Midi connection ?

[Bugatti]

Hi
Does anyone know of a way to midi sync a keyboard with USB 2.0 to a drum machine with dins - without using a DAW etc.?

I’ve heard a little about USB Midi Hosts like Kenton and Nektar, though not enough to be sure they’re the answer.

Any advice is very welcome !

 

[Arjan P]

It would help if you told us what that keyboard is, since there are different implementations possible with USB. But in most cases you will need a USB MIDI host..

 

[Bugatti]

Thanks for your post.

It’s a Casio CT-X3000 and the drum machine is an Alesis R16.

Can you recommend a make/model of a decent USB Midi Host?

 

[-mjk-]

MIDI 4x4 and MIDItrix software.

 

[Arjan P]

Not so much choice, I found, in these standalone USB MIDI hosts.. And quite expensive too. Apart from the Kenton you mention I found the Bome BomeBox and one from Miditech (not too bad for €79). Depending on your location, this one also may fit the bill (they all do the same after all): https://www.hobbytronics.co.uk/usb-midi-converter

 

[-mjk-]

I have this one: MIDI 4X4-MIDIPLUS. @Bugatti, since one of your devices does MIDI over USB, using this interface will put your DIN connections on the PC also, through USB. This device does not have any pass-through or any connections at all, so you need to install something like MIDITrix (free). Once setup, it works perfectly.

 

[Bugatti]

Thanks for your help.

Yes, all the options are expensive, but if that’s what it takes .....!

 

[Arjan P]

using this interface will put your DIN connections on the PC also, through USB.

@-mjk- I think you missed the requirement of matching these devices without a PC. For that a USB MIDI host is needed, and this one is a MIDI interface. There are way more of those available..

 

[Bugatti]

@Arjan P Thanks - I need a USB Midi Host not an Interface!

Will now choose between the Miditech and Hobbytronics options — thanks for that — and not the über expensive BomeBomeBox. They all do the same job, as you say.

 

[-mjk-]

Ooh, I thought he meant not a with a DAW.

 

[Bugatti]

Yep, as I’m not using a DAW, I’d need a USB Midi Host - not an Interface in this case.

 

[-mjk-]

@Bugatti are you not using a DAW, or not using a computer altogether?

 

[-mjk-]

I dislike ambiguity....