Connecting PA500 to a Tyros 2

[thybarr]

Hello

I need help - I have a Tyros 2 and a PA500 and I would like to connect both keyboards so that when I play the Tyros I will be able to use the sounds and or rhythms of the PA500.

I have difficulty understanding what settings I have to make on each keyboard and also which ports I have to connect on each keyboard.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.


Barry

[karmathanever]

Hi Barry

You can do this but I am not sure what you want to achieve as both keyboards are arrangers and have different default MIDI configurations . To have full flexibility with both keyboards and mix styles with sounds would be pretty hard. If you just want to play the Tyros styles and have your RIGHT1 sound play a PA sound then you need to set the PA in SOUND mode and change its MIDI channel to match the RIGHT1 on the Tyros. But you mention that you also want to play PA styles too. It would be a mess to swap back and forth - my suggestion is to get a double keyboard stand and simply play both keyboards - you can then easily play a style on the T2 and sound on the PA immediately followed by a style on the PA and sound on the T2 - probaly not much more than a couple of button presses. MIDIing them together to try and achieve this would be a nightmare to control in a performance situation.

I have 2 arrangers and I simply have them both on the stand (no MIDI other than my foot controller).

Cheers

Pete

[vagro]

Barry

You can do almost anything connecting your arrangers. It's true, first you should think what you want to do. I've done quite complex connections among my arrangers, synth, pedalboard and controllers via midi and Usb to build a three manual organ. I finally accomplished the exact machine I dreamed.
If you want to make a simple experiment mixing both arrangers using your Tyros as controller connect its Midi Out cable to the Pa500's Midi In. In the Tyros Midi table set both "upper" and "lower" part in e.g Channel 1. Then set the Pa500's Global: Midi IN: Channel 1: Global mode. Here you can play both arrangers from your Tyros independently or together. Set the Pa's master clock as slave and the tempo will be synchronized. Make sure both instrument are close to each other.

Here you can see my model:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQtwsEk9YtU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhY_t-NajR0

Good luck

Victor

[karmathanever]

Impressive set-up victor !!!

...but it wouldn't fit in my car

Pete

[vagro]

Impressive set-up victor !!!

...but it wouldn't fit in my car

Pete

Thanks Pete.
That's the idea: it will never be stolen