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mymusic42 · Junior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 93

Currently I have the Kronos transmitting on channel 1, a Korg Microkey USB'd to transmit on channel 2, and Roland footpedals transmitting on channel 3. This works great.

As a hardcore organist, I did not find the CX3 engine to cut it for me, so I purchased an external organ module. The module is set to receive the upper manual on 1, lower manual on 2, and bass pedal on 3.

I hoped that it would be a slam dunk and i could just go MIDI OUT from my Kronos to the module and everything would work. But only the Kronos keyboard itself transit to the module.

My goal is for the Microkey always to be on channel 2 and play any channel 2 sounds (whether it is the kronos or the organ module) and for the foot pedals to be channel 3 and play any channel 3 sounds (whether it is the organ or Kronos).

Is this possible? Thanks

Cpilot · Senior Member Joined: 05 Oct 2011 Posts: 427

The Kronos doesn't transmit the drawbars as midi control messages. It uses sysex instead which is a real pain. It uses the control stuff for Karma instead. If I were king, I would reverse this or at least provide an option to do it, but nobody is listening. To this end I've designed a midi box which receives the drawbar control messages and translates them into sysex. There's not much in it - just a microprocessor and the standard midi interfaces. I've built the box but I still have to write the program for the microprocessor. That is now under way. I'll publish the details when it's finished if anyone is interested.

Bryan

mymusic42 · Junior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 93

just to be clear, drawbars are not the issue. the organ module has drawbars, leslie, and all the other features of an organ. i just need to be able to transmit the key presses

mymusic42 · Junior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 93

I got a little bit further. I now go MIDI OUT from my pedals to MIDI to the KRONOS and then MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU from the Kronos to the MIDI IN of the module. This allow the pedals to play both the kronos and the module. But my Microkey still only plays the Kronos (I guess USB doesn't transmit MIDI THRU?)

Is there a way to get a USB MIDI device the the Microkey to pass its key input through the Kronos to the module?

ldascanio

mymusic42 · Junior Member Joined: 29 Mar 2006 Posts: 93

Thanks for the advice

I wound up going with a compromise that will allow me to use my usb midi controller and not need a midi hub

I use the organ module as my main organ sound and then use the kronos for my bass organ sound and lower manual organ sound. That way the bass pedals and usb keyboard will still work for non organ sounds. And then I run all the kronos organ sounds through the organ module to pick up the leslie and other organ effects.

Its not what I originally intended but I like compactness and simplicity of usb midi controllers and don't want to give them up just because they don't support midi thru