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Akai SynthStation I-Phone thingie


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OK, I was in GC the other day- the sign said $24.99 so I took it to the checkout. That sale price ended two days prior, so I didn't argue and paid $42.99. I took it immediately to a jam session and just about got my money's worth already, so I'm not complaining. Anyway, I am going nuts trying to find the proper USB cable for this thing. Does anybody in KSS land know the proper nomenclature for the USB cable?

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Quote Originally Posted by Gus Lozada View Post
Per the Quick Start Guide:



If the cable is like the one needed for the LPK 25, you will need a cable which is not only meant for power-charging a device, but also for DATA. A standard mini-USB cable, that is.
Thanks. Very hard to find in the one horse town I live in. I had to borrow one from my IT department.

That being said- does anybody have a clue how to use this thing to it's full potential? I mean, it works fine with the Akai Synthstation app. I understand that the latest rev uses CoreMidi. I thought that this would allow me to play other apps with this keyboard. There is not a single reference to CoreMidi in the documentation. In fact, there is very little documentation ( a quickstart guide and a few paragraphs of help on the app itself).
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Quote Originally Posted by Gus Lozada View Post
Yes, it is CoreMIDI compatible smile.gif
You can open any CoreMidi-compatible app and play it with the SS25.

It is also a USB MIDI Controller for your computer, that's why you need the MINI USB Cable!

SynthStation (software) Quick Start Guide
Thanks again, but....
I have both Alchemy and Animoog loaded on my iTouch. I can't get either one of these to respond to the SS25 keyboard. The quickstart guide that you linked to doesn't mention coreMIDI. Any ideas?
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Quote Originally Posted by piano39 View Post
Thanks again, but....
I have both Alchemy and Animoog loaded on my iTouch. I can't get either one of these to respond to the SS25 keyboard. The quickstart guide that you linked to doesn't mention coreMIDI. Any ideas?
Oh Crap... I was talking bull$h1t... Sorry. I have the SS 49 and it is indeed CoreMIDI.
The iPhones are different (given they don't take USB ports like the iPAD with the "Camera Connection Kit").

I apologize. facepalm.gif


Found this:

Unlike the Synthstation49, the smaller 25 key version for the iPhone does not support CoreMIDI, instead relying it
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