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-  akai lpd8 midi forwarder/router
-  -- 
-  Usage: lpd8 [options]
-
-  Options:
-
-    -h, --help          output usage information
-    -V, --version       output the version number
-    -c, --conf [value]  LPD8 config file
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+### akai lpd8 midi-websocket forwarder/router
+
+<img src="http://cdn.rekkerd.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/akai_lpd8.jpg" width="100%"/>
+
+runs websockets on [spacebrew](http://docs.spacebrew.cc)
+
+  ```
+  Usage: lpd8 [options]
+
+  Options:
+
+    -h, --help          output usage information
+    -V, --version       output the version number
+    -c, --conf [value]  LPD8 config file
+```
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