List of Working/Non Working Class Compliant USB Interfaces

Roland RC-505 mk2 works nicely as an audio interface for my MPC One. In the RC-505 mk2 USB "Line out" mode, I have good fun layering vocals and acoustic instruments over MPC tracks... The MPC as a MIDI looper while the RC-505 is its audio looper alter-ego.

Also, in spite of both device's reputation for MIDI capriciousness, the RC-505 mk2 works fine as MIDI slave to the MPC One.

The RC-505 mk2's USB "Loop in" mode is of course almost pointless for the MPC One: audio input from the MPC One into RC-505 loops is far inferior to MIDI looping, though I have used it for fun with young kids, as its immediacy is more appropriate for that.

Also, in a non-live context, I can use the RC-505 mk2 as an acoustic sketchpad - and resample on the MPC through USB, lossless or pretty close to lossless (I have no idea what digital resampling might be involved - the whole chain runs at 44.1 kHz). Sub-optimal as it is, it is nevertheless a quicker method than mounting the RC-505 as USB mass storage, picking the .wav file, copying it to removable media and mounting that on the MPC for sample selection.

RC-505 mk2 and MPC feel like a great match to me: now my MPC has an audio live looper. With a cheap microphone (t.bone MB85, a Shure SM-58 clone, are insane bargains used) and my Arturia Keystep 37, I have everything I imagine needing and the whole is a compact package.

renegadebliss wrote:

Neodymium wrote:Ahh, no worries about testing it, I'm a long way away from upgrading (I'm in no rush, Mine has not also been switched on for a few weeks) , just thought I'd check with you to see if that was something to tick off my 'Do I need to worry about this list'. If you do hook it up at some point, It would be good to know how it goes.

I've upgraded to 3.4.1 but haven't tried the UMC-1820 or ADA8200. I should be trying the 1820 this week and will report back. I need to order cables for the 8200 to be able to try that. Should be doing that soon as well. But probably within the next 2 weeks I can let you know if they work fine or not.

Sorry that this is ages later, but I have tested on 3.5 Standalone w/ Behringer UMC 1820 & ADA8200 hooked up w/ 2 TOS cables. I need to do more testing, but I was able to plug my hardware synth into all 16 inputs and record with no issues from any of them. Now I need to get my rack together and hook up all my synths to do further tests. But everything sounded good here during my testing. So that's just
over $400 for 16 ins and outs in only 2u rack spaces.

This is a crazy long thread to trawl through.

I was previously using a steinberg ur22 mk2 on mpc 2.? It worked fine, even through a non powered hub. Since updating to mpc3 I'm getting bad crackles and it's unusable.

Can someone please recommend a compact interface that 100% works with mpc 3?

The Tascam model 2400 still works with 3.6 OS ?

Johnny Doe the 3rd wrote:This is a crazy long thread to trawl through

Indeed, consolidation is long overdue.

So, here is the Working/Non Working Class Compliant USB Interfaces Github wiki page !

It is Github wiki page, so anyone with a free Github account can edit it.

Anyone ever try a USB to VGA/HDMI adapter?
It would be cool to view it on your TV or computer screen without using controller mode

MCMIC13 wrote:Anyone ever try a USB to VGA/HDMI adapter?
It would be cool to view it on your TV or computer screen without using controller mode

No go - the MPC's display stack isn't your typical PC's.

Jean-Marc Liotier wrote:

Johnny Doe the 3rd wrote:This is a crazy long thread to trawl through

Indeed, consolidation is long overdue.

So, here is the Working/Non Working Class Compliant USB Interfaces Github wiki page !

It is Github wiki page, so anyone with a free Github account can edit it.

Nice work (p.s. I started the thread)

Neurone wrote:Nice work (p.s. I started the thread)

Thank you !

I cleaned it up - Claude's LLM extraction was a good start, but lots of idiocy had gone through.
https://github.com/liotier/AkaiMPC/wiki/AkaiMPCWorkingClassCompliantAudioInterfaces

Oscar South wrote:Anyone know if the MOTU MicroBook II will work with MPC Live II and ONE + ?

https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/motu-microbook-ii

Thanks

I don't think any motu interfaces work consistently.. I own 828es and pops and clicks a few years ago.. I gave up haven't tried on new OS

I really really hope they fix the connection error with the Expert Sleepers Disting NT.
for me using exclusively mpc + modular it would be such a strong core

kurrwa wrote:I really really hope they fix the connection error with the Expert Sleepers Disting NT.
for me using exclusively mpc + modular it would be such a strong core

unfortunately thr nee line of MPCs with on board usb-c connection is the fix

On a whim just tried my Tone Master Pro as an interface (with a Force on the newest fw), expecting some kind of no-go error message - but it seems to be working fine. Only 4 input channels (1/2 are wet, 3/4 are dry) but easy to grab a raw copy of guitar/bass/vocal/whatever alongside the processed track, and process it later if desired (in the MPC/Force, with the TMP, or any other way).

(I haven't even run a mic through the TMP as yet, despite having had it for over a year, but good to know that should be a relatively easy option to record a gtr/vocal to whatever I have on the Force.)

And the TMP just had a fw update to allow MIDI over USB, so its effects are syncing up nicely with the Force as well.

Obviously I can do all this via the Force ins (or via any other interface) but good to know this minimal 'one cable' option works.

kurrwa wrote:I really really hope they fix the connection error with the Expert Sleepers Disting NT.
for me using exclusively mpc + modular it would be such a strong core

X2
I use the ES-9 and it also doesn't work. It records clean but live monitoring is filled with harsh crackles. Fixing this would make each modular user with an Expert Sleepers into a Thanos.

AKAI... PLEASE FIX THIS.

basically every interface that is not configurable @ 44Khz is non-working