• Adds support for the SynthStation25 keyboard to your music app
  • Provides app users with hardware control over pitch bend, modulation,note entry and more
  • Extends the capabilities of your music apps at no cost to you

The SynthStation SDK (formerly AkaiConnect SDK) is a tool for music app developers that allows a direct connection to Akai Pro's SynthStation25 performance keyboard controller. Using SynthStation SDK in your iPhone or iPod Touch app not only makes your app expandable, it enables your users to fully express themselves and capture every nuance of performance. The SynthStation SDK is available to approved Akai developers free of charge.


Apps Supporting SynthStation25


MidiVision is a real-time MIDI capture, filter and analysis tool for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. If you need to see what any MIDI device is sending (or not), then using MidiVision on your supported iOS device provides a simple, handy and extremely portable solution. No need to lug a computer to your MIDI rig anymore.

MidiBridge is a backgroundable virtual MIDI patchbay/router that interconnects all MIDI interfaces (external, virtual and network) on an iOS device at a fraction of the cost of equivalent hardware.


Epic Synth is a polyphonic synthesizer inspired by classic synths of the 1980s. Epic Synth's simple and effective sound architecture stood the test of time. It's simple enough for beginners to learn about synthesis yet powerful enough to satisfy experienced sound modellers.

iVoxel is a combination of a voice optimized synthesizer and a vocoder with an unprecedented intelligibility. The vocoder part is based on the Matrix vocoder from VirSyn used by many famous artists - one of them the well known german group Kraftwerk.


Use NanoStudio to sample, synthesize, sequence and master a complete track on the move. Record your ideas in real time, mix synth layers with samples, arrange using its intuitive sequencer and add real time effects to bring your mix alive. Export your work to continue creating when you get back home.

NLog is a professional level software synthesizer for the iPhone & iPod touch devices. NLog includes 96 factory sounds including a fresh new sound set by trance producer 7-skies. Customize the keyboard to your personal style, enjoy Poly, Mono and Legato modes and more.


NLog MIDI Synth Pro is an iPad version of Tempo Rubato's nLog Synth app, complete with larger screen graphics and support for CoreMIDI and Apple's Camera Connection Kit.

Learn to play the piano, create your own songs and even sing to your compositions! 50in1 Piano lets you do all that with one single app! It combines a piano keyboard, 50 studio-quality instruments, 100 piano lessons, real-time effects, 100 beat loops and a user-friendly interface.


Music Studio is the only complete music production environment for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. It combines a piano keyboard, 90 studio-quality instruments, a 128-track sequencer, a piano roll editor, real-time effects and an incredibly user-friendly interface.

Developed in Australia during the ’70s and ’80s, the Fairlight CMI (Computer Musical Instrument) was the first commercial sampler and screen-based rhythm sequencer. Now you can have, in your pocket or on your iPad, a piece of history developed by Fairlight staff who worked on the CMI in the ’80s.


Sinusoid is an 8-bit music tracker/sequencer sound toy. It has four channels: Two sine, one square and one drum channel. Sound controls include attack, decay and tremolo. It also includes copy, paste, save and load and is inspired by retro games and long forgotten trackers.

Kinetic is a music instrument, for iPhone & iPod touch, inspired by the inside of a maracas. However, Kinetic is not a percussive instrument. Notes are represented by bouncing balls that make sounds when they hit a wall and gravity is determined by the location of your device, using the accelerometer. Switch between scenes in order to create notes or chord structures. You can even use your own samples.


Inspired by the toy sampling keyboards of the 1980’s, sir Sampleton takes samples recorded from your iPhone’s microphone and allows you to save them, add beats, and tweak settings like vibrato, note trail length, and sample time. Sample your voice, musical instruments, or objects you find around the house; sir Sampleton’s classic low-fi sound and simple functionality will put it at the core of your mobile music production.

The highly tweakable Argon app from iceGear is a monophonic virtual analog synthesizer you can use to create stunning new sounds using its three oscillators, step sequencer, and delay and filter effects. 128 factory presets are included and you can even create sounds that mimic a human voice. Get this essential element for SynthStation25 today.


Another chemistry experiment from iceGear is Xenon. iceGear—not satisfied with the 54 protons that Xenon normally contains—has packed this groove synthesizer app with a polyphonic hybrid synthesizer, 2 x VA monophonic synthesizer, polyphonic PCM synthesizer, rhythm machine, sequencer, mixer and a whopping 363 sound presets.



To get started as an Akai Pro Developer:

  1. Send an email to us at . Include:
    • Your company name
    • Your name, phone number and preferred email contact
    • The names of any apps you have already developed
    • As much information as you can provide about the app you wish to make compatible with Akai Pro's SynthStation25 hardware
  2. Upon review of your submission you will be provided with an Non-disclosure agreement (NDA).
  3. Read, sign and fax the completed NDA to (401) 658-3640 ATTN: Developer Relations.

Once approved you will be provided with the SynthStation SDK and supporting materials to promote your app's new capabilities. If you implement the SynthStation SDK, we will need logos, copy (50 words or less) and screenshots to help us to promote your app with SynthStation25 support online.

Thanks in advance for your submissions!

- Akai Pro Developer Relations Team