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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: > > >> >> might be a dumb question, donovan, but why do you need to >> "protect" each device from receiving messages intended for one of >> the others? >> >> >> >> can't you just use a midi-through box (or indeed, daisy-chain the >> devices' own thru' sockets) & put them on different midi channels? >> >> >> >> 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. >> >> >> >> 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 >> >> >> >> 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. >> > >