Grex MXF8 2003 - Silver

One ultra-rare Grey MXF8 MIDI controller from 2003. Unit powers up, but is otherwise untested. Sold as-is.

Manual can be found here:

SoundOnSound press release about the unit here:

The Grex MXF8 was a revolutionary MIDI controller for audio software such as Ableton Live. Unfortunately the company went under after only a handful of units left the production line, so this is a very rare unit. It has a ton of unique features that will make any performance shine. Here's a breakdown for you:

There are 3 modes of operations; Volume, BPM and Solo mode.

* Volume Mode
o Instantly assign the X-fader control to perform subtle and violent blends across up to 8 stereo audio tracks.
o Perform instantaneous muting / unmuting of up to 8 stereo audio tracks.
o Punch in / out groups of selected audio tracks with the PUNCH buttons whilst still being able to control volumes from the 8 individual channel controls.
o Additional controller messages, preset to send 'Pan', can be sent from each of the 8 rotary controls.

* BPM Mode
o Select and fine tune the tempo incrementally or leap to a specific tempo on the fly.
o Use the BEATGATE to rhythmically crop and chop the sound.
o Another 16 additional midi controllers can be sent from the Xfader in this mode to alter whatever you assign in your computer (effect sends etc).

* Solo Mode
o Seamlessly solo tracks dropping them in and out of the mix and adjust their volumes and effect controls.
o Use 8 more additional 'toggling' controller messages to switch in/out effects.
o Yet further midi controller messages can be sent from this mode using the 8 individual rotary channel controls.
o Ratio Sequencer - A powerful compositional aid
o Uses the Xfader, which has 'quantised zones' in this mode, to control loop start triggers and retriggers in the computers' audio loops. BUT if you 'over set' these start points relative to the current global controlling position of the Xfader, clever maths instantly reassigns the start point of any offending loops to be within the new globally set loop-length, often giving new, unexpected but rhythmically correct and exciting results.