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 soulgolem Wed Apr 13, 2022 7:00 pm
let's say i have two roland boutiques,
can you just connect a usb cable from each to the mpc and call it a day ?

i mean will the usb cable serve triple duty :
1- power the unit
2- pass midi in and out
3- pass its synth audio
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By EnochLight Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:43 pm
soulgolem wrote:let's say i have two roland boutiques,
can you just connect a usb cable from each to the mpc and call it a day ?

i mean will the usb cable serve triple duty :
1- power the unit
2- pass midi in and out
3- pass its synth audio


1 and 2, yes; 3 is a no, because Roland refuses to support USB Class Compliant Audio (you have to install drivers to pass audio to your computer from the Boutiques). It's the same problem I have with my Roland System 8, TB3, and TR8.