Connect Privia PX160 into Casio XW P1

[Huilian Patrik Seidel]

Hello my friends! I have a Privia PX160 and two days ago I bought an XW-P1 to complement my setup. The question is: can I connect both via USB cable or do I need an interface like this https://kentonuk.com/product/midi-usb-host-mkii/ ?\

 

Thank you in advance for your attention. 

[Chas]

Do you mean connect the PX and the XW to each other and have one controlling the other, or connect both to a computer/ DAW?

 

If the PX has 5 pin DIN MIDI, then yes, using 5 pin MIDI cables you can set one keyboard as master and one as slave, then operate both via one keyboard.

 

With USB MIDI, they both have to be connected to a host/ hub, normally a computer running a DAW software or similar type of application. You cannot directly connect USB MIDI devices to each other.

 

If you want to connect the two keyboards to a computer/ sound interface via the 5 pin MIDI cables, then you will need a computer interface that takes 5 pin DIN MIDI connectors.