One of the bonus features of the Akai MPC X as well as the standalone workstation in common with the MPC LIVE is the fact that it has 8 assignable CV gate outputs which can be set to Gate/CV pairs for driving analog gear as voices, or general CV to control parameters.

In this video, they take a look at that in detail.

MPC X Features

• Standalone MPC – no computer required
• 10.1" full-color multi-touch display
• Also acts as a control surface for MPC 2.0 software
• 16 Touch-capacitive Q-Link controls with OLED displays
• Turntable (RCA) inputs with ground peg
• 16GB of on-board storage (over 10GB of sound content included)
• User-expandable 2.5" SATA drive bay (SSD or HDD)
• 2 MIDI inputs, 4 MIDI Outputs
• 8 configurable CV/Gate outputs for the analog control of modular gear, such as classic synths
• 2 USB-A 3.0 slots for thumb drives or MIDI controllers
• Ableton Link over WiFi | Bluetooth 4.0 Midi Support

Akai MPC X is available now priced at £1849

More Information

• http://www.akaipro.com/products/new-products/mpc-x

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