8 SIDs = 24 channels ... Two MIDI inputs?

MIDIbox SID
1

I just came across this:

http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=9376.msg67106#msg67106

Is it possible to use two MIDI inputs with 4 SIDs per cable to fix this?

2

What is the reason why you are not using seperate keyboard splitzones?

Best Regards, Thorsten.

3

My SID is not built yet :wink:

I was wondering since my two keyboards (Kawai K4, K5) don’t support splitting easily (At least the K5 can, but the K4 is another story, I didn’t use it much since I bought it.) and I have 12 spare MIDI inputs and outputs for the moment(However, a few MBFMs are to come).

Oh, I just found a solution! -> Building an MBCore to make a keyboard splitter!

4

Currently the MIDI IN ports of all core modules are linked together, but they could also be connected to individual MIDI Out ports. For such a case, just remove the J11 connections between the cores, and stuff all core modules with an optocoupler.

Best Regards, Thorsten.

5

Hi TK,

thanks, simple fix then.

Cheers,

Antoine