~/log/audio-and-wearables/deep88-mpc3000-os
MPC3000 OS 3.4 Track Mute Edition
Akai MPC3000 sampler and sequencer (1994, last official OS 3.12)
open write-up and download ↗ deep88.com
- ai
- chatgpt
- evidence
- report
- reviewed
Deep88 wanted a track mute page on the MPC3000 for about twenty years. Akai’s last OS is 3.12, so he built one himself on top of it: track mute, note repeat, sampling while the sequencer runs, incremental chop, bit crush, normalize, mute groups and a setup menu. It boots from a floppy or a Gotek drive and leaves the stock OS alone. Free, as is, “in the spirit of the old internet”.
- ai
- From the page: "A free unofficial OS modification by Deep88 with help from ChatGPT", made "with ChatGPT's honestly insane help and a whole lot of trial and error". Developed and first tested in MAME's MPC3000 emulator.
- caveats
- Binaries only, no source. The author calls it experimental: back everything up, save settings to the boot floppy, and expect mute groups to be ignored by other OS versions. The filter and drive effects slow the machine down.
- evidence
- Detailed write-up with downloads, no code. Covered by Matrixsynth, November 2026.
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