Audio through Usb?

Is it technically possible to implement a feature to send all tracks of a standalone project with usb?
I mean, something like we play in standalone, send the tracks with usb and record them as separate tracks on a multitrack on a computer in real time?
If possible, for my workflow that would be much more useful then any daw integration.

Frisbi wrote:Is it technically possible to implement a feature to send all tracks of a standalone project with usb?
I mean, something like we play in standalone, send the tracks with usb and record them as separate tracks on a multitrack on a computer in real time?
If possible, for my workflow that would be much more useful then any daw integration.

Roland has been doing this with their Aria line for years (they all pull double duty as audio interfaces as well). I’d wager there’s no technical reason preventing Akai from implementing the feature. Getting them to do it, however...

EnochLight wrote:

Frisbi wrote:Is it technically possible to implement a feature to send all tracks of a standalone project with usb?
I mean, something like we play in standalone, send the tracks with usb and record them as separate tracks on a multitrack on a computer in real time?
If possible, for my workflow that would be much more useful then any daw integration.

Roland has been doing this with their Aria line for years (they all pull double duty as audio interfaces as well). I’d wager there’s no technical reason preventing Akai from implementing the feature. Getting them to do it, however...

Yeah this is why I was thinking about it.
We have 3 usb ports, is it so difficult to send our tracks throught that?
Tascam also makes a mixer where any channel is recorded in real time in separate tracks on SD card.
That could also be a good alternative as well.

Frisbi wrote:Yeah this is why I was thinking about it.
We have 3 usb ports, is it so difficult to send our tracks throught that?
Tascam also makes a mixer where any channel is recorded in real time in separate tracks on SD card.
That could also be a good alternative as well.

You can send audio over USB, if you have the right interface, but it's limited. Also, this the reason they should've incorporated Dante, Cobra Net, or AVB. At this point sending audio over usb is backwards thinking.

Why don’t you switch over to controller mode..??

zangetsu01 wrote:Why don’t you switch over to controller mode..??

Can't pass the audio through the mixer in controller mode. We'll unless you re-route the audio back into the console.

CharlesRandolph wrote:

Frisbi wrote:Yeah this is why I was thinking about it.
We have 3 usb ports, is it so difficult to send our tracks throught that?
Tascam also makes a mixer where any channel is recorded in real time in separate tracks on SD card.
That could also be a good alternative as well.

You can send audio over USB, if you have the right interface, but it's limited. Also, this the reason they should've incorporated Dante, Cobra Net, or AVB. At this point sending audio over usb is backwards thinking.

Well in the case of Mpc, it's forward thinking ahah.
You play live, you record, then you can make a mix and a mastering.
It would be fast and easy.
Why not?

Frisbi wrote:Well in the case of Mpc, it's forward thinking ahah.

You have a point there.

Has this ever become a thing?

NO. You can replace the MPC internal soundcard with a class compliant sound card, but you can't plug the MPC standalone and send the mix directly to a DAW for instance, that is not possible as of now.

It might be possible by using two audio interfaces, but it’s probably not a very practical approach.

mpc_fan_2022 wrote:you can't plug the MPC standalone and send the mix directly to a DAW for instance, that is not possible as of now.

Doable with iConnectivity Audio4c, which acts as back to back audio interfaces for two hosts simultaneously, enabling any patching of channels between them.