Connecting a digital piano, multitracker and computer via MIDI

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Hello all,

I have an old digital piano (Casio AP-65R) which I have been using with a laptop to record tracks in MIDI via Rosegarden on Linux. Recently I took delivery of a multitracker with a MIDI output to enable syncing when you press record.

The piano has MIDI in/out (no thru), the multitracker has MIDI out and my USB MIDI controller has MIDI in/out.

Naturally I need the MIDI in/out connection between the piano and computer as I use it for recording and playback.

How would I go about connecting the 3 together or would I need additional hardware?
 
If I understand you correctly, you want to connect your Keyboard to both the MIDI interface for the scoring software and for the other software that you are going to use for recording?

I think you can chain them using MIDI Out to MIDI in on each device to create a full loop. Keep everything set to all since you don't have to worry about what hardware gets the information.

Give it a try.

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If I understand you correctly, you want to connect your Keyboard to both the MIDI interface for the scoring software and for the other software that you are going to use for recording?

I think you can chain them using MIDI Out to MIDI in on each device to create a full loop. Keep everything set to all since you don't have to worry about what hardware gets the information.

Give it a try.
 
That is correct, I was thinking that creating a complete loop would work until I unboxed the multitracker to find out that it only has a MIDI output and no input. I think it's designed to be used for starting/stopping a MIDI track that is recorded onto the piano rather than onto MIDI scoring software on a PC via the piano.

Cheers
Jim
 
TheVDM said:
That is correct, I was thinking that creating a complete loop would work until I unboxed the multitracker to find out that it only has a MIDI output and no input. I think it's designed to be used for starting/stopping a MIDI track that is recorded onto the piano rather than onto MIDI scoring software on a PC via the piano.

Cheers
Jim
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OK, so it is more of a controller. Start the line then with Controller, KeyBoard (Controller out to Keyboard in), then Keyboard out to interface In. That should still get you there.
 
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