Akai MPK 49 Firmware Upgrade Manual
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Welcome to the Vyzex MPK49 Firmware Upgrade PDF. This is the very first release of the software, so please
remember to check back at the Akai Professional website (www.akaipro.com) for updates to the program and
to this document.
What are the minimum requirements?
PC
Windows XP and Vista. The program can also be adapted to run on Windows 2000 (see the
program's README.TXT) but this is not an officially supported platform and any modifications to
their Windows 2000 installation are exclusively the user's responsibility. P4 equivalent Processor
and up, 32-bit color graphics and 1024x768 or larger display.
MAC
OSX 10.4 and Up, Power PC G4, G5 and all Intel Processors. 1024x768 or larger display.
Why do I need to upgrade my MPK49 firmware?
Periodically, Akai Professional's engineers come across ways to improve their products: This can be in
response to feature requests, it could be in performance enhancements or it could also be to apply bug fixes.
When this occurs, the updated firmware is released from the Akai Professional website in the form of a
downloadable archive that users unpack and download to their instrument according to the instructions
supplied with the firmware file. When you update your product's firmware to the latest version you get the
best possible feature-set coupled with the most stable and reliable operation, so it's almost always a good
idea to upgrade your product's firmware when a new release becomes available.
You can find out your current MPK49 firmware by pressing the 'GLOBAL' button on MPK49's front panel and
then the '>' key 11 times until you see 'Ver X.XX' in the LCD display. As of the writing of this document, the
current MPK49 version is 1.00, and this is the version that Vyzex MPK49 is certified to work with.
If you do not find any greater revision of the MPK49 firmware available from the Akai Professional website,
don't worry: This simply means you don't need to upgrade your firmware and can forget about this PDF
document until such time as a new MPK49 firmware version is released.
How do I upgrade my MPK49 firmware?
First you should ensure that Vyzex MPK49 is correctly installed and working without issues to edit your
MPK49. Although you can use third party tools
the facility to download firmware upgrades to your MPK49: This is the procedure covered in this
document.You should quit any MIDI port using music software you have running before you launch Vyzex
MPK49 to begin the upgrade process – This will avoid any possible conflicts between Vyzex and your other
MIDI software.
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- Page 1 When this occurs, the updated firmware is released from the Akai Professional website in the form of a downloadable archive that users unpack and download to their instrument according to the instructions supplied with the firmware file.
- Page 2 STEP 1: Changing Vyzex MPK49’s Preferences By default, Vyzex MPK49 will open every MIDI In and MIDI Out port on your computer and conduct a thorough search for your MPK49: When MPK49 has been found, Vyzex will set the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT ports it needs in order to communicate with MPK49 automatically.
- Page 3 THE PREFERENCES : STUDIO TAB There are two checked options here: The first enables auto-detection of MPK49’s MIDI Ports every time the program starts up, and the second forces the program to request valid data from MPK49 every time you create a blank SET file from scratch.
- Page 4 OK – Preferences changed… Now What? Now you can proceed with the firmware upgrade. Unzip the downloaded firmware update to your computer’s desktop and confirm there is a SYX file inside. Always read the accompanying doc or text file for special information regarding the new firmware, and if everything is in order you can proceed with the update.
- Page 5 1. Enable The MIDI Monitor Vyzex MPK49 has the ability to download any standard SYX file to your instrument. While this feature is normally used to restore preset backups made with other third-party MIDI utilities such as Midi OX or SysEx Librarian, it also works to send firmware updates to MPK49 that are packaged as SYX files.
- Page 6 2. Open the MIDI->Transmit MIDIX (.SYX) File Dialog When you select the MIDI->Transmit MIDIX (.SYX) item from the application’s menu, a file dialog will open prompting you to select the firmware SYX file. Navigate to this file through the dialog’s controls and click on it to select it as shown.
- Page 7 3. Witness the Upgrade in Progress This illustration has the non-essential parts of the Vyzex GUI ‘ghosted’ out to point out what you should look for in the Vyzex GUI when the upgrade is in progress. First there is the activity icon associated with the MIDI Out Port connected to MPK49: In the Windows XP screen capture above it is shown as USB Audio Device, but Vista and Mac OSX will display this port as MPK49 MIDI Port 1.
- Page 8 Now turn your attention to MPK49’s LCD display: It should be actively spinning along, reporting the current status of the update. When the download completes successfully you will see the following message on MPK49’s front panel display: Upgrade DONE PRESS ENTER Where XX could be any number depending on your firmware upgrade level.
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