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      <p class="eyebrow"><span class="badge">Beta</span> Version 0.5.3</p>
      <h1 id="about-title">MPCkit</h1>
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        Build Akai MPC Sample projects on your computer.
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        Drop WAV files onto pads, tune them, set mute groups and sequences,
        then export a project the device opens as it is. MPCkit can also load
        a project saved on the device, so you can change it on a bigger screen
        and send it back.
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           alt="The MPCkit window on the Pads tab: bank A's 16 pads, ten of them holding drum samples, with the settings for pad A3 (Closed Hat) on the right: play, tuning sliders and mute group.">
      <figcaption>Pads: eight banks of 16, with the selected pad's settings on the right.</figcaption>
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      <h2 id="features-title" class="section-title">Features</h2>
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          <h3>Pads and banks</h3>
          <p>All 128 pads in eight banks of 16. Drop a WAV on a pad to assign it, click to hear it, and drag pads to move, swap or copy them.</p>
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          <h3>Tuning and mute groups</h3>
          <p>Tune each pad by &plusmn;24 semitones and &plusmn;90 cents, and put pads in mute groups so they cut each other off, as on the device.</p>
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          <h3>Sequences</h3>
          <p>Up to 128 sequence slots, each with a name, tempo (20&ndash;999 BPM) and length in bars. Notes are recorded on the device.</p>
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          <h3>Load and export</h3>
          <p>Open a project saved on the device, edit it, and export to a folder (for example straight onto the card) or a zip.</p>
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          <h3>Native, small and offline</h3>
          <p>One small native app for Windows, macOS and Linux, built with Go. No installer, no account and no tracking. MPCkit never connects to the internet: your samples and projects stay on your computer.</p>
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             alt="The MPCkit window on the Sequences tab: six sequences in bank A (Intro, Verse 1, Verse 2, Outro, Chorus, Bridge), with the name, BPM and length of A1 on the right.">
        <figcaption>Sequences: one slot per pad, with name, tempo and length.</figcaption>
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      <h2 id="download-title" class="section-title">Download</h2>
      <p class="note">
        <strong>The 0.5 releases are betas for testing.</strong> Expect rough edges, and keep
        copies of projects you care about. Downloads will be listed here;
        until then, MPCkit can be built from source.
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          <div class="card-head"><h3>Windows</h3><span class="tag">10 &middot; 11</span></div>
          <p>Run <code>mpckit.exe</code>. If SmartScreen says &ldquo;Windows protected your PC&rdquo;, choose <strong>More info</strong>, then <strong>Run anyway</strong>. Uses the WebView2 runtime, which current Windows includes.</p>
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          <div class="card-head"><h3>macOS</h3><span class="tag">.app</span></div>
          <p>Move <code>mpckit.app</code> to Applications and open it. When macOS says it can't check the app, open <strong>System Settings &rarr; Privacy &amp; Security</strong> and choose <strong>Open Anyway</strong>.</p>
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          <div class="card-head"><h3>Linux</h3><span class="tag">GTK 4</span></div>
          <p>Make the file executable (<code>chmod +x mpckit</code>) and run it. Needs the GTK 4 and WebKitGTK 6.0 libraries from your distribution.</p>
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          <div class="card-head"><h3>From source</h3><span class="tag">Go &middot; Wails</span></div>
          <p>Go 1.26, Node.js and the Wails v3 CLI. The <a href="https://git.monoexp.com/bajdev/mpckit">README</a> has the steps.</p>
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      <p class="small">Builds aren't signed yet, which is why each system warns the first time you open MPCkit.</p>
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      <h2 id="disclaimer-title" class="section-title">Disclaimer</h2>
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        MPCkit is an independent project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by
        or supported by Akai Professional or inMusic Brands. Akai, MPC and MPC
        Sample are trademarks of their respective owners and are used here only
        to describe the device MPCkit works with.
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