MIDI switcher box

[paleface]

hello all

ive set up both of my soundcards (axe i/o one and a focusrite scarlett 2in4)

to use reaper(the focusrite) and a second portable install of reaper (for the axe i/o )

and the setup now works well following some previous forum advice

what i need now is some sort of midi switch so i can send the midi from my keyboard and pedalboard between the 2 cards as im using them

i would need to be able to switch between the keyboard and the pedalboard

and also send wichever midi device is selected

between the 2 soundcards

as anyone got advice on how to do this as cheaply as possible ?

[BJG145]

Does the keyboard or pedalboard have MIDI thru? If so, maybe you could use that to combine them, then run that into a MIDI splitter like the CME Thru5.

(Their U6MIDIPro might also be an option; haven't studied the details but it looks like you can use a graphical interface to assign inputs to multiple outputs. It's more flexible and only slightly more expensive.)

[paleface]

hello big

thanks for the reply

the footpedal is a beringher FCB1010

had it does have midi out/thru

does this mean i can plug my keyboard into it ?

ive looked at the first box u mentioned and it looks like itll do the job

[g18llo]

as anyone got advice on how to do this as cheaply as possible ?

MorningStar ML5; from ThorpyFX. 5 MIDI programmable mono channels, but you could use 2 for stereo.

[paleface]

thats a bit out of my price range dude

[Drew Stephenson]

Does the midi need to go through the audio interface or could you use a separate midi interface?

[ef37a]

? If this is an either or situation I don't see the need for anything more complex than a double pole change over switch? It's only 'lektrik' after all.

Dave.

[Eddy Deegan]

There are much cheaper MIDI splitters around. I'm on my phone right now but a quick search suggested this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/CME-MIDI-Thru5 ... B0B9ZJG69B

[paleface]

well ive got my keyboard midi now going thru the fcb11010

and ive bought one of the cm boxes

thats gonna take care of all i needed to do

thank you all for your advice and suggestions

may the force be with you all

[BJG145]

I thought I'd messed up for a minute, thinking that MIDI Thru included data from the device as well as the input...but it doesn't usually. But it sounds like the FCB1010 can, so maybe I got away with it?

https://forums.musicplayer.com/topic/15 ... r-fcb1010/