is it possible to connect the MZX500 to the CDP135? master and slave?

[maurochefe]

 

hello, i have a mzx500 and i bought a digital piano CDP135 now. I wanted to use the mzx500 tones and use the cdp135 as a slave controller, but it only has USB2 output. Is it possible to connect these two keyboards?

[maurochefe]

If cdp135 had mid in out, it would be easy. If I connect the cdp135's usb to the mzx500's pendrive input, would the mzx500 recognize or could it burn the input?

[Brad Saucier]

Most, if not all, of the options for connecting the two are covered after the link below.  The CDP-135 needs a host device.  

 

 

[Corneliu]

That's great, but what if you want to do this through a Computer with an Audio MIDI interface like Steinberg UR22MKII?

I have PX-5s that I want to use as a Master and CT-X3000 as a slave. 

How do you actually do it?

[Brad Saucier]

If you're using a computer, connect both instruments to the computer, then use your DAW software to route the output of one keyboard to the input of the other.  

[Chandler Holloway]

If you don't have a full DAW to handle routing, you could also use free software like MIDI-OX to do it.

[Corneliu]

Thank you for your answers! I already played with it and it works to trigger one from another in my DAW.

I still can't get the auto-accompaniement from the CT-X to follow the piano playing from PX-5S.

Any ideas?

[Chandler Holloway]

The auto-accompaniment only responds to chords played on the CT-X itself. The CT-X series also doesn't respond to MIDI clock messages.

 

I would suggest programming a sequence on the PX-5S and sending the MIDI note data to the CT-X to trigger sounds. You'd essentially be using it as an external tone module at that point. You can use the "MIDI In" mixer section on the CT-X to control the voice assignments and effects sends for each track if you don't want to do that in your DAW.

[Corneliu]

Thanks Chandler, I understand now. I was thinking I can use it as I did before with an old Yamaha SY77 and a Roland ProE, where the Roland was an arranger that could be triggered via midi by the Yamaha... 

I don't think the result would be the same with the sequence programmed from the PX-5S, but I will try.

Thanks again!

[Chandler Holloway]

@Corneliu you might also try sequencing the CT-X from your DAW and just using the PX-5S for the parts you perform live. You would just have a fixed arrangement at that point, though, and you wouldn’t be able to make changes on the fly.

 

If you go to Function -> MIDI -> AccompOut and set it to on, you can record the output of the accompaniment parts to a MIDI sequence in your DAW. The Rhythm and Accompaniment parts are all sent out on channels 9-16, so just arm those tracks to be recorded in your DAW and play your chord progression once you start the recording.

[Corneliu]

OK, still not the same result but yes, this would be an alternate solution. Thanks again!