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I would like to use 2 midi keyboards simultaneously in Max.

I'd like to make them handle different parts of a patch...the first

keyboard should activate some samples, the other one some others.

Is this possible? Or doe I have to make 2 patches?

reason of question: I'd like to combine 2 midi keyboards to

have more than 88 keys in total. Please don't ask me why :)

I would like to use 2 midi keyboards simultaneously in Max.
I guess this is possible.

I'd like to make them handle different parts of a patch...the first
keyboard should activate some samples, the other one some others.

reason of question: I'd like to combine 2 midi keyboards to
have more than 88 keys in total. Please don't ask me why :)
I have good reasons for it!

is-this-possible-in-max-6

the short answer is Yes; look at [notein] or [midiin] and [midiparse], and [route] or [routepass] or [select]. You could use velocity layering too, like in the good old days, so that soft key presses trigger one sample/loop and hard strikes trigger another, obviating the need for 2 keyboards. Or even use 3 layers per key, but that takes more accuracy of touch.

[edit] Christ, I though they'd sorted the fekn forum latency . . . . yawn

Hi
the short answer is Yes; look at [notein] or [midiin] and [midiparse], and [route] or [routepass] or [select]. You could use velocity layering too, like in the good old days, so that soft key presses trigger one sample/loop and hard strikes trigger another, obviating the need for 2 keyboards. Or even use 3 layers per key, but that takes more accuracy of touch.

[edit] Christ, I though they'd sorted the fekn forum latency . . . . yawn


In addition to what Brendan said, you can setup notein to follow a specific device. (E.g. Notein a). You can set the device abbreviations in the menus.

In addition to what Brendan said, you can setup notein to follow a specific device.  (E.g. Notein a). You can set the device abbreviations in the menus.


Thank you for your help, in fact I can't work with velocity layers.

I'm trying to make a midi controller with more than 88 keys. So I have

Thank you for your help, in fact I can't work with velocity layers.
I'm trying to make a midi controller with more than 88 keys. So I have
to combine 2 keyboards.


Ah yes Peter; I had assumed the OP was going to piggyback the MIDI stream (MIDI thru).

I now know it's possible to combine different midikeyboards, but..

I would like to combine them to make one bigger MONOPHONIC keyboard.

IOW both keyboards should be set to monophonic but if I play a note on the first one,

followed by a note on the second one while holding both, the signal of the first one should be "stopped" until I release the note on the second keyboard. Then the signal of the first keyboard

should get green light again.. (= MONOPHONIC "MAKE LAST NOTE SOUND"-SETTING)

one last question...
I now know it's possible to combine different midikeyboards, but..
I would like to combine them to make one bigger MONOPHONIC keyboard.

IOW both keyboards should be set to monophonic but if I play a note on the first one,
followed by a note on the second one while holding both, the signal of the first one should be "stopped" until I release the note on the second keyboard. Then the signal of the first keyboard
should get green light again.. (= MONOPHONIC "MAKE LAST NOTE SOUND"-SETTING)

I'm not entirely sure what you're going for, but try ddg.mono for poly to mono conversion. (you could probably send both noteins to the same ddg.mono if I'm reading this correctly)

I'm not entirely sure what you're going for, but try ddg.mono for poly to mono conversion.  (you could probably send both noteins to the same ddg.mono if I'm reading this correctly)


Is this possible in Max 6?