The Aksy project does sound interesting, but I'm not sure what it has to do with the 4000's OS. Everyone works in different ways, so I agree with some points from Renich and Adversary. I find ak.sys very usefull for file operation and heavy program editing, so I could benefit from a better version. But when it comes to making music, its all the MPC's OS/hardware which is what you buy it for.
From what I gathered, there were 3 directions to take on the OS:
1) get the source from akai
2) reverse engineer
3) make a new one
Attempts at getting the source failed. Too bad because this really is the only ideal method to bug fix and add features. The only route I see is to save up a LOT of money and buy Akai Pro or convince them to sell you the source.
Haven't heard on gathering tools or attempting to reverse engineer.
Haven't heard on gathering tools or attempting to start a new OS.
So kind of doubt that will go anywhere unless I missed something. I personally don't think making a new OS is an option. It would be a fun project to toy around with, but it could never be an option to upgrade the existing 4k, it would be a completely different thing. Reverse engineering is not easy, and is typically used for small hacks, not for heavy coding and piling on features. All methods could render your MPC useless with one small mistake without the right tools.
... so why has the funds to buy akai?
