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JV-880 Emulator VST Plugin for MPC OS

mpc-vst-jv880 is custom firmware for the Akai Professional MPC Live, by @sd88me. Latest release v1.0.9 (November 2026), 17 stars on GitHub.

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  1. v1.0.9JV-880 1.0.9Latest2 files
    • ROM check in the installer app. The plugin now declares its ROM files, so the installer app's Your ROMs and files step checks each file before copying it into jv880-roms/roms/ (or roms/expansions/ for SR-JV80 cards). The 256 KB rom2 file is saved as jv880_rom2.bin whatever it is called; the other four files share sizes, so keep their names (jv880_rom1.bin, jv880_nvram.bin, jv880_waverom1.bin, jv880_waverom2.bin).
    • No change to the sound or the skin.

    Downloads: JV-880-1.0.9-mpc-armv7.zip for Gen1 MPC and Force, JV-880-1.0.9-mpc-aarch64.zip for Gen2 (MPC OS 3.x). Your ROMs in jv880-roms/roms/ are kept on upgrade.

  2. v1.0.8JV-880 1.0.82 files
    • Q-Links on track edit → automation now work. The wrapper no longer asks MPC to rebuild its parameter screen after every parameter write (sd88me/mpc-vst-plugins#486). Verified on a Force.
    • PLAY page: the macro knob values are no longer half hidden by the row below.

    Downloads: JV-880-1.0.8-mpc-armv7.zip for Gen1 MPC and Force, JV-880-1.0.8-mpc-aarch64.zip for Gen2 (MPC OS 3.x). Your ROMs in jv880-roms/roms/ are kept on upgrade.

  3. v1.0.7JV-880 1.0.72 files

    Title badge is now MINI-JV. First Gen2 (aarch64, MPC OS 3.x) build alongside the Gen1/Force armv7 zip. Requires your own JV-880 ROMs (docs/ROMS.md).

  4. v1.0.6JV-880 VST v1.0.61 file

    Roland JV-880 emulation with a native MPC skin: BANKS browser, one-page PLAY, tone editors.

    Requirements

    • A first-generation MPC OS standalone device (32-bit ARM, like the Force, MPC Live / Live II, One, X and Key 61). The installer refuses anything else. Newer models are untested.
    • Root shell access (SSH) to the device. Stock MPC OS doesn't offer this; you need a modded unit.
    • Tested on MPC OS with a Force. Installing plugins this way is unofficial: back up first, use at your own risk.

    Install (scripted)

    1. Unzip, then copy the whole folder to the device, e.g. scp -r JV-880-1.0.6 root@<device-ip>:/tmp/
    2. Run it: ssh root@<device-ip> sh /tmp/JV-880-1.0.6/install.sh

    The installer checks the device, stops MPC (save your project first), copies portable/sd88me - VST - JV-880/ (the plugin, its skin and its data, as one folder) into /sdcard/Synths, backs up MPC.settings, adds the plugin to MPC's plugin list from the folder's plugin-meta.xml and starts MPC again. Running it again upgrades in place, keeping your own files. An older install of this plugin (the previous layout, with the .so in /sdcard/vst) is replaced, not duplicated. -y skips the confirmation prompt; -t <folder> installs into another Synths folder (for example on a card).

    Your own files go in jv880-roms/ inside the plugin folder (/sdcard/Synths/sd88me - VST - JV-880/); the installer keeps them when you upgrade and uninstall, and moves them there from the old /sdcard/vst location if you had installed the plugin that way.

    Then add JV-880 to a track from the plugin browser (Instrument plugins). Its screen appears in the plugin view, and the Q-Links follow the page.

    Full instructions, including installing by hand, are in INSTALL.md inside the zip.


    Built by GitHub Actions from sd88me/mpc-vst-jv880@c950bf8 with mpc-vst-plugins@e15ce12.

  5. v1.0.5JV-880 VST v1.0.51 file

    Roland JV-880 emulation with a native MPC skin: BANKS browser, one-page PLAY, tone editors.

    Requirements

    • A first-generation MPC OS standalone device (32-bit ARM, like the Force, MPC Live / Live II, One, X and Key 61). The installer refuses anything else. Newer models are untested.
    • Root shell access (SSH) to the device. Stock MPC OS doesn't offer this; you need a modded unit.
    • Tested on MPC OS with a Force. Installing plugins this way is unofficial: back up first, use at your own risk.

    Install (scripted)

    1. Unzip, then copy the whole folder to the device, e.g. scp -r JV-880-1.0.5 root@<device-ip>:/tmp/
    2. Run it: ssh root@<device-ip> sh /tmp/JV-880-1.0.5/install.sh

    The installer checks the device, stops MPC (save your project first), copies portable/sd88me - VST - JV-880/ (the plugin, its skin and its data, as one folder) into /sdcard/Synths, backs up MPC.settings, adds the plugin to MPC's plugin list from the folder's plugin-meta.xml and starts MPC again. Running it again upgrades in place, keeping your own files. An older install of this plugin (the previous layout, with the .so in /sdcard/vst) is replaced, not duplicated. -y skips the confirmation prompt; -t <folder> installs into another Synths folder (for example on a card).

    Your own files go in jv880-roms/ inside the plugin folder (/sdcard/Synths/sd88me - VST - JV-880/); the installer keeps them when you upgrade and uninstall, and moves them there from the old /sdcard/vst location if you had installed the plugin that way.

    Then add JV-880 to a track from the plugin browser (Instrument plugins). Its screen appears in the plugin view, and the Q-Links follow the page.

    Full instructions, including installing by hand, are in INSTALL.md inside the zip.


    Built by GitHub Actions from sd88me/mpc-vst-jv880@111aa96 with mpc-vst-plugins@8dd6eab.

  6. v1.0.4JV-880 VST v1.0.41 file

    Fixes loading on MPC OS 2.x (glibc 2.32): the 1.0.3 build bound pthread and dladdr calls to GLIBC_2.34, which MPC OS 2.x lacks. This build needs only GLIBC_2.17. The installer also works on Hakai-enabled systems (service inmusic-mpc instead of acvs). No other plugin changes; your ROMs are kept.

    Roland JV-880 emulation with a native MPC skin: BANKS browser, one-page PLAY, tone editors.

    Requirements

    • A first-generation MPC OS standalone device (32-bit ARM, like the Force, MPC Live / Live II, One, X and Key 61). The installer refuses anything else. Newer models are untested.
    • Root shell access (SSH) to the device. Stock MPC OS doesn't offer this; you need a modded unit.
    • Tested on MPC OS with a Force. Installing plugins this way is unofficial: back up first, use at your own risk.

    Install (scripted)

    1. Unzip, then copy the whole folder to the device, e.g. scp -r JV-880-1.0.4 root@<device-ip>:/tmp/
    2. Run it: ssh root@<device-ip> sh /tmp/JV-880-1.0.4/install.sh

    The installer checks the device, stops MPC (save your project first), copies portable/sd88me - VST - JV-880/ (the plugin, its skin and its data, as one folder) into /sdcard/Synths, backs up MPC.settings, adds the plugin to MPC's plugin list from the folder's plugin-meta.xml and starts MPC again. Running it again upgrades in place, keeping your own files. An older install of this plugin (the previous layout, with the .so in /sdcard/vst) is replaced, not duplicated. -y skips the confirmation prompt; -t <folder> installs into another Synths folder (for example on a card).

    Your own files go in jv880-roms/ inside the plugin folder (/sdcard/Synths/sd88me - VST - JV-880/); the installer keeps them when you upgrade and uninstall, and moves them there from the old /sdcard/vst location if you had installed the plugin that way.

    Then add JV-880 to a track from the plugin browser (Instrument plugins). Its screen appears in the plugin view, and the Q-Links follow the page.

    Full instructions, including installing by hand, are in INSTALL.md inside the zip.

    Built by GitHub Actions from sd88me/mpc-vst-jv880@3914c43 with mpc-vst-plugins@d55a431. Built locally from sd88me/mpc-vst-jv880@a771814 with mpc-vst-plugins@ce81c6d (PR #93, glibc 2.31 toolchain). Smoke-tested on a Force.

  7. v1.0.3JV-880 VST v1.0.31 file

    Roland JV-880 emulation with a native MPC skin: BANKS browser, one-page PLAY, tone editors.

    Requirements

    • A first-generation MPC OS standalone device (32-bit ARM, like the Force, MPC Live / Live II, One, X and Key 61). The installer refuses anything else. Newer models are untested.
    • Root shell access (SSH) to the device. Stock MPC OS doesn't offer this; you need a modded unit.
    • Tested on MPC OS with a Force. Installing plugins this way is unofficial: back up first, use at your own risk.

    Install (scripted)

    1. Unzip, then copy the whole folder to the device, e.g. scp -r JV-880-1.0.3 root@<device-ip>:/tmp/
    2. Run it: ssh root@<device-ip> sh /tmp/JV-880-1.0.3/install.sh

    The installer checks the device, stops MPC (save your project first), copies portable/sd88me - VST - JV-880/ (the plugin, its skin and its data, as one folder) into /sdcard/Synths, backs up MPC.settings, adds the plugin to MPC's plugin list from the folder's plugin-meta.xml and starts MPC again. Running it again upgrades in place, keeping your own files. An older install of this plugin (the previous layout, with the .so in /sdcard/vst) is replaced, not duplicated. -y skips the confirmation prompt; -t <folder> installs into another Synths folder (for example on a card).

    Your own files go in jv880-roms/ inside the plugin folder (/sdcard/Synths/sd88me - VST - JV-880/); the installer keeps them when you upgrade and uninstall, and moves them there from the old /sdcard/vst location if you had installed the plugin that way.

    Then add JV-880 to a track from the plugin browser (Instrument plugins). Its screen appears in the plugin view, and the Q-Links follow the page.

    Full instructions, including installing by hand, are in INSTALL.md inside the zip.


    Built by GitHub Actions from sd88me/mpc-vst-jv880@3914c43 with mpc-vst-plugins@d55a431.

  8. v1.0.2JV-880 v1.0.21 file

    Layout change: the plugin now installs as one folder in /sdcard/Synths. Put your ROMs in jv880-roms/roms/ inside that folder (see docs/ROMS.md); the installer replaces an older install and moves your ROMs from /sdcard/vst/jv880-roms over.

    Requirements

    • A first-generation MPC OS standalone device (32-bit ARM, like the Force, MPC Live / Live II, One, X and Key 61). The installer refuses anything else. Newer models are untested.
    • Root shell access (SSH) to the device. Stock MPC OS doesn't offer this; you need a modded unit.
    • Tested on MPC OS with a Force. Installing plugins this way is unofficial: back up first, use at your own risk.

    Install (scripted)

    1. Unzip, then copy the whole folder to the device, e.g. scp -r JV-880-1.0.2 root@<device-ip>:/tmp/
    2. Run it: ssh root@<device-ip> sh /tmp/JV-880-1.0.2/install.sh

    The installer checks the device, copies portable/sd88me - VST - JV-880/ (the plugin, its skin and its data, as one folder) into /sdcard/Synths, then stops MPC (save your project first), backs up MPC.settings, adds the plugin to MPC's plugin list from the folder's plugin-meta.xml and starts MPC again. Running it again upgrades in place, keeping your own files. An older install of this plugin (the previous layout, with the .so in /sdcard/vst) is replaced, not duplicated. -y skips the confirmation prompt; -t <folder> installs into another Synths folder (for example on a card).

    Your own files go in jv880-roms/ inside the plugin folder (/sdcard/Synths/sd88me - VST - JV-880/); the installer keeps them when you upgrade and uninstall, and moves them there from the old /sdcard/vst location if you had installed the plugin that way.

    Then add JV-880 to a track from the plugin browser (Instrument plugins). Its screen appears in the plugin view, and the Q-Links follow the page.

  9. v1.0.1JV-880 v1.0.11 file

    Same plugin as 1.0.0, repackaged as a catalog-conformant release (adds mpc-plugin.json). Requirements: a first-generation MPC OS device (32-bit ARM) with root SSH, and your own JV-880 ROMs in /sdcard/vst/jv880-roms/roms/ (see docs/ROMS.md). Install: unzip, scp the folder to the device, run install.sh (see INSTALL.md in the zip).

  10. v1.0.0JV-880 v1.0.01 file

    Roland JV-880 as a native VST2 plugin for first-generation MPC OS devices (tested on Force), with its own MPC screen skin.

    You need your own JV-880 ROM dump, v1.0.0 exactly. It is not included. See docs/ROMS.md for the files and where they go (/sdcard/vst/jv880-roms/roms/).

    What's in v1.0.0

    • One-page PLAY (macros, output, patch, reverb, chorus) plus BANKS, and four TONE pages
    • BANKS: browse banks/expansions and patches, selected tile stays highlighted, top strip with bank / patch / page and PREV/NEXT
    • Q-Links now accumulate on slow turns (integer params no longer stick)

    Requirements: 32-bit ARM MPC OS standalone device (Force, MPC Live/II, One, X, Key 61), root SSH access. Unofficial: back up first, use at your own risk.

    Install: unzip, scp -r JV-880-1.0.0 root@<device-ip>:/tmp/, then ssh root@<device-ip> sh /tmp/JV-880-1.0.0/install.sh. The installer stops MPC (save your project first). Full steps, manual install and uninstall are in INSTALL.md inside the zip.