Uses for MPC X

In the studio you can use MPC X instead of your DAW and audio/MIDI interface for tracking and recording. Of course, you can still use it like an older hardware MPC for sampling and internal/external sequencing (of MIDI hardware), but now you can also use it as an eight-stereo-track hard disk recorder for capturing ideas quickly without switching on your computer (which is very liberating)! You can then combine this audio recording capability with your sampled beats, sequences and clips, whilst simultaneously triggering external MIDI and CV/Gate-equipped instruments, all without even entering controller mode! Once you’re happy, simply drop your audio and sequences into a song and arrange and mix within the MPC, then save your project to any connected drive and import into your DAW using the MPC DAW VST/AU plugin software for further tweaking/refining/mixing. Once you’ve mixed your tune(s), you can then export stems, or turn your audio tracks into shorter clips or samples for triggering from the pads. If you’re sick or wary of using computers on stage, then MPC X is a very viable alternative which is easy to travel with too.