Yes, MRCC has USB C for power but not data. The MRCC power is on the side, kind of out of the way and captured by the end-cap for strength vs. the MRCC and MRCC 880 USB device ports being on top. USB B is still widely used by the synth community due to proven robustness. Not to say we won't use USB C in the future, but as a vertical port, it lacks stability. If we can find a USB C socket that is just the right height, we could make it captive by the enclosure for strength like we did for the USB B.
We didn't make it expandable because it adds cost and complexity. It would require a faster processor, more connectors, and more development effort. The MRCC 880 was meant to be simple and portable so we didn't want to complicate it with a screen and user interface for configuration. Maybe in the future we'll make a new model that supports the same expansion options as MRCC but it would cost more.
In the meantime, we've discontinued the MRCC 880 for now. We're only a couple of guys doing this work, and we have a lot of balls in the air at the moment and from a financial standpoint it didn't make sense to spend time making more 880s. We might make more in the future, or maybe the above-mentioned upgraded version if there is interest. And with a USB host port?
We didn't make it expandable because it adds cost and complexity. It would require a faster processor, more connectors, and more development effort. The MRCC 880 was meant to be simple and portable so we didn't want to complicate it with a screen and user interface for configuration. Maybe in the future we'll make a new model that supports the same expansion options as MRCC but it would cost more.
In the meantime, we've discontinued the MRCC 880 for now. We're only a couple of guys doing this work, and we have a lot of balls in the air at the moment and from a financial standpoint it didn't make sense to spend time making more 880s. We might make more in the future, or maybe the above-mentioned upgraded version if there is interest. And with a USB host port?