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USB MIDI Cable Converter PC to Music Keyboard Window Win Vista XP, Mac OS
 
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USB MIDI Cable Converter PC to Music Keyboard Window Win Vista XP, Mac OS

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Technical Details

  • Supports: Windows Vista/XP and Mac OS X
  • Turn your PC into a music studio by connecting a music keyboard to your computer with the USB MIDI cable
  • Easy to install with built-in driver; USB powered, no AC adapter needed
  • 1 in + 1 out MIDI interface; 16 MIDI input channels & 16 MIDI output channels
  • LED power indicator; MIDI in & out signal indicator; Supports: Windows Vista/XP and Mac OS X

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  • Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • ASIN: B0017H4EBG
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (70 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #142 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
  • Date first available at Amazon.com: April 7, 2008

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Product Description

This sturdy MIDI interface cable is self-powered and connects to your computer's USB port. No need for tools or computer disassembly, it's the simplest & most convenient way to connect a keyboard or controller to a computer. Gives you the power to play songs on your keyboard or other controller, then mix and edit them on your home computer/laptop with any sequencing or recording software you have installed & play them back on the built-in synth or an any out-board synth!

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great even with old Yamaha keyboard!, February 9, 2009
By M. H Shamp (Columbia Falls, MT United States) - See all my reviews
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I bought a cheap yamaha keyboard about 6 years ago. It had the option of midi connection with computers, but at the time Yamaha wanted like half the price of the keyboard for the connecting cord! So I didn't get it. Now I was looking at this and the price is such a steal in comparison I thought I would try it. It worked! I have a piano program, and the cord connects to both my Vista computer and my XP computer without trouble -- just plug it in. Remember to plug the "In" into the "Out" and vise versa. It comes with instructions specially says to do that, and I messed up anyway. Silly me.

Good deal, I recommend it. But do remember that you need a piano program to make things happen, the same way you need a word processing program or something before you can type something on the computer with a normal typing keyboard. You can find freeware piano keyboard software such as Anvil Studio on the internet.
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65 of 77 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars May not work with your equipment, September 14, 2008
I hate leaving reviews claiming something's "broken", but in this case there were some serious problems. So my problems:

1. The device does not handle run-on MIDI commands properly. I doubt that many modern MIDI devices use run-on commands, as they were a somewhat confusing bit-saving mechanism from the 20th century. The keyboard I used was a Kurzweil SP-88. I suspect this is a design-defect in the product. More on this below.

2. The device would not enumerate on my main PC. That box is a custom-built machine using a P5B Deluxe motherboard which has never had any problems with any other USB devices. I even tried clocking the box down to normal speeds; Vista gives me a vague error about the device malfunctioning, and Ubuntu gives me a read error during enumeration in dmesg (which, to be fair, wasn't any more useful in this context.)

3. For all the reviewers who said the cable was labeled backwards: MIDI cables are always connected so that the "OUT" of one device goes to the "IN" of another device. MIDI supports a ring-shaped daisy-chain of devices that way. This cable was not labeled backwards.

Elaborating on point 1:

On the wrong equipment, when you do this:
1. Press-and-hold key1.
2. Press-and-hold key2.
3. Release key1.
4. Release key2.

You get this:
1. Press-and-hold key1.
2. Press-and-hold key2.
3. Release key1.
4. Press-and-hold key2 again.

For those technically inclined, here's the data stream from my SP-88 using the old serial cable I was replacing (I had to resurrect a dead machine to get this; I'm forging note velocities for easier comparison):
90 40 45 3c 48 80 40 62 3c 61

Here's what this product read:
90 40 45 90 3c 48 80 40 62 90 3c 61

Here's the nearest valid sequence it could have provided:
90 40 45 90 3c 48 80 40 62 80 3c 61

Note the 80 instead of 90 in the third-to-last byte - "80" means "note off", "90" means "note on". This was a deal-killer for me; your mileage may vary.

I replaced the cable with an M-Audio cable from a local shop for 3x the price; that cable also reprocesses run-on commands, but does it appropriately (the third sequence above is what I would get.)

The seller was courteous and provided a full refund, including shipping, so all I lost to them was time. I'd buy from these guys again, just not this product.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Works great and doesn't cost very much, April 15, 2009
By Martin Doege (Boulder, CO USA) - See all my reviews
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I've tested this MIDI-to-USB cable under OS X (CoreMIDI) and Linux (JACK) with a Casio keyboard and a Yamaha digital piano. Everything works without problems. And the price point is remarkable! Most of these adapters seem to cost around $40-50, so this is quite a deal.

And yes, you need to plug the end that says "MIDI Out" into your "MIDI In" socket on your keyboard, but that's how it always is with MIDI...
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent
The product was easy to use.But I had to go online to find out why I couldn't get a connection. It was because the directions that came with the product was not clear. Read more
Published 7 days ago by L. Wilson

5.0 out of 5 stars awesome!
I purchased this midi to usb cable on a Monday and it arrived that Thursday! I was worried that this cable might not connect right or have some kind of problem, since it was so... Read more
Published 10 days ago by benjamin adams

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow! Better than I would have dreamed!
I purchased this for use with an inexpensive Yamaha music keyboard and an older Macbook laptop computer (pre-Intel). Read more
Published 12 days ago by Linda Wyeth

5.0 out of 5 stars works as well as any!
I priced MIDI cables (anywhere from 15-70 bucks!)and decided to give this little baby a whirl. It works fantastic!

And you can't beat the price! Read more
Published 13 days ago by BWag

5.0 out of 5 stars Seriously? This easy?
I've used a 2x2 MIDIsport from M-audio for years. I recently upgraded to Windows 7 64-bit and M-audio is dragging their feet coming up with drivers for my device. Read more
Published 14 days ago by John R. Tuttle

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice MIDI patch
I received the Computer Music Starter Kit without the MIDI cable it came with so I had to use a substitute. This was a perfect and even better replacement for my setup. Read more
Published 14 days ago by A. Customer

5.0 out of 5 stars Works Great
I had my doubts when I ordered this. I already had a m-audio USB UNO that cost me $40 but I couldn't get it to work with my FCB1010 but I plugged this one in and it worked like a... Read more
Published 14 days ago by Kak

5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
This device worked as soon as it was plugged in to my 64-bit Vista system and Casio keyboard. Truly plug and play. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Cyril F. Ball

5.0 out of 5 stars works amazingly but...
I use this everyday with ableton, and it works great not just for the price but in overall quality. The only problem is that the MIDI in and MIDI out connectors are labeled... Read more
Published 22 days ago by Sammie NoTeZ

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful and inexspensive little device
This little MIDI to USB device works to connect to a computer for playing a midi keyboard on my computers speakers. I have my old Roland Juno 106 plugged into it. Read more
Published 23 days ago by Robert Frazier

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