Install, update and remove VST plugins on a modded Akai MPC or Force from your Android device. No computer, no SSH commands: connect over Wi-Fi, tick plugins from the catalog, press Install.
- Download
mpc-installer-<version>-android.apkfrom the project's releases and open it on the phone. Allow installing from your browser or Files app when Android asks. - Phone and MPC on the same Wi-Fi. Open MPC Installer, type the MPC's IP address and root password, tap Connect.
- Tick plugins, choose the drive under Install to (tap Create Synths folder if it has none), tap Install…, confirm. Save your project first: MPC restarts. Keep the app open until it says Done.
Full user manual with pictures: MPC-Installer-Android-Manual.pdf
Tested by the author on a real MPC OS device from an Android phone (a Galaxy S23 Ultra); other devices and phones are untested, so reports and issues are welcome.
Download the latest release from the releases page.
Install steps:
- Open the APK on your Android device
- Allow installing from your browser or Files app when Android asks
- Play Protect may ask for a scan - this is normal for sideloaded apps
Note: If you installed an earlier test build, uninstall it once; releases from v1.0.0 on are signed with the project's own key and update in place.
- Android 6.0+
- Phone and MPC on the same Wi-Fi
- Root SSH access on the MPC
- Internet on the phone for the catalog and plugin downloads (they come from sd88me/mpc-vst-plugins)
See the Build section in tools/android/README.md for detailed instructions. The basic command is:
tools/android/build_apk.sh <version> [out.apk]MIT License, see LICENSE.
Built on the desktop installer from sd88me/mpc-vst-plugins (tag desktop-v0.5.4). Catalog and plugin zips come from that project. Unofficial, not affiliated with Akai Professional. Use at your own risk.