inMusic embraces modding with open-source MPC Sample Key
Original title: How Akai and Moog are embracing vibe-coded mods
inMusic CEO says toolbox includes SDKs and reset buttons to enable safe modding of samplers like MPC Sample Key.
inMusic, parent of Akai and Moog, is embracing the modding community by open-sourcing the MPC Sample Key code and providing a developer SDK. The company is seeding devices ahead of release and plans a Creator Lab at NAMM featuring 22 products. CEO Jack O’Donnell stressed keeping official software stable for stage use while giving tinkerers a reset button.
- MPC Sample Key code open-sourced for community mods
- SDK provided to ease modifications and reduce bricking risk
- NAMM Creator Lab for hands-on hacking of 22 new products
- Elektron bans links to modified firmware to prevent bricking
- Products
- MPC Sample KeyLXR-02
From the original article
3 min read at theverge.com
inMusic, the parent company of Akai, Moog, Native Instruments, and more, has decided to embrace the modding community. In an interview with The Verge, inMusic CEO Jack O'Donnell said, "We're going to provide a toolbox to the community, we're going to provide the inner workings of, say, an MPC or Sample so that people can do what they want."
By Terrence O’Brien · theverge.com
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