Akai Professional mpk 49 Software Guide

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Vyzex MPK49 Firmware Upgrade PDF 
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1. Enable The MIDI Monitor 
Vyzex MPK49 has the ability to download any standard SYX file to your instrument. While this feature is 
normally used to restore preset backups made with other third-party MIDI utilities such as Midi OX or SysEx 
Librarian, it also works to send firmware updates to MPK49 that are packaged as SYX files. 
 
MPK49’s typical firmware file is quite large by SYX standards, and will take some time for your computer to 
send to the instrument: Once Vyzex transmits the file, you should monitor the download progress on both 
MPK49’s front panel display and through the Vyzex application. This requires that you go to the Vyzex 
Options menu and enable the MIDI Monitor as shown here: 
  
 
If you are following along with your MPK49, you are now ready to choose the firmware file.