I am considering a M-Audio ProKeys 88sx for gigging with my Receptor. Keyboard Mag gives it great marks. I know the only documented boards that can work with Receptor via USB are the Radium and Oygen. Does anyone know if the Prokeys 88sx works with Receptor? Is there a list of other boards that work with Receptor via USB but are "unsupported"?
Thanks!
Prokeys 88sx and Receptor via USB
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- KVRian
- 524 posts since 25 Aug, 2005
It will work, but you still need the AC power supply, the sx does not get power from the USB port.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 64 posts since 31 Dec, 2006 from California
That's good news. Thank you. One additional question if I may...
If I send MIDI from the 88sx to Receptor can I also plug an additional keyboard into the 5-pin MIDI IN on Receptor and how does Receptor manage the 16 channels if stuff comes in from both USB and MIDI?
Thank you.
If I send MIDI from the 88sx to Receptor can I also plug an additional keyboard into the 5-pin MIDI IN on Receptor and how does Receptor manage the 16 channels if stuff comes in from both USB and MIDI?
Thank you.
"Better the pride that resides in a citizen of the world then the pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled." - N. Peart
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- KVRian
- 691 posts since 13 May, 2004 from Silicon Valley
Hi Todd,
I often work with a keyboard on USB and a keyboard on the MIDI port. This works great, as long as you keep them on different MIDI channels.
Kevin L
I often work with a keyboard on USB and a keyboard on the MIDI port. This works great, as long as you keep them on different MIDI channels.
Kevin L
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 64 posts since 31 Dec, 2006 from California
That is excellent news. Thank you, Kevin.
By the way - what happens if both boards transmit on the same channel? Other than two boards triggering the same sounds is there some problem that Receptor has?
By the way - what happens if both boards transmit on the same channel? Other than two boards triggering the same sounds is there some problem that Receptor has?
"Better the pride that resides in a citizen of the world then the pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled." - N. Peart
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- KVRian
- 524 posts since 25 Aug, 2005
No - I do this all the time with my Downtown James Brown tribute band - frequently an entire song uses one upper manual patch, I set the lower manual to that channel as well and it works perfectly.
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 64 posts since 31 Dec, 2006 from California
Excellent. Thanks very much for the information.
"Better the pride that resides in a citizen of the world then the pride that divides when a colorful rag is unfurled." - N. Peart
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- KVRian
- 691 posts since 13 May, 2004 from Silicon Valley
Hi Todd,
I didn't mean to imply that things would go haywire if two keyboards were on the same MIDI channel - but you can get some anomolies - such as sustained notes on one keyboard being released from the other keyboard, contention for sustain pedal, ..... things like that.
This would be no worse than 2 keyboards on the same MIDI channel hooked up to any MIDI sound device.
Regards,
Kevin L
I didn't mean to imply that things would go haywire if two keyboards were on the same MIDI channel - but you can get some anomolies - such as sustained notes on one keyboard being released from the other keyboard, contention for sustain pedal, ..... things like that.
This would be no worse than 2 keyboards on the same MIDI channel hooked up to any MIDI sound device.
Regards,
Kevin L
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 64 posts since 31 Dec, 2006 from California
Got it. Thank you.
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