Control 2 keyboards with midi cable

[LUISVL4D]

Hello Greetings from Portugal:

I have a korg kronos 2 and a Nord Stage 3. Does anyone knows how to config your keyboards with midi cable, to change transpose only in one keyboard, and changes on the two keyboards?

Can i use only a Sustain pedal to control the 2 keyboards?, or i need to use two damper pedals?

Many Thanks.

[Sharp]

Does anyone knows how to config your keyboards with midi cable, to change transpose only in one keyboard, and changes on the two keyboards?

It’s not possible by simply transposing one keyboard. There’s no universal Midi Control Change command for this, it has to be done through SysEx commands that are compatible with each keyboard. Different keyboards use different SysEx commands too.

You would need some sort of “Smart Pedal” that has the ability to send SysEx commands to both keyboards to transpose. Not sure if any exist, but it’s possible to build one. I could tell you, but you would have to be ok with programming an arduino.

What also may help is a Midi Event Processor. Something like this.
http://midisolutions.com/prodevp.htm

You could connect this to a foot switch like a Behringer fcb1010 for example, and program the box using the included software to listen for specific CC commands you assign to the behringer. Once it hears the command of your choice, then it can be told to send a SysEX command out over the midi cable that both keyboards recognise.

Can i use only a Sustain pedal to control the 2 keyboards?, or i need to use two damper pedals?

Yes, that’s a standard Midi Control Change command all keyboards support. So one pedal can control two keyboards so long as the keyboard without the pedal connected is allowed to receive midi control change commands.

Doing so may cause you other problems though as when you change the sound on one keyboard, the other keyboard also will change.

That being said, the same Midi Solutions box I mentioned above can be used to filter program change data between keyboards also.

Kind regards
Sharp.

[LUISVL4D]

Many thanks Sharp for your answer.

I have other question, if you can help me....

I love the hammond sound of Nord Stage 3, so I play the hammond sound with the kronos connected via midi with Nord Stage, but when I change programs on kronos, I continue playing on Nord Stage.

I create an external configuration for Nord stage on kronos to control drawbars.
I create a combination on kronos with EXT and when I play on kronos with this combination everything its ok. If i chose other combination or program cotinues playing on Nord stage.

What i can do to stop playing on Nord Stage 3 with midi. At this moment I have to disconect the cable when i'm not playing on Nord.

Any solution?

Many Thanks.

[Sharp]

So you basically need an ON/OFF switch for the Midi Connection between the KRONOS and the Nord?

Have a look at this for example.
http://midisolutions.com/prodfsw.htm

Using the software on their website, you would need transmit the following command into the box to get it to do what you need.

F0 00 00 50 04 0C 7F F7

You would need to buy a latching Foot Switch pedal to connect into this box. From a midi point of view, you connect the Midi out of the KRONOS to the IN on this box, and the out on the box to the In on the Nord.

Now when you press the pedal, no midi note data will go from the KRONOS to the Nord. Press the pedal again and the connection is resorted.

Kind regards
Sharp.