By sapateiro
Sat Feb 28, 2026 3:12 pm
Hello lovely people. I've got a midi conundrum. It's almost there, but still need a little help (I also posted this same question on the Nord forum).
The setup:
Nord E6 and Akai Keys 37, midi'd out>in in both directions. Nord global midi is 1, external keybd 10. Send & receive Control/Program change are all on, on the Nord.
The requirement:
1. Drive the song choice from the Akai setlist feature. Choose a song, and the Electro jumps to it too.
2. Be able to use the Akai as the external keyboard for the Nord (this is Nord specific thing where you can play the Nords organ section through an external keyboard while playing the Nord's piano on it's own board).
3. Be able to use the Akai to play from the Nord when I need to fatten up sounds (mainly brass & strings where the Nord can be a little thin).
I can do all of these things, just not at the same time. The main clash is between 1 & 2. If I set the Akai midi to 1, it will change the song when I choose the song on the Akai, but then won't function as an external keyboard (it just plays whatever's on the Electro board). If I set the Akai midi to 10, it functions fine as the external keyboard, but won't bring up the song when I choose it on the Akai.
Anyone know how I can have my cake AND eat it?
The setup:
Nord E6 and Akai Keys 37, midi'd out>in in both directions. Nord global midi is 1, external keybd 10. Send & receive Control/Program change are all on, on the Nord.
The requirement:
1. Drive the song choice from the Akai setlist feature. Choose a song, and the Electro jumps to it too.
2. Be able to use the Akai as the external keyboard for the Nord (this is Nord specific thing where you can play the Nords organ section through an external keyboard while playing the Nord's piano on it's own board).
3. Be able to use the Akai to play from the Nord when I need to fatten up sounds (mainly brass & strings where the Nord can be a little thin).
I can do all of these things, just not at the same time. The main clash is between 1 & 2. If I set the Akai midi to 1, it will change the song when I choose the song on the Akai, but then won't function as an external keyboard (it just plays whatever's on the Electro board). If I set the Akai midi to 10, it functions fine as the external keyboard, but won't bring up the song when I choose it on the Akai.
Anyone know how I can have my cake AND eat it?