midi problem

day-go · 3rd July 2008

so i wasn't recording in the 80s, and as a consequence i'm not particularly up on midi.

but i do have some midi gear, and several pieces that don't have a midi thru port. i'm trying to hook up several pieces at once to control from my daw, which only has one midi out.

so my question is this: is there some kind of cheap splitter that can take one midi signal and pass it through several different cables? i've tried searching for something like this on ebay, but i don't even know what to call it. thanks much!

jproc · 3rd July 2008

if you only need to split the OUTPUT to multiple devices, you can go with a cheap "midi thru" box... different types are available that offer 1-in/4-out configurations, etc..

If you want to have multiple devices sending midi IN to you DAW, you want to look for either a midi patchbay, or a better MIDI interface for your DAW that supports multiple inputs...

Altitude909 · 3rd July 2008

Look on ebay for a JL cooper MSB +. Very handy device and it will also merge midi.

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day-go Lives for gear Joined: Aug 2006 Location: kansas city Posts: 3,081 Thread Starter	midi problem so i wasn't recording in the 80s, and as a consequence i'm not particularly up on midi. but i do have some midi gear, and several pieces that don't have a midi thru port. i'm trying to hook up several pieces at once to control from my daw, which only has one midi out. so my question is this: is there some kind of cheap splitter that can take one midi signal and pass it through several different cables? i've tried searching for something like this on ebay, but i don't even know what to call it. thanks much!

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jproc Gear addict Joined: Feb 2008 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 395	if you only need to split the OUTPUT to multiple devices, you can go with a cheap "midi thru" box... different types are available that offer 1-in/4-out configurations, etc.. If you want to have multiple devices sending midi IN to you DAW, you want to look for either a midi patchbay, or a better MIDI interface for your DAW that supports multiple inputs...

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Altitude909 Lives for gear Joined: Apr 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,294	Look on ebay for a JL cooper MSB +. Very handy device and it will also merge midi.