Re: Midi output selector

[Craig McCollough <craig@craigmccollough.com>]

Hi Donovan -

I have a piece of gear like this: http://tinyurl.com/mastr

(That was not my auction - just an example)

I know longer use it, and it may be just the thing for you. Here is a  
link to the manual:
http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi/english/synth/MJC8E.PDF

Let me know what you think. I'll let it go for cheap + shipping
Craig

On Mar 30, 2006, at 10:07 AM, Donearlsto@aol.com wrote:

> Hello,
> Thanks for responding.  Right now I am running through each boxes  
> thru socket and using different channels. It works fine for my solo  
> playing,  However, what I was hoping to do was have each musician  
> in the group have the ability to control not only the devices  
> hooked into their own instrument, but those hooked to the other  
> musicians instruments as well.  (clear as mud?)  In this way, the  
> creativity and spontaneity is increased in improvisation.....of  
> course it could lead to a complete disaster as well, but the  
> potential is interesting to me.
>     In order to let one musician control one box connected to their  
> instrument, but leave another open for manipulation by another  
> musician, live, an A/B setup seemed the only idea.   However, I am  
> not a midi guru by any stretch.
> Any ideas are welcome!
>
> I will check out the  link you sent me,
>
> Donovan Stokes
>
> In a message dated 3/30/06 12:37:40 PM, goddard.duncan@mtvne.com  
> writes:
>
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>>
>> might be a dumb question, donovan, but why do you need to  
>> "protect" each device from receiving messages intended for one of  
>> the others?
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>> can't you just use a midi-through box (or indeed, daisy-chain the  
>> devices' own thru' sockets) & put them on different midi channels?
>>
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>> midi doesn't like to be run through passive switchgear, though if  
>> you can eliminate the possibility of operating the switch while a  
>> message is in transit, so to speak, then it is possible. a guitar  
>> tech could probably hook you something up, with four din sockets &  
>> a rotary switch or similar.
>>
>>
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>> years ago, I had a through-box with a & b inputs each passively  
>> switchable onto either of two sets of four outputs. I haven't seen  
>> anything like it recently.....
>>
>> check this site: http://www.philrees.co.uk/midi.htm
>>
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>>
>> y'see, now that everyone (sic) is studio-bound & using software,  
>> those of us that actually need to do interesting stuff with  
>> hardware & midi can't get anything useful anymore. I'm hanging on  
>> to my five merge boxes like they were bits of the ark or something.
>>
>>
>>
>> duncan/r.m.i.
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