Akai Professional (http://synthstationapp.com/) has released SynthStation25, a musical keyboard controller designed for the iPhone and iPod touch. This portable, 25-note mini-keyboard features a built-in dock for the Apple devices.

The SynthStation25 transforms iPhone or iPod touch into a portable music production studio for mobile music creation. This MIDI keyboard controller gives your handheld device a two-octave set of piano keys and professional audio outputs, and it integrates perfectly with the Akai Pro SynthStation app and select third party apps. Apr 02, 2011  April 2, 2011 April 2, 2011 synthhead iPods & Portable Media Players, MIDI Controllers Akai, Akai Synthstation25, iPhone music software Related 4.

It also 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/down, part-select and patch-select. The SynthStation25 also features a RCA stereo-line output and a headphone output for monitoring and recording audio. The SynthStation25 also has a USB MIDI output that can be used to control any MIDI music software on a Mac or PC.

The SynthStation25 is available now from pro audio and musical instrument retailers and has a U.S. Canon pixma mp495 installation software for mac. retail price of $299. It works with version 1.20 or higher of Akai Professional’s own SynthStation app, available at the Apple App Store. The latest app version 1.21, which includes iOS 4 compatibility and improved graphics, is a free upgrade for existing SynthStation app owners and is sale priced at US$1.99 for new users for a limited time.