MIDI Connection, Keyboard to Keyboard

by Joseph Williams
(Georgetown, KY)

How do I make a MIDI Connection, Keyboard to Keyboard?

I have an older Radio Shack MD1700 which is a clone to the Casio 1600 series. The keyboard I currently enjoy is a Casio 3700. Can these two keyboards be connected by a single midi cable connection?

I enjoy very much playing each of these boards, as each has features and tones/rhythms that I like. Just thought it would be relevant to 'sync' them together and see what comes out.

Don't know all I should about midi, but as a retired 68 yr old engineer, who is fascinated with being able to play the EKM series music and Casio's one fingered chords allow me to do so. In the last year or so, I have read much data on how these boards operate and I am fascinated by that also.

I have successfully downloaded from the Casio Music site to the 3700 so I know the Midi on that machine works fine. There is nothing on the Casio site for the older MD1700 but most articles I read, Midi is Midi and it should work.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you
Joseph Williams
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