Mpc Live II with an audio interface question

Hi, I have posted this question in another thread but alas no answer yet.

If I connect a class compliant audio interface to a Live II (in my case it will be a Roland MC-101), can I direct the output of the Roland to the Live's speaker? Or will the only outputs be from the Roland (or any other interface)?

Hope someone can help!

Thanks.

No, the MPC only lets you have one audio interface active at a time. So if you setup the MC-101 to be the interface, it will effectively disable all inputs/outputs on the MPC.

Ah ok, thanks.

To be clear though... I was super excited when I thought you could stack audio interfaces and run multiple together at the same time to effectively expand the MPC's number of inputs/outputs, but... not today

Okay, if I connect and activate an external interface how about the internal CV-connectors? Are they switched off as well?

Thanks for answer…

CV will still work regardless of what your audio interface is.

If only Akai would allow different input/output interfaces, like computers DAWs do. Then it would be great to add class compliant synths/boxes to the MPC via a single USB cable, with the MPC handling the output audio.

That would be great for me.

StratfordJohn wrote:If only Akai would allow different input/output interfaces, like computers DAWs do.

Not all allow this, since drift correction highly disturbs sample rate accuracy and produces audible jitter.

83dude wrote:

StratfordJohn wrote:If only Akai would allow different input/output interfaces, like computers DAWs do.

Not all allow this, since drift correction highly disturbs sample rate accuracy and produces audible jitter.

Well all the ones I've used allow it - Reason, Logic, Studio One and of course Akai MPC (software)

Yes, computer DAWs allow this... and you have multiple ways to set buffer size to adjust latency... along with delay compensation.

None of this is implemented on the MPC at this time in the standalone firmware, so you cannot adjust buffer size, audio interface bit depth, sample rate, or other factors.

Maybe it will come in the future, and honestly as a first step we at least can predict where they are going with all of this.