Connecting YPG-535 and MO6

[Harmonious22]

Connecting YPG-535 and MO6????

So I'm abviously a newbie. I have been playing a YPG-535 in my metal band for several years. I love the action and the sounds. My husband recently gave me a MO6 for my birthday (what a sweetheart). Any way, he purchased the MO6 because I want to start using more synth sounds/patterns/sequencing/etc...

I love the feel/action on my YPG-535 but also love the possibilities of using the MO6 live as well. I can't seem to find a way to connect these to boards together and utilize only one external sound source. The problem is, I'm used to using midi cables to connect boards but the YPG-535 does not have midi ports (just USB to device/to host).

Is there any way to connect the two boards so I only have one going to an external amp but still be able to ultilize the different settings on each board? I usually plug in direct at live shows. Can I use a small mixer just for the keyboards and then plug that in to the main board?

Sorry, I'm not very tech savy....yet

 

[Harmonious22]

Since I didn't get any responses I tried something last night. I just took my little 4 channel mixer and connected both keyboards to it and then just took the output to my amp. What do ya know....it worked .

I still wish I could find a way to connect the boards to each other . Oh well, at least now I know I can use both boards live and still only have to connect one line to the main.

 

[robthehoood]

try and connect them to the midi in and outs AND thru and you can most likely get a midi cable that also has usb m audio makes one im sure.

but try to program your MAIN synth (you must choose a main) so conduct program changes to the not main one.

that should work

i do that with my triton and karma

if one of your boards has a digital audio in plug the secondary synth to that slot and it might be like plugging an ipod into it to jam with yourself

just sum ideas

 

[Harmonious22]

Thanks Rob.

I have a MIDI Sport UNO but I can't seem to access the YPG-535 using the MO6 as the controller. I'm not realy sure what I'm doing wrong yet. For now, I'm just going to use my small mixer so I can make adjustments and then just send the small mixer output to the main.

My primary instruments were woodwinds so I realy only played acoustic piano's up until a couple years ago. Even the keyboard I've been playing for the last few years is still mainly a digital grand. It's going to take a learning curve for me to get all this MIDI stuff down to an art.

Thanks for your tips!!!!