Like its award nominated sibling, the MX200, the MX400 series has removed the compromises associated with using hardware in the home studio environment. The USB “Hardware Plug-In” format allows users to have complete plug-in control over their MX400 within any VST or Audio Units software environment, enabling users to control all automation and recall parameters exactly as they would with any software plug-in while enjoying the sonic benefits only hardware can provide. Equally at home for live applications, the MX400 supplies the FOH/live sound engineer intuitive front panel control with a backlit LCD screen for parameter displays. A 4-in, 4-out design, the MX400 series offer unprecedented connectivity through TRS balanced I/O (MX400), or XLR I/O (MX400XL). Both products also offer 4 channel surround algorithms, making them an extremely affordable offering to the ever-expanding surround market.