Hi everyone I made this patch that allows to edit the MIDI parameters of the AKAI LPD 8 controller. I did it cause the original editor runs only on Win/Mac, and I, as a Linux user (I used to use a Win machine only when is strictly necessary ), I was just a bit disappointed.
this version (0.1) allows to change all the parameters, save/load presets as .txt files, but it doesn't allow to upload preset from the controller to the editor. It is something I'm working on.
I tested it on a Linux (Ubuntu Studio 14.04) machine with Jack Audio Connection Kit (you need to turn the "Enable ALSA sequencer support" option on and deal with ALSA MIDI - I had SysEx issues working without it).
http://mbuoninfante.tumblr.com/post/151989823000/hackai-lpuredata8-pure-data-editor-for-the-akai