Morningstar MC8 MIDI Foot Controller

MC8

MC8 enhances your MIDI foot controller experience with

a larger screen, more switches and connections.


Fully programmable and capable of sending up to 16 different messages per switch, MC8 meets the needs of even the most demanding musicians.

Everything You Need.

Everything You Need.

5-pin MIDI Out and In.


Four Omniports, which can be set to function as MIDI outputs, expression pedal inputs or aux switch inputs.


One USB port that relays MIDI to/from your computer or mobile device.

MC8 Connections

Completely customizable.

Completely customizable.

Every switch can be fully customized to serve whatever function you need.


Recall and scroll through presets, toggle effects, or send MIDI Clock. With all MIDI message types available, it's up to you.


And with action-based control, each switch can send different messages depending on what action is performed — press, release, double tap, long press and more.


MC8 has 30 banks of 16 presets each (2 pages of 8 switches). You can also add 8 more presets per bank via external aux switches.

Morningstar Editor Desktop
Morningstar Editor Mobile

Morningstar Editor

The powerful and intuitive Editor makes programming your MIDI controller fast and easy.


View all your bank and switch preset settings at once, quickly make changes and rename your switches and banks with ease.


Backup individual banks or your entire controller to your computer, so your presets and settings are always safe.


Try it in demo mode.

Tech Specs

Tech Specs

Enclosure Dimensions

Enclosure Dimensions

Enclosure Dimensions

122 w x 72 d x 48 h (mm)

4.8 w x 2.8 d x 1.9 (in)

122 w x 72 d x 48 h (mm)

4.8 w x 2.8 d x 1.9 (in)

122 w x 72 d x 48 h (mm)

4.8 w x 2.8 d x 1.9 (in)

Hardware

Hardware

Hardware

Aluminium enclosure​​
Monochrome lcd display
Soft-touch foot switches

Aluminium enclosure​​
Monochrome lcd display
Soft-touch foot switches

Aluminium enclosure​​
Monochrome lcd display
Soft-touch foot switches

I/O

I/O

I/O

1x DIN5 MIDI Out

4x 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out
1x Omniport

1x USB-B Device

1x DIN5 MIDI Out

4x 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out
1x Omniport

1x USB-B Device

1x DIN5 MIDI Out

4x 3.5mm TRS MIDI Out
1x Omniport

1x USB-B Device

Power Requirements

Power Requirements

Power Requirements

9-12V DC center negative
Minimum 350mA (70% screen brightness)
Minimum 500mA if using Relay Ports
USB Bus Power
Phantom Power via MIDI Out pins 6 & 7

9-12V DC center negative
Minimum 350mA (70% screen brightness)
Minimum 500mA if using Relay Ports
USB Bus Power
Phantom Power via MIDI Out pins 6 & 7

9-12V DC center negative
Minimum 350mA (70% screen brightness)
Minimum 500mA if using Relay Ports
USB Bus Power
Phantom Power via MIDI Out pins 6 & 7

Memory

Memory

Memory

No. of banks: 128
Pages per Bank: 4
Presets per Page: 4
Total no. of Presets: 2,048​​​

No. of banks: 128
Pages per Bank: 4
Presets per Page: 4
Total no. of Presets: 2,048​​​

No. of banks: 128
Pages per Bank: 4
Presets per Page: 4
Total no. of Presets: 2,048​​​

More information available in the MC8 User Manual.

More information available in the MC8 User Manual.

More information available in the MC8 User Manual.

© Copyright Morningstar Engineering 2026

© Copyright Morningstar Engineering 2026

© Copyright Morningstar Engineering 2026