MPC5000 reviews, bug reports and fellow user support on the most recent standalone, hardware MPC from Akai
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By czarmusik Sun Sep 27, 2009 7:54 pm
Everyone is complaining about the os being clumsy... Can we get a hold of JJ and front him some $$ to improve the os or does anyone know if a new akai OS is going to be out soon. Or maybe if we got enough people together we could find some programmer out there willing to work on it i wouldn't think the os is that complicated and if anyone can track down as much info as possible about the code..
By jellyjim Fri Oct 02, 2009 11:43 pm
jj os only happened because jj was the original 1k os developer who should have finished it in the first place before scooting off from akai

the 5k os was developed by a different team, here in the uk in fact, and no code has ever nor is ever likely to be leaked or released

so no, 5k updates will only ever come through official channels
By b-righteous Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:18 am
Funny, JJ's side of the story is that he was let go when Numark bought Akai. Then the guy he was under was contracted to finish the OS and was never paid despite the fact that he continued working to finish the OS after not receiving the pay that was agreed to. Then Numark put the 1k on the market before the OS was done and never paid up!

Judging by the behavior of JJ vs Numark, you can guess who's side I believe.
By 4dahaterz Sat Oct 03, 2009 6:08 am
jellyjim wrote:jj os only happened because jj was the original 1k os developer who should have finished it in the first place before scooting off from akai


Im not saying you are lying, but im asking, how did he develop the MPC 2500 OS as well then that he has? If he was let go on the MPC 1000.... the MPC 2500 didnt come out til 2 years later
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By Askia Shaheed Sat Oct 03, 2009 11:58 am
4dahaterz wrote:
jellyjim wrote:jj os only happened because jj was the original 1k os developer who should have finished it in the first place before scooting off from akai


Im not saying you are lying, but im asking, how did he develop the MPC 2500 OS as well then that he has? If he was let go on the MPC 1000.... the MPC 2500 didnt come out til 2 years later


All this information is already in one or more threads in the forum. JJ reportedly did work on the original Akai MPC 1000 OS. The MPC 2500 OS is nearly identical with additional features added.
By 4dahaterz Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:30 pm
Askia Shaheed wrote:
4dahaterz wrote:
jellyjim wrote:jj os only happened because jj was the original 1k os developer who should have finished it in the first place before scooting off from akai


Im not saying you are lying, but im asking, how did he develop the MPC 2500 OS as well then that he has? If he was let go on the MPC 1000.... the MPC 2500 didnt come out til 2 years later


All this information is already in one or more threads in the forum. JJ reportedly did work on the original Akai MPC 1000 OS. The MPC 2500 OS is nearly identical with additional features added.


well, im not actually caring enough to go searching for it or those particular threads, I just asked the question on here because the statement was made, thats the reason why i made the statement in the fashion that i did... but thanks for the response Askia, although, i dont care enough about the topic to search for its threads
By diegoeskryptic Sun Oct 04, 2009 1:00 am
The following translates into English the comment which JJ obtained from HAYASHI.

JJ is no comment about this.

HAYASHI-> JJ -> MURAI->stan

The comment of HAYASHI
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I am HAYASHI.
I am not JJ.
The name of JJ is HASEGAWA.
JJ was my assistant.
He wrote a part of code of MPC.
I am not the employee of AKAI.
I am the manager of a software developer.
My company had contracted with AKAI (JP).

I wrote MPC2000, MPC2000XL, and the code of MPC4000, MPC1000, and MPC2500.
These were not necessarily written by only me.
I am only the member of a team.

"Akai professional" was a Japanese company.
November 30, 2005.
AKAI(JP) went bankrupt suddenly.
The engineer of AKAI (JP) lost his job.
I also lost my job.

After one week.
Since the same amount of money as former was paid from AKAI (USA), there was a request "Continue work."
I decided to continue this work.

There were two things for which money is not remitted even if it sends a bill.
I and AKAI (USA) had trouble.
The end of April, 2006.
I sent the bill for April to AKAI (USA).
Money was not remitted even if two week had passed.
There was also no connection.
It was the 3rd time now.
I asked AKAI (USA).
AKAI(USA): -- "discount Pleas whose wages of yours are too high."
I told AKAI(USA) good-bye.

OS (MPC2500) of my last was released immediately.
I was surprised, because I will not do work of AKAI from now on.
But they have released without testing the OS.
Correction of a bug will generate a new bug.
This is repeated and, finally a bug is lost.
It took in three years until OS of MPC2000XL was stabilized.
I do not make a bug intentionally.
A bug is generated even if it does not carry out it.
The number of the bugs of MPC4000 was about 1800.
The number of the bugs of MPC1000 was about 800.
These are the bugs in the middle of development.
These are set to 0 and released.
A new bug is still discovered.
It was required for six more months to stabilize MPC2500.
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After three weeks June, 2006.
I got to know the bug of "SYSTEM ERROR".
I told the agency (japan) of AKAI (USA) as follows.
USA -- "please correct" -- if it says, I will correct.
However, the reply did not come.
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[he even broke the MTC on the MPC2500 before he left us].
When a new bug is corrected, it is an everyday occurrence for the portion which was operating normally to break.
AKAI should correct any bugs.
The engineer who went away is irresponsible.

As for MPC1000, two persons' software engineer other than me wrote the code.
They went away two years ago.
The serious bug existed also in the code which they produced.
I corrected them all.
After I go away, the engineer of AKAI should correct.

When asking me for correction of a bug, I corrected it.
You did not do it.

[he stole our code].
I want AKAI (USA) to cancel about this affair.
May, 2006.
AKAI (USA) and AKAI (JP) had fought for the ownership of the OS code.
I do not know whether it was ended whether the argument would continue now.
I had contracted with AKAI (JP).
When was the contract ended?
I think that it is an important problem.
I have not contracted with AKAI (USA).

P.S
I liked work of MPC.
I think that highest MPC2500 was made when continuing.
The staff of MPC is good people.
They love MPC.
It is not their responsibility that a bug is not repaired.

Since AKAI (USA) did not treat me carefully, I went away.
I will not be concerned with MPC from now on.

HAYASHI
By BxJaze Mon Oct 05, 2009 2:04 am
Does anyone know enough of this JJOS on the 2500 to tell me how it measures up to the 5000? I'm curious about features, not so much bugs/fixes.

Just wondering what all the fuss is about. Sure I hear all the time that JJ's OS is much better, and makes the machine much easier to work with and all...but any specifics?