# New user just getting going.. 2 basic questions

**URL:** <https://forum.electra.one/t/new-user-just-getting-going-2-basic-questions/283>\
**Category:** General discussion\
**Created:** [December 13, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/new-user-just-getting-going-2-basic-questions/283 "2020-12-13T03:16:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 13, 2020, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.electra.one/t/new-user-just-getting-going-2-basic-questions/283/2 "2020-12-13T08:27:21Z")

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Hi @lobit,

I will answer your questions here, but I will also bring here a bit of what we discussed on PM earlier.

From what i understood you would like to have a computer-free setup like this:

 ![connections-elan](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/uploads/electraone/original/1X/983ef45465f2aa0b1115ba07aae186db06e46eb6.png)

Where the sequencer can reach synths 1, 2, 3 on their channels and any activity on Electra is merged to the stream of MIDI data. Is that correct?

> [@lobit](#):
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> how do you access midi configuration / menu? I want to set it to be ‘midi thru’ mode where incoming midi notes get mirrored to the output along with control data

If it is the case, then you are right and you need to enable MIDI Thru on the Port 1. We are working on adding a configuration manager to the app.electra.one. It will be available soon. For now, it can be done by uploading the configuration file manually. The instructions can be found here:

> [@Firmware 1.2](https://forum.electra.one/t/firmware-1-2/243/12):
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> Hi Paul, please do following: visit [https://app.electra.one/sandbox](https://app.electra.one/sandbox) click on “Config” (selector above the input text field) copy and paste the configuration file (shown below) to the input text field click upload { "version":1, "router":{ "usbDevToMidiIo":true, "usbDevToUsbHost":true, "midiIoToUsbDev":true, "midiIoToUsbHost":true, "usbHostToMidiIo":true, "usbHostToUsbDev":true, "electraToMidiIo":true, "midiIo1Thru":true…

If you need assistance, drop a message here or on the website chat. Before you adjust your config, make sure you update your firmware to latest [version 1.3.1](https://forum.electra.one/t/firmware-1-3-1/279). It has a few improvements regarding the MIDI Thru functionality.

> [@lobit](#):
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> are you supposed to see activity on the midi output when you twist a knob? (grey midi out text should turn white?) when the unit receives midi notes it shows it by turning white, I would assume knob twisting would have the same effect to the midi out?

The midi activity is indicated only on the incoming side now. I personally found it a little bit annoying when outgoing messages flashed the indicators because it was lit almost always with any incoming message due to internal forwarding and the thru option. However, as you talk about it, I agree it is confusing. I will most likely enable it again.

I see one more challange with your setup. I think the most practical solution for you is to have all three synths included in one preset. That way all of them could be controlled in the same time. As you want to use already existing presets there is not an easy way for you to “merge” them to one preset. I will discuss it with @Tomas and will try to help you with that.

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