I wanted to use my keyboard for two chains. The lower part for chain 1 and the upper part for chain 2. I thought let’s use the “MIDI keysplit” plugin for this. So below key 60 the MIDI channel is transformed to channel 1 (Bass) and above and equal to 60 is transformed to channel 4 (Melody). My keyboard only sends on channel 1.
In the output of this “MIDI keysplit” chain, I selected chain 1 (using MIDI set for channel 4) and chain 2 (set for MIDI channel 1).
To my surprise all MIDI is played on all Chains!
In an MIDI monitoring program I can see that keys below 60 are transformed to channel 1 and equal and above 60 tp channel 4.
My conclusion is that the channel number is not used when connecting the MIDI output of one chain to the input of an other chain.
Is this by intended? I expected that when a chain is set to a specific nr it will only accept MIDI data with that channel number. (no matter how it is connected to the input)
I would expect it to work if the device is set to multitimbral mode but I would do it another way, using the keyboard range and transpose configuration on the input of each chain. You can set both chains to the same MIDI channel then set the keyboard range for each and transpose into the desired range.
You don’t say how did you configure the MIDI chain with the key splitter. It should be configured to receive “ALL MIDI CHANNELS”. If you chose a single channel, this would explain the “feature”.
Also, the device should be configured in MULTI mode.
Please, send your snapshot to check if it’s a bug or the expected behavior.
Thanks for your reaction. I had set the keysplit midi in channel to ALL
Piano midi in channel = 4 and Vaporizer midi in channel = 1
(But even with keysplit midi in channel = 1 it should work?? The keysplit plugin should transform the channel of the note events to either 1 or 4 depending on the note nr?)
The pictures show only settings of the MIDI keysplit plugin.
I confirmed with external MIDI prog that indeed above/below the set key value the MIDI channel changes between 1 and 4.
Both instruments are audible indpendent from which keyboard key is played (so below or above the set key nr makes no difference. Exterbnal prog shows difference)
You have to route the output from the MIDI chain to the router feedback and unroute from the instrument chains, then enable MIDI player Input in the 2 instrument channels.
