Sweet, thank you guys for the help! I plan on getting started very soon, and I'll (hopefully) be up and running soon!
I was also just looking at the akai mpx8, and for some reason it only accepts midi in on channel 10. Is there any way to change what channels the four channels route out to?
i have an mpx8 and honestly this is the only thing about it that annoys me personally... nothing like having to change midi channels on most of your other gear (and any old tracks you still plan to play again) just to add one thing to your setup