Using Privia PX 3 as a midi controller

[Peter Peter]

Hi there, I wish to use my PX 3 to play the sounds on my Nord Electro 3. I have plugged in my 5 pin midi leads. That’s as far as I’ve got. I tried switching the Privia to  local off and still nothing. If I have it on local on and headphones in Privia I can hear just the first piano setting on the Nord. But can’t control the Nord with my Privia. Can someone please advise me?

[Joe Muscara]

I had a PX-3 and a Nord Electro Rack (same as Electro 2). It's been a while so I don't remember what I did to configure it, but it worked fine.

 

One thing in your post confuses me, you say "headphones in Privia." What do you have connected to the Electro's audio outs (line out or headphones) to listen to the sounds coming out of it? MIDI doesn't transmit audio so you need something to hear the audio from the Electro, not MIDI.

[Peter Peter]

I didn’t have any audio out from the Electro. Is that the problem?

[Peter Peter]

Yes, that’s the problem. I had the headphones plugged into the Privia and not the Nord. Thanks so much for your help.