Support and discussion for all of Akai’s modern standalone MPCs including the MPC X / X SE, MPC Live 1, 2 & 3, MPC One / One+, MPC Key 37/61.
By Freddie Dunsmore Sat Nov 06, 2021 10:20 pm
Hi I need help I have an Mpc one,Akai Force,Deluge synthstrom,Akai Mpk mini,Roland MV-1,and Tascam dp24 mixer, I need help with connecting all of these thru midi so they all work together and using my akai mpk mini as the main keyboard that plays thru any one of my hardware I dont know how to hook up any of this to the mixer or thru midi and audio can someone please help me maybe with a written diagram showing where I would run my midi cords and audio cards
By SuperKonquer Sun Nov 07, 2021 7:07 am
Are you new to music gear? You have a lot of great and complicated gear but don't know how to hook up midi and audio cables? You have too much gear for someone to run through step by step port by port which to hook up, let alone assist with troubleshooting. You should really take a step back and not try to dive all in. I would choose one main sequencer box and hook up the midi controller and audio outputs go to the mixer. Do not try to hook up everything you have until you have an understanding of how midi and audio signal flow works and the cable/port types used in connecting these devices.

The manuals for your devices will usually have a section dedicated to signal routing. The most accurate information about connecting your devices is in the manual for each. I'm pretty sure the Mixer has a robust section on signal routing. You really need to go slow here because if you try to jump in blindly, out of frustration, you will end up selling your equipment for a loss on ebay like the rest of us gear lusting suckers.