MIDI

Not "Midi"

Its an anacronym, not a word.

Musical Instrument Digital Interface - MIDI

Connect from MIDI out of computer to MIDI In of first hardware synth, then connect MIDI Out or better yet, MIDI Thru, if it has one, to MIDI In of the second synth. Find out how to set up your software to send different tracks on different MIDI channels and also how to set your hardware synths to respond only to certain designated channels and you can use both at the same time. Likely not worth the hassle, though, as most synths have instrument patches that are designed to work and play well with its own set of other patches and attempts to mix and match the sounds only leads to lots of tone tweaking in order to sound "right". I have found that mixing two hardware synths from the same manufacturer often is a lot easier than trying to mix patches of two synths from two entirely different manufacturers and get sounds that blend well without tweaks.


--Mac