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[Nelson Baboon]

Well, I realized today that a computer editor + an mrcc connections should work fine in the following scenario. I realized that it probably would, and verified it - for one synth only, but I think it will be the same.

If the synth has both usb and din midi connections, usually (not always, I guess) they can both be active simultaneously.

So, I set up my motas 6 (the synth itself isn't really relevant, but it's just a chance for a little shout out for a great synth and a great small company of one person who makes them) with a sequencer controlling the motas through the mrcc, but then the editor working through the usb connection.

I think that a similar set up (if they both work simultaneously, which i suspect they will) will work with my electra.one, and the synths I use it with.

I'm pretty thrilled the way that this is working out - i spent way too long puzzled over this and that but yeah - i have the 2 mrccs working together. Works great.  I practically shouted for joy when I got it to work. I forgot that I try to act glum all of the time.

next test is to see if i can get the equivalent data flow with the electron.one controller. I don't see why not - i think that you can use both the usb and din at the same time.

Pathetically, I haven't tried the MRCC arpeggiator yet. I will have to get that going this weekend.

As long as you're not trying to edit the Electra.one presets or have it communicate in any way to the computer through the MRCC you'll be fine (I have an E.1 here as well).  IOW - using it as a standalone controller talking to other gear through the MRCC is perfectly fine and in parallel connected to the computer via USB should work.

yes. Since by definition i'm going to be using a computer software synth editor on the computer, I don't mind setting up 2 connections for it, and editing on the computer. And the computer editor will only communicate with this one synth - i don't need any additional flexibility with its routing. 

I'm not aware of any synth with an editor (that I have) where these 2 independent connections could not be made...but i may be forgetting .

the potential issue with the electra.one that I had foreseen without thinking about it too hard, was in designing the editor for a synth. Obviously this wouldn't work if the connections were soley through the mrcc.