Akai's software for the MPX8 sample pad doesn't talk directly to the device, but rather it edits SD cards which can contain KIT files that describe which sounds the buttons trigger. My first plan was to swap out sound files while playing to transition between one sample set and another. I might still be able to do this, but I could also add or modify configuration files that point toward different sounds.
I set to work adding new files. Akai provided a bulk converter that would make all sound files compatible with the device, but roughly ten percent of sounds I tried turned into unusable one-kilobyte files. Half of them didn't appear when I loaded them into the sample pad, and many of them had corruption errors. I may have added too many at once.
I looked at one of the KIT files and saw the file names assigned to the keys next to the relevant parameters, like the MIDI number and triggering style. Instead of going through Akai's software, which is cumbersome and click-heavy, I can update the entries manually with a text editor and upload them wirelessly.
Drum machine configuration file
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2022-03-02
I set to work adding new files. Akai provided a bulk converter that would make all sound files compatible with the device, but roughly ten percent of sounds I tried turned into unusable one-kilobyte files. Half of them didn't appear when I loaded them into the sample pad, and many of them had corruption errors. I may have added too many at once.
I looked at one of the KIT files and saw the file names assigned to the keys next to the relevant parameters, like the MIDI number and triggering style. Instead of going through Akai's software, which is cumbersome and click-heavy, I can update the entries manually with a text editor and upload them wirelessly.
The rest of the posts for this project have been arranged by date.
First time here?
Completed projects from year 1
Completed projects from year 2
Completed projects from year 3
Completed projects from year 4
Completed projects from year 5
Completed projects from year 6
Completed projects from year 7
Completed projects from year 8
Disclaimer for http://24hourengineer.blogspot.com and 24HourEngineer.com
This disclaimer must be intact and whole. This disclaimer must be included if a project is distributed.
All information on this blog, or linked by this blog, is not to be taken as advice or solicitation. Anyone attempting to replicate, in whole or in part, is responsible for the outcome and procedure. Any loss of functionality, money, property, or similar, is the responsibility of those involved in the replication.
All digital communication regarding the email address 24hourengineer@gmail.com becomes the intellectual property of Brian McEvoy. Any information contained within these messages may be distributed or retained at the discretion of Brian McEvoy. Any email sent to this address, or any email account owned by Brian McEvoy, cannot be used to claim property or assets.
Comments to the blog may be utilized or erased at the discretion of the owner. No one posting may claim property or assets based on their post.
This blog, including pictures and text, is copyright to Brian McEvoy.
2022-03-02
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