artworkjamal wrote:trying to find out the reason for upgrading the OS is ther substantial differences between old operationing system
upgrading the o.s. from what?
which version do you run?
If the latest version you runnin' is 1.7 or older - than you must be kiddin', right?
Don't get me wrong - I don't wanna step on your toes, but if you are who you pretend to be, than as a seasoned engineer it would have been an easy thing to download the pdf manual and see if there's a difference.
I think that there is (or at least was) a comparison chart on akai's website.
We usually get such questions from noobs - but to find an answer would have been easier than typing your initial post.
But if you want a short answer, basically....................
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YES - there's a lot of differences between old and new os.
take a serious look at the new manual.
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