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NAMM 2010: Akai iPK25 and APC20 in pictures

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By Chris Wickett published 14 January 2010

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The Akai APC20

The Akai APC20

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Angle number two

Angle number two

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APC20 rear panel

APC20 rear panel

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Akai iPK25

Akai iPK25

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The SynthStation app

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The SynthStation app boasts three different synths plus drum kits, built-in effects and filters, an arpeggiator and even an X/Y pad. It sounds surprisingly nice and althought there were some lag issues, the iPK25 is still at the prototype stage.

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The control panel

The control panel

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iPK25 rear panel

iPK25 rear panel

Estimated street price for the iPK25 is $99 and it'll ship from March. The SynthStation iPhone app will be on the Apple App Store later this month.

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