mpckit/tools/checkpoint-a

Device checkpoint A

Projects written by the Go writer (internal/xpj, internal/project, internal/export), for build plan section 7, checkpoint A. The builder is a Go program, so the same command works in cmd, PowerShell and sh. It needs only Go.

From the repo root (in cmd, PowerShell or sh):

go run ./tools/checkpoint-a

That writes mpckit-checkpoint-a.zip in the current folder. To also write the projects unzipped, for example straight onto the device's card (here drive E:):

go run ./tools/checkpoint-a -folder E:\

Options: -zip FILE (zip path), -folder DIR (also write the projects there), -force (replace projects already in that folder). Without -force, projects already in the folder are left alone and nothing is written there.

Samples come from testdata/device/DemoFile_[ProjectData]. The test tones are generated in tone.go and are the same tone as the WAV test pack: 0.8 s at 440 Hz, then a 0.2 s beep an octave higher as an end marker. The plain 44.1 kHz 16-bit mono tone is byte-identical to that pack's control file.

Each risky item is in its own project, so one that fails to load does not hide the others.

Projects and what to check

MpckitKit: kit, tuning extremes, choke, lengths (A1, A2, A3, A5)

Pad	Sample	Setting
A1	kick
A2	snare
A3	hat 1	mute group 1
A4	hat 2	mute group 1
B1	bass (C)	none: the reference pitch
B2	bass	-24 semitones
B3	bass	+24 semitones
B4	bass	-90 cents
B5	bass	+90 cents
B6	bass	-24 semitones, -90 cents
B7	bass	+24 semitones, +90 cents

Sequences: 1 "One Bar" (120 BPM, 1 bar), 2 "Long" (120 BPM, 64 bars).

1. The project loads; A1-A4 and B1 play.
2. B2-B7 show the tuning in the table and sound shifted against B1 (two octaves down/up for B2/B3, just under a semitone for B4/B5).
3. A3 and A4 cut each other off. Note the highest mute group number the device's pad settings offer.
4. Sequence 1 shows 1 bar and sequence 2 shows 64 bars; both loop at their length.

MpckitMute: high mute group numbers (A3)

A1 and A2 (hats) in group 16; A3 and A4 in group 1.

1. Does the project load?
2. What group does each pad show? Do A1/A2 choke each other, and A3/A4?

The 2026-11-10 run used groups 16 and 32, built from commit f36cda3. Since the device's limit turned out to be 16, MPCkit now refuses 32 and this project uses 1 and 16.

MpckitTempo: BPM extremes (A5)

Kick on A1. Sequences: 1 "Slow" 30 BPM, 2 "Fast" 300 BPM, 3 "Very Slow" 20 BPM, 4 "Very Fast" 999 BPM (2 bars each).

1. Does the project load?
2. What BPM does each sequence show? (20 and 999 are probably outside the device's range: note whether it clamps them, and to what. Also note the device's own BPM range from its tempo control.)

MpckitWav: extensible WAV headers (section 7, "Not yet tested")

Pad	File
A1	44.1 kHz 16-bit mono, plain header (control)
A2	48 kHz 24-bit stereo, extensible header
A3	44.1 kHz 16-bit stereo, extensible header
A4	44.1 kHz 16-bit mono, extensible header

1. The project loads, and A2-A4 match A1 in pitch and length, with the end beep heard.

Results

Run on the MPC Sample on 2026-11-10 by bajdev (pack built from commit f36cda3). All four projects loaded and passed. Also recorded in the format doc (section 7) and the build plan (section 7).

Project	Loads	Result
MpckitKit	yes	All pads, tuning extremes, the group-1 choke and the 1 and 64-bar sequences work as expected.
MpckitMute	yes	A1/A2 (group 16) choke each other; A3/A4 (written as group 32) choke each other. Editing A3 or A4's group on the device starts it at 16.
MpckitTempo	yes	All four sequences work, including 20 and 999 BPM.
MpckitWav	yes	All four pads work and sound the same: extensible headers are accepted.

Device mute group range: none (0) to 16. Device BPM range: 20 to 999 (the tempo control's limits).