, gros, encombrant, ... autant prendre un rack, un ordi, ... qui seront meilleurs niveau qualité sonore et puissance.

[Leo]

Le truc que je reproche à mon LPK25 (le tout petit clavier 25 notes d'Akai, concurrent du nanoKey de Korg), c'est l'absence de molettes de modulation/pitch bend. Celui-là les a, et peut être utilisé comme clavier pour n'importe quel DAW, youpi. Mais à côté de ça, il est deux fois plus gros, risque d'être bien plus cher, et le positionnement initial de l'engin et, comme dit plus haut, assez ridicule...