Simple USB audio interface + digital multitrack recorder

I’m wondering what’s the most portable, low-maintenance USB class-compliant audio interface and recorder available on the market today that is a good fit to the MPC. I’ve owned the Tascam Model 12 but it’s easy to need recording more than 6 stereo tracks, and the larger Model 16 and Model 24 are way overkill.

I imagine something Raspberry Pi-like that behaves like an audio interface towards the MPC, USB-powered, has stereo / headphone out and records everything it gets from the MPC on an SD card. Imagine a Teenage Engineering TP-6 with more than 6 stereo channels and without the crazy price… or a 1010 Music Bluebox with audio inputs over USB.

Wouldn’t that be amazing?

G.

since the most recent firmware update, probably Bluebox 1010. that said, i believe it still has a max 12 channels (six stereo) in audio interface mode. but if that's enough for your needs, can mixdown and record straight to micro SD card. plan on picking one up to be my MPC's submixer in the new year

Thanks @chrisroland, I did not know that 1010music had added audio interface functionality to the Bluebox. The news is very recent, with firmware 1.2.21 at the end of October. However, from the firmware notes, it looks like it does *not* have multitrack https://forum.1010music.com/forum/produ ... se-version and the device shows itself as a single stereo out channel to the USB host