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Akaipro support MPD24 Vyzex instructions

19 August, 2008 - 14:44 — matt

Here are the instructions Akai Pro support team provided on how to use Vyzex software to install or upgrade the firmware into the actual mpd24 unit.

1) While the USB cord is disconnected from the MPD24 please push down <<, STOP and REC. while holding these three buttons down, connect your USB cord to the MPD24.

2) You should see UPGRADE "ERASE OK?" Press Enter (the knob to the bottom right side of the display). You should see "erasing OS" then "send sysex".

3) Open Vyzex.

4) Within Vyzex, please click on MIDI, a drop down menu will appear. Please choose MIDI in ports.

5) Please be sure that ONLY “USB Audio Device” is selected. Change the # of buffers to 8 and change the buffer size to 2500. Choose OK at the bottom of this window.

6) Please click on MIDI, a drop down menu will appear. Please choose MIDI out ports. PLEASE BE SURE THAT ONLY “USB AUDIO DEVICE” IS SELECTED.

7) Please click on MIDI, a drop down menu will appear. Please choose “Transmit MIDIX (.SYX) file…”. A window titled “CHOOSE MIDIX FILE TO SEND” will pop up.

8) Please locate the OS update file on your computer. This file is called “mpd24_v1_09.syx”. Click on this file and choose OPEN. The MPD24 should automatically update.

9) Please click the enter knob when the MPD24’s display reads DONE.

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19 August, 2008 - 20:43 — doonbop
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i tryed this matt but the system does not recognise the mpd24 because it cant find its drivers so it dosen't show up in the midi in or midi out ports of vyzex as a usb device. this means i cant upload the firmware to it. . Is their something i can do to make the system accept it ?

19 August, 2008 - 20:53 — matt
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Have you ever had a logitech usb webcam installed on that machine by the way?

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