Krogoth

Ok, I think I solved it. I was confused by the MIDIbox64's implementation of the Snap/Relative/Parallax mode, which seems to require direct MIDI communication from the PC. So midiboxxer, do you suggest I connect the Ports as follows? PC MIDI OUT -> Midi Keyboard MIDI IN Midi Keyboard MIDI OUT -> MIDIbox MIDI IN MIDIbox MIDI OUT -> PC MIDI IN And this will work as long as I don't try to use the Snap, Relative or Parallax modes for my potentiometers? (Seems weird that a direct PC to MIDIbox connection is required for this mode.)

Yes, however, my original question still goes unanswered. What is the easiest and cheapest way of connecting a Midibox to a PC and a Midi Keyboard, such that I can use both the Midi Keyboard and the Midibox as midi controllers?

I am planning on a Midibox with one Core, one AIN, one DIN and one DOUT module (to keep costs low). Therefore my configuration only has a MIDI IN and a MIDI OUT port.

Hi all, I've searched the forums for a consistent answer for my problem, but I can't seem to find any. What I want is to connect a MIDIbox between my PC and my standard MIDI keyboard (without a MIDI thru port). What is the best option for this? As far as I found, I can either use an LTC module to add a Midi-Thru port to my Core module, and then use a Midi Merger to merge the MIDI OUT from the keyboard to the MIDI OUT of the MIDIbox. However I can't find anywhere to buy a MIDImerger module as a kit (I would prefer to buy modules than construct them on veroboard). I did however find a post that referred to there being a 'built-in' MIDI merger on the Core module here: http://www.midibox.org/forum/index.php?topic=476.0 I can't figure out whether this is correct or not. My other option seems to be to use the IIC MIDI module, but I could see the software becoming a tad difficult (I've never used PIC microcontrollers before). Thoughts? Will.