

Sense, plug the In to the Out and vice versa. So, although it may seem contrary to common Leave the interface through the port marked Out, and enter your MIDI keyboard Plays back your music, the notes go out from the computer to the interface, The port marked In, then on to the computer. MIDI keyboard from the port marked Out, and enter the interface through The most common problem encountered byĪ new MIDI user is improperly connected cables.

The second MIDI cable into the interface port marked MIDI In and the MIDI Plug the other end into the MIDI interface port marked MIDI Out. One end of a MIDI cable into the MIDI keyboard port marked MIDI In.

Plug the other end into the USB or serial port on the back of your Macintosh. One end of the MIDI interface cable into the interface (if applicable). Go ahead and plug in any power cords, but don’t turn anything on yet. The computer, keyboard, and MIDI interface where you want them. Their computers without needing to restart for the devices to become active. Serial Bus) ports, a standard that allows users to connect devices to Ports (jacks) for a single MIDI keyboard more expensive models have portsįor multiple MIDI devices or other features. The most basic ones require no external power and have The computer understands, and vice versa. That translates the signals arriving from the MIDI keyboard into signals The last item, a MIDI interface, is a box

It’s the language spoken by computers and electronic musical MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital You are here: Troubleshooting > Installation and MIDI setup > Setting up your MIDI system Setting up your
