Casio MIDI Cable for Musical Keyboards

by Casio

Product Features

• Connect to your PC to compose, print music, or just learn how to play keyboard
• Connects your sound card to external MIDI devices through the card's 15-pin joystick/MIDI port
• 15-pin sound card port; 15-pin joystick port
• 5-pin MIDI out, 5-pin MIDI in
• Works with most Casio keyboards

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006343G
• Item model number: MIDICABLE
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,486 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #52 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Stage & Studio Cables > MIDI Cables

Product Description

Connect to your PC to compose, print music, or just learn how to play keyboard Connects your sound card to external MIDI devices through the card's 15-pin joystick/MIDI port 15-pin sound card port; 15-pin joystick port 5-pin MIDI out, 5-pin MIDI in Works with most Casio keyboards

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars BE WARNED -- may not work, October 13, 2002

By 

Thomas Vaughan (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio MIDI Cable for Musical Keyboards (Electronics)

Neither this listing nor Casio's web site mention if this cable includes an opto-isolator. Without it, you could have problems communicating between MIDI gear and your PC.

Look around for MIDI-to-PC cables that have an opto-isolator. They aren't any more expensive, and they could save you a lot of time and headache.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, April 15, 2005

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S. Cohen "Scientist" (PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Casio MIDI Cable for Musical Keyboards (Electronics)

This is a cheaply made cable, for too much money. When you get it, the MIDI IN/OUT jacks are glued together, wire to wire. This is all fine and dandy if you're using it for one keyboard (which since it's by Casio I guess the target audience would), but my keyboard and synth rack are on opposite sides of my workspace. You can rip the glue apart to seperate them but it makes the cables feel very flimsy.

Connecting the cable to the Joystick port on my sound card would have been a lot easier if the connector had thumbscrews. Instead, it has mini-flathead screws.

The MIDI OUT jack seems very flimsy. Every so often I have to check on it to make sure it's in all the way. This was quite frustrating as all my synths would be playing one minute, then nothing would be playing.

Look for something better, or make it work.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Help for Cathy, January 20, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Casio MIDI Cable for Musical Keyboards (Electronics)

These cables require you to switch the output end of the cord to the input port on your keyboard, and vice versa. The next thing you need to do is go into \Control Panel\Sounds and Audio Devices. Choose the Audio tab, and you will see a box called MIDI music playback(assuming your running windows OS). For the default device, choose 'MPU-401' from the drop down and choose 'apply' then 'ok'. Set the keyboard gm mode to 'on', and play any MIDI through media player or real one player. Your MIDI file should play through the speakers on the keyboard. Your son will have to switch the navigation channel to pick up the different ranges of the song. Hope this helps. I got this info from Casio.