If you don’t have the adapter already you can get one for just a few bucks. Use a standard USB to Host cable from your MIDI Controller, and a USB to Lightning adapter for your iPhone or iPad. This acts as the In and Out for MIDI data, and is the simplest option. Most DAWswould be able to detect the MIDI inputs on your computer automatically, but if it doesn’t, you can check your MIDI inputs settings and select your USB to MIDI adapter as the input.Īnd that’s really all to it. Most MIDI controllers will have a USB to Host port. Once your computer has successfully recognized the USB to MIDI adapter, launch your MIDI software or DAW next. If it doesn’t and Windows reports it to be an unrecognizable USB device, chances are you received a faulty cable adapter. The USB adapter will normally be installed automatically on your Windows or Mac computer. At this point, you can hit the keys on your keyboard and check the indicator on the adapter, checking to see if any MIDI signal is being sent. Connect the USB end to an available USB port on your computer. What you’ll have to do is to connect the MIDI in of the cable to the MIDI out of your keyboard.
The USB to MIDI adapter cable would have USB on one end and three MIDI ports (MIDI in, MIDI out & MIDI thru) on the other. A midi software or DAW on your PC or Mac.I’ve tested them and the cheaper cables are usually very low quality & sometimes don’t work) A USB to MIDI adapter cable (Don’t be cheap and get the cheapest one.
This is what you should look for on your keyboard, the MIDI out
