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In case the NAMM Show Mother Load didn’t get you enough gear porn goodness from the 2009 NAMM Show, here’s a nice collection of NAMM photos from Jay Smith of Livid Instruments.

Livid makes a very nice line of VJ/DJ controllers, and it shows in Smith’s extreme gear shots of Akai’s APC40 controller for Live, Akai’s MPK keyboard, the Alesis MasterControl, Arturia’s Factory Experience and other sexy beasts released at the Winter NAMM Show.

via Peter Kirn at CDM

2009 NAMM Show: Akai has announced the MPK 25, the latest addition to its MPK series of keyboard controllers with MPC pads.

Features:

• 25-key, semi-weighted keyboard with aftertouch
• 12 MPC pads
• Q-Link controls
• MPC technology
• Arpeggiator with six different modes
• USB class compliant which means it does not require custom drivers to work with Mac or PC computers and will work with all MIDI recording
• Comes with Ableton Live Lite Akai Edition software

The MPK25 offers extensive assignable controls through its Q-Link section. The MPK25 gives players 32 parameters of hands-on control through 12 virtual knobs and four virtual buttons, each of which can access two different banks of assignment via a bank-change control.

The MPK25 will be available in Q2 at an MSRP of $399.99 and an estimated street price of $299.99.