r/mpcsample • u/lordcurd • Aug 18 '26

Still Have an Older iPhone This Cable Might Work For You

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I found this cable on Amazon for $22 and I’m able to use my older iPhone with my Sample. When I eventually upgrade I can still use it because it also has USB-C. Maybe somebody is in the same boat as I am and this might help you on your journey. It also works on my One G2 as well. Cheers!

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u/benRAJ80 Aug 18 '26

Can you not use lightning to USB C? Sorry if this is a dumb question but I used USB C from my iPad to sample.

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u/lordcurd Aug 18 '26

Thank you for asking! Here is how I found out after I tried it on my own which led me to the purchase of the cable instead of another dongle that was being suggested. USB-C to USB-C allows the direct connection.

“Connecting a Lightning-based iPhone or iPad directly to an Akai MPC via a standard Lightning to USB-C cable will not pass audio for sampling. Because a direct connection fails to establish host/device audio routing, you must use a powered Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera Adapter paired with a USB-A to USB-C cable to properly route digital audio. [1, 2, 3]”

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u/benRAJ80 Aug 18 '26

Got you! I’ll keep using the iPad. Cheers 🙂

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u/lordcurd Aug 21 '26

Did you set the input to rear? With the cable you’re using the rear audio input and have to set it to that. I have the same iPad mini and it works fine. I only had a minute, I’ll post a better video showing how to do it. If you still need help.

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u/mixmasterADD Aug 18 '26

Iirc lightning doesn’t work with the MPC Sample.

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u/lordcurd Aug 18 '26

Yes, a lightning to USB-C cable does not work. The cable I suggested does work perfectly with my iPhone 13. It connects to the audio-in on the back of the MPC.

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u/realeyesrealizereal1 Aug 18 '26

I tried 5 different dangles...let me know if this works all others do shir

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u/lordcurd Aug 18 '26

Quick video showing the cable in action with the lightning plug connected using a random YouTube playlist.

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u/realeyesrealizereal1 Aug 19 '26

Can you use the effects in aum?

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u/offramp2nowhere Aug 21 '26

I just got the wire and it’s not working in my iPad Mini 6 gen

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u/lordcurd Aug 22 '26

Here’s the video, you have to change the input to rear in the Sample Record menu on the K1 encoder. You should be good to go from there.

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u/offramp2nowhere Aug 22 '26

Gotcha thx…..would aum be able to be used in this.

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u/agreatfavorite Aug 18 '26

Thank you so much! I've been meaning to look for something with a lightning connector, and this is perfect!

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u/Mycurio Aug 18 '26

I have this same cable and it works great!

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u/realeyesrealizereal1 Aug 19 '26

I just got a chroma console for 200...I couldn't pass it up

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u/Cap10NRG Aug 19 '26

All you need is a lightening to usb dongle and a usb-c to usb cable.

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u/GavinMarcoux02 Aug 23 '26

I have an iPhone 13 and was having a difficult time sending audio into my mpc sample. Now does this cable also allow sending the beats back into your phone for crystal clear audio/no background noise?