This guide discusses some common troubleshooting steps to determine the cause of these issues and provide some potential solutions. In some cases, these devices may have trouble connecting due to software settings, changes to the operating system, out-of-date system drivers and even hardware problems. These drivers are written by Microsoft (or Apple for Mac OS X), and come pre-installed on all computers. This means that to communicate with the computer, they use drivers that are built right into the host computer’s operating system. 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 USB audio and MIDI computer peripherals are "Class Compliant" devices. 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.