external sequencer+keyboard+arkaos

[iw]

Hi VJ?s

I?m new to this forum....I need some help / advise

I need an external sequencer ( yamaha RS7000 sampler / drummachine) to trigger some preprogrammed patterns AND at the same time "play" on my miditech midi keyboard.
I?m using

Titanium G4 Mac O.S 9.2,
a small Steinberg 2*2 midiinterface
OMS 2.3.8
Arkaos v. 2.2.1

the keyboard ( midi 1 )+arkaos work
the sequencer ( midi 2)+arkaos work

but

sequencer+keyboard+arkaos doesn?t work

In the midi setup menu, I can choose port 1 or port 2, but not both ( called
USB-2-midi )

Is this an OMS or Arkaos issue?
I know I could connect the keyboard to the sequencers thru port, but it?s really not an option because of the way we perform live....

please help

Iben West

[hyperdimensional]

Hi Iben,

Sounds like you need a midi merge box. You'd plug the keyboard and the sequencer into the box, it combines the signal and gives you one midi out. check out http://www.philrees.co.uk (http://www.philrees.co.uk/products/mergebox.htm)

regards

[iw]

thanks!