Gaffel Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Hi Does anybody knows this construction would work for 4 synths on one MIDI output? construction -> http://speedy.sh/H3CHK/midi.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 No, you need a router, like this one I use: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Unless 3 of your 4 your synths have MIDI THRU ports, in which case you can daisy chain them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted December 28, 2013 Author Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well, I have a similar midi interface but ... I need to connect more than 4 synths to one / two sequencers. Right, I got it. My cable construction will not work for it. Need a rack version with 16 out ports I guess ... or enother small interface. Thank you for the response BTW, I miss these crazy times spent on this forum Facebook is shit and Goa will win!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djuna Posted December 28, 2013 Share Posted December 28, 2013 Those 16 out sound a bit like overkill, can you tell us what synths you have? Much depends on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 Why overkilled? I am a maniac Problem is that not all synths have a midi thru output. Most of modern synths offer midi in and out, often only midi out. I dind't say I want connect and play 16 synths at the same time or at this moment but who knows what the future will bring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLoUr DoTZ Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Most synths without midi thru can pass midi data thru the midi output port. You can daisy chain them, using a different midi channel for each of those 4 instruments. But you will have timing problems because of the midi nature. To be on the safe side, I would get a midi interface with one input and output for each synth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted December 29, 2013 Author Share Posted December 29, 2013 You can't daisy chain anything in the case there are no outputs (midi thru is an output, too). And it's not true. Most of midi outputs don't pass the data of host Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoLoUr DoTZ Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Well, I guess you rode the manuals of your 4 instruments and found out that it won´t work in your case..... Get a new midi interface (or patchbay) anyway, is the best solution! Have fun with it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 Nein, das waren 5 und 'ne Geige. Aber danke für die Unterstützung Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panoptes Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 usb m-audio midiman gives me four midi I/O. Works like a charm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstralBrainTentacles Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 A midi through box can also supply you with more midi outs. http://www.kentonuk.com/products/items/utilities/m-thru-5.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Wow What about this? http://www.ciolac.com/music/synths&gear/midi/midiman8x8/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veracohr Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 That product is pretty old. M-Audio was originally called Midiman, but hasn't been for many years. Also, you may notice on that page that the person says how they talked to M-Audio about drivers for Windows 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted January 18, 2014 Author Share Posted January 18, 2014 Well, I don't use Win2000. But what about the idea to buy a bit huger midi interface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Travellers Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 If you plan to collect hardware synths, I suggest a MIDI interface with many outputs such as the MIDI Express 128. Second-hand it shouldn't be much more than €100. http://www.motu.com/products/midi/128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djuna Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 A simple midi thru box will cost you even just the half of that amount. I just bought a Kento Thru-5, 1 midi in -> 5 midi thru. The advantage of that is that you don't need to change any midi channels/ports you've made before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goa Travellers Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Yeah, and you don't have the latency of daisy chaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffel Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 If you plan to collect hardware synths, I suggest a MIDI interface with many outputs such as the MIDI Express 128. Second-hand it shouldn't be much more than €100. http://www.motu.com/products/midi/128 Right, I plan to collect synths and not using them ... but such a 8 in/out MIDI interface is a good solution I guess. Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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