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MPC2000 and 2000XL mod pack
Akai MPC2000 (1997) and MPC2000XL (1999)
open repo ↗ github.com
- ai
- none documented
- evidence
- public
- reviewed
Akai’s last OS for the MPC2000XL is version 1.20 from the early 2000s. Dariusz Chynek wrote eight assembly-level modifications: wider tuning, program transpose, mute groups, folders, a trim slider, track programs and sample regions. A macOS or Windows installer patches the owner’s own OS file into a new boot image; the MPC itself is untouched and the original stays.
- ai
- No AI credited. The repo contains an AGENTS.md written as instructions to coding agents, which suggests agent tooling in the workflow.
- caveats
- PolyForm Noncommercial licence, so source-available rather than open source. The published source is for reading and lacks the data to rebuild a firmware; the installer is a binary. The regions mod is experimental. Do not install to a flash ROM expansion.
- evidence
- Source published September 2026, installer 2.1 in October 2026, about 20 stars. Covered by Synthtopia and Sonic State.
- github
- 23 stars, last commit 2026-09-20. As of 2026-11-15. Stars show interest, not safety.
Code or detailed materials are published. Says nothing about safety, quality or maintenance. Not tested by unshittify. Added by unshittify. Wrong or out of date? Send a correction.