KVR Audio

Goseba · Post by **Goseba** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:58 am

This looks just the thing for the train ride to and from work each day! Two hours extra music time a day.

http://www.akaipro.com/ipk25

Biopharmer · Post by **Biopharmer** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:00 am

I like, saw something EXACTLY like this earlier today.

yeah this:

http://www.ionaudio.com/idiscoverkeyboard

are they both from the same company?

dan_s · Post by **dan_s** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:01 am

Yea I saw this today too. It looks like it could be fun, though, I need to read more about it.

I wonder if it will it work with other iphone apps?

loungedumore · Post by **loungedumore** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:51 am

Biopharmer wrote: are they both from the same company?

Yes . Ion is Numark/Alesis's generic outlet ... kinda like Kroger frosted flakes .

I do believe the keys and wills will work for other apps as that has more to do with the iPhone SDK than the apps , but obviously the buttons won't unless the app has a user setup .

loungedumore · Post by **loungedumore** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 4:53 am

If korg is smart they will do this with the DS-10 . Hell they should of followed the Microkorg with something like this as v2....

dadaumpa · Post by **dadaumpa** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 3:06 pm

Biopharmer wrote:are they both from the same company?

URLs for the product overviews:

(AKAI) .../stuff/contentmgr/file/21/a386xxxxc46f/file/ipk25.pdf

(ION) .../stuff/contentmgr/file/32/83d7xxxx5245/file/idiscover_keyboard_2010_ion_product_overview.pdf

I see a pattern...

[edit: oh, ok, I see loungedumore knew already, nevermind

]

cheers,
Aldo

dan_s · Post by **dan_s** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:30 pm

Its going to be about $100 with a voucher for the App included.

Download SOphist · Post by **Download SOphist** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 11:37 pm

Goseba wrote:This looks just the thing for the train ride to and from work each day! Two hours extra music time a day.

two hours in the train each day?

that's got to be tough...

sophtrazor · Post by **sophtrazor** » Sat Jan 16, 2010 12:02 am

Download SOphist wrote:
Goseba wrote:This looks just the thing for the train ride to and from work each day! Two hours extra music time a day.
two hours in the train each day? that's got to be tough...

hell yeah that sounds like sh*te

I got one of those LPK25 just to get out of the house on the laptop

they perfect for the situation as my house (still living with my parents) is

sucking the creative energy from my being

nathan_h · Post by **nathan_h** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 11:46 pm

It sounds like the only iphone instrument that will work with this keyboard is the Akai software that comes with it. That is, you won't be able to use nlog, or any of the cool synths you may already have, with this keyboard.

BUT, if developers choose to, they can use an API that Akai is making available to enable other iphone apps to respond to this keyboard, too.

Anyone know of any third party iphone instrument makers who plan to upgrade their offering to work with the Akai keyboard?

dan_s · Post by **dan_s** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 12:11 am

I follow this blag - http://the-palm-sound.blogspot.com/

he is pretty current with whats happening with iphone, et al, apps.

I thought I had read that the iPK will work with other synths. If not, i'm sure many developers will upgrade their code for it.

nathan_h · Post by **nathan_h** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:05 am

Thanks for the tip. I didn't find the Akai mentioned but it looks like a fast moving blog.

I think the answer is "yes and yes": Other apps will work with it, but they will require an update by each app's developer in order to do so.

dan_s · Post by **dan_s** » Wed Jan 20, 2010 2:24 am

theres a couple quick videos on there but they are probably from a few days ago which means like 50 posts down cause theres probably 10 new a day.

Akai iPK25