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How to Connect An Old MIDI Keyboard To Your Computer

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The Audio Interface You Need 00:10
Infographic 00:31
The MIDI Cable You Need 00:51
How to Set It Up 01:08
Demo 02:32
Important Points to Mention 02:54
As I said in the video, connecting an old electric piano, electric keyboard, or MIDI controller to your DAW (whether on PC or Mobile) is very straightforward.
You just need two things:
1) An Audio Interface (with MIDI IN/OUT ports)
2) A MIDI Cable
In the video, I'm using a PreSonus AudioBox USB96 and just a standard MIDI cable, but I think a better move would be to get a Scarlett 4i4 with the MIDI ports on the back. If I understand correctly, the regular Scarlett Solos and 2i2's do not come with MIDI ports. I know my 2i2 doesn't.
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Studio Live Today has a video where he shows how to do it with a USB to MIDI cable, but as I was saying, I chose to go about it in a different way.
• How to connect older M...
If you want to connect to a mobile device, it's really the same thing, except I would recommend getting the USB/Camera Adapter from Apple if you're using an iPhone/iPad.
Also, older models may need an external power source to power the audio interface so you could connect a power bank or a block charger to the other side of the USB/Camera adapter.
Check out my article for more information:
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@pardeauxxgamer9386 Год назад

This dude high as the moon.

@andrewsiemon Год назад

Nah

@gamercoolofgods Год назад

@@andrewsiemon"Nuh uh"

@tieronehush 11 месяцев назад

@@gamercoolofgodsmy people

@ColdheartCuzo 10 месяцев назад

Lol

@darkoopspro 9 месяцев назад

Bro looked baked

@annettecortescains9020 Год назад

This is SUPER helpful. I’ve been searching high and low for this answer. I have a pretty basic keyboard (post-1982) that has a MIDI OUT port on the back. I have an old M-audio interface lying around which i discovered today has MIDI inputs in the back. All I need is the MIDI cable and hopefully I’ll be good to go. 😊🎹

@andrewsiemon Год назад

I appreciate that. You can get a standard MIDI cable on Amazon for very cheap. The Monoprice ones are solid. I would recommend getting a long one and not a short one because it's better to be too long than too short. I'm still using my late 90s-era Yamaha keyboard as my main MIDI device. Works great.

@leif1075 Месяц назад

@@andrewsiemonPLEASE HELP I have a rollup HBK piano keyboard witj no midi ports just a mininUSB i think USB port and microhpne and headphone port..can Inuse the mini USB port or an audio to.USB cable tomrecord the sounds when i play on the keyboard into the computer?

@aprilpop2 Год назад

Thanks so much for this! was also stuck trying to figure out how to download the right driver for a roland kf 7...this is so much more straight forward.

@ranradd Год назад

Thank you so much! Just bought an old Yamaha PSR-E303 so I could learn piano. It has MIDI In/Out, so, following what you said, standard MIDI cable plugged it in to my interface (Scarlet 2i4) and opened up the DAW (Ableton Live) and it worked! No latency, it's perfect.

@andrewsiemon Год назад

Glad it helped. It's amazing how old keyboards can be used in this way. It almost seems like a miracle considering most tech gets outdated fast.

@user-tv4iz3xs4z 11 дней назад

Sorry. I'm new to this. So that means you can actually play sounds from your keyboard in your DAW? (Like really sounds that are built in the keyboard, not using some vsts)

@ranradd 11 дней назад

@@user-tv4iz3xs4z Midi data basically just turns notes on and off, and a few other parameters, like key pressure. So all the other piano, or synth sounds would be generated by your DAW or vst synth. My old Yamaha electric piano comes with a lot of built in sounds, but these are not transferred into my computer with Midi. The plus is that I have a full size piano keyboard as a midi controller. Granted, it doesn't have things like pitchbend, and other functions like a dedicated Midi controller.

@user-tv4iz3xs4z 11 дней назад

@@ranradd Okay. Thanks. But how can I actually achieve that my keyboard's sounds will be playing in my DAW (without using sounds from vsts)? Is there a way how to do it? Other then recording audio from my keyboard on a flash disk and then import audio from it to my PC.

@ranradd 11 дней назад

@@user-tv4iz3xs4z When using a keyboard as a Midi controller, no sound information is being transferred, no waveforms sent, just on/off/velocity (a few others). If you have an interface and midi cable try it and see what happens.

@Kwise3 8 месяцев назад

Extremely helpful bro thank you

@hannahbabki2992 10 месяцев назад

Recently acquired an electric piano from 1987 and tried MIDI to USB cable directly to laptop which didn't work. Going to try this method now - thanks for the video!

@andrewsiemon 10 месяцев назад

Yeah, an audio interface with MIDI IN/OUT is going to work great. Those MIDI to USB cables aren't much.

@natanzel4 Год назад

Yo dude, your instructions are as clear as mud, lol. Thanks

@jovanashton5890 6 месяцев назад

Excellent video Andrew, this helped me out a lot. I'm purchasing the 15 foot midi cables, as I already have an interface with the midi in and out on the back. Perfect video.

@andrewsiemon 6 месяцев назад

Right on, good luck.

@Raider-xg2ub Год назад

thank you so much for this. ive been sitting her for the past 4 hours trting to figure out why my old dgx-200 wasn't playing any sound in my DAW. Need to get an audio interface.

@Kwepso. Год назад

Woah thank you so much, had a rough time with midi working for 8 seconds then shutting off, only needed to connect it through my interface lol

@mishistern 4 дня назад

can anyone help me. I hve kawai mp7 into focusrite into windows with ableton. Ableton is not registering the midi signal, even though i can see its registering on the focusrite (the little green midi light flickers).

@Hyperiss 13 дней назад

What if your keyboard only uses midi usb and audio 6.5mm port?

@cclark3 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the super helpful vid man! I’ve been dying to make music on my Casio wk200, now I can!

@Dave-nm8uk Год назад

One thing you didn't mention was whether it's possible to play back midi files on the keyboard. I think it should be possible, but YMMV. If the midi file uses general midi instruments, then the keyboard should/may pick them up. However the sounds may be quite different - going both ways, depending on what's installed. From KB -> DAW with plugins in the DAW pianos can be made to sound like violins, bongos, kitchen sinks - you name it. Going the other way, with older keyboards at least, the sounds you get out will depend on what was put in for the general midi selection by the manufacturer. It's a few years since I tried this, and as you mentioned it may not work with some adapters, but I think I did test this some while back, and as I recall I had it all working.

@257ian Год назад

Shame you didn't really show how it displays on the DAW on the laptop.

@FlashbackHeartAttack Год назад

How do you send your piano sounds to your DAW? Thx

@eric2415 2 месяца назад

Why is garage band recording the clanking of the keys on my keyboard? Here's my setup: Midi cable in the in, out, or thru (it doesn't make any difference which one I use) jack on the keyboard. The other end of the midi cable is USB then to a USB to lightning cable to my iPhone. The tones record fine.

@FIBONICITY 3 месяца назад

I have Scarlett 8i6 if I go 5pin out to Scarlett in then 5 pin out with midi/usb to reaper should that work? Or do I have to use the 2.0 usb cable which I don't currently have.

@Spliquorice Месяц назад

What about modern keyboards that don't have the pins in it, but old enough that it doesn't have a driver.

@CB-ep8mf 6 месяцев назад

Is it possible to get the presets in my keyboard to work in my DAW? I try it and it just comes over in my DAW as piano.

@andrewsiemon 6 месяцев назад

Connect your piano to your audio interface with a 1/4" instrument cable

@kjab7860 Год назад

do you experience any latency with the time between hitting the keys on the piano and the sound of your computer?

@andrewsiemon Год назад

No. You shouldn't ever with this connection.

@marlonjohn8332 7 месяцев назад

Question, can I make it that I just listen to the laptop/pc using headset and make the keyboard not produce sound from its built-in speaker? Reason is I'm thinking of buying a keyboard but I cant make so much noise in the apartment. Thanks

@FahadIshfaq 3 месяца назад

I have Yamaha CBX-K3 Midi Keyboard. Will that work with Midi-USB cable or only with audio interface ?

@zetarodriguez3051 Год назад

Thanks bro, good video. I bought a Yamaha pss 480 (not delivered yet) and I was thinking about doing something like this. Glad I was not wrong hahaha

@andrewsiemon Год назад

Glad I could help

@JJ-sd2vn Месяц назад

How do you play the sounds from your keyboard on the daw?

@andrewsiemon Месяц назад

Connect it to your audio interface with an instrument cable

@mihalykort84 3 месяца назад

Actually, and forgive me if I'm wrong about this, but I thought that you would want as "short" a MIDI cable as you can get away with, without being overly obsessive but the shorter the signal path (by cable) the better response time you'll have, not simply because it's light speed but because it's signal speed, you want as good as you can get information "response" time as you can get especially from device to interface, and if you're sharing several channels of MIDI data across that physical cable you'd want a shorter path, but it does depend on how close your audio "setup" is to your machine. Once it gets to the interface, that might be easier to arrange "cable" wise. But YMMV.

@sweetlovekalimba4267 Год назад

If i have the audio interface, i dont need to install my modi driver? I have problem installing the roland midi driver that i got from their web. Tnk u in advance for the answer.

@LillianGreenHiLilly 9 месяцев назад

A great help. thank you very much indeed.

@positionswt6395 7 месяцев назад

what if my audio interface doesnt have a midi out or midi in? can i connect my keyboard directly to my computer?

@andrewsiemon 6 месяцев назад

You're going to need an audio interface with MIDI ports.

@freemanherman5697 Год назад

Bro what if i don’t have any of these outputs on my 61 piano panda 1981 and i just want to connect it to my daw 😢🙏

@murphylee7376 5 месяцев назад

Can I use the midi piano as is? Like the usual keyboard

@kay_katenok 5 дней назад

Thank u 🤍

@cliftonwalker7226 5 месяцев назад

Would this work to connect to another keyboard?

@norbertojovanyriosmorales7736 Год назад

Have the yamaha np-11, but doesnt work :( Do I have to adjust something in the settings? (I use Studio one) or do i need to get a second cable? (there is another video where the guy puts 2 midi cables 🔄)

@morisgagula7950 4 месяца назад

very helpful

@kiddynamite3931 11 месяцев назад

As a newb to a midi controller (I've got that Akai yesterday). Im have Studio One Pro and GB. I have a Focusrite 18i20. So 2 questions. Will i be able to record my own samples to an audio track and use thoes sounds via the Akia? Thanks for the video, as I've been wanting to produce my own music for nearly a lifetime

@andrewsiemon 11 месяцев назад

Can’t see why you wouldn’t be able to, although, I could be wrong

@kiddynamite3931 10 месяцев назад

@andrewmusikx For whatever reason (probably company ownership) The Akai isn't recognized by Studio One. You're supposed to still be able to use it, but I've read about issues when the S1, and the Akai are paired. I picked up the Oxygen Mini 32 and returned the Akai. Hopefully I'll get to mess with it this weekend

@applepie2806 Год назад

i got the old psr 170 (2001) and minifuse 2. these are all i have to start music creation.

@drummertimt7749 8 месяцев назад

What if my keyboard only has jack out put and no midi out port? Could I just use jack out into the interface and it’s the same thing?

@andrewsiemon 8 месяцев назад

In that case, you'll be able to record the sounds coming from your keyboard directly in your DAW, but It will not act as a MIDI controller.

@AustrianSynthesizerSchool 5 месяцев назад

You don't need a MIDi-Interface anymore. You can connect a keyboard to with the computer with a simple USB-cable: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oI_mTEu3WqE.html

@Elvin.c Год назад

But my transportation is not working if i connect it on my cubase

@viekeies 6 месяцев назад

Thanks for the video!! I found it really helpful! How can I get the sounds of my vst to come from my computer to my digital piano or my speaker? Like I just bought keyscape (vst to make piano sound more realistic) and I don’t want the audio to come from my computer but instead to my keyboard or speaker.

@andrewsiemon 6 месяцев назад

Thanks a lot. I would imagine that you would have to set your output to your speaker in your DAW's settings. Again, you'll probably need an audio interface for this.

@jolotschka 7 месяцев назад

Thx for the good tips. Could recommend a good interface

@andrewsiemon 6 месяцев назад

Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 for people willing to spend for a better product PreSonus AudioBox USB96 for people looking to save money.

@robbiehenderson9582 2 месяца назад

Thank you

@user-fz6et5sx5y Год назад

Got a KORG EC-320 with MIDI out (5 pole), Connected via MiniFuse2 to Garageband.. No sound.. Cant figure out why. Probably MacOS still have to have right drivers for the piano, eventhough it's connected via Interface. Looks like MacOS don't have driver for KORG EC-320

@andrewsiemon Год назад

I've had bad experiences with Korg products and GarageBand. I tried the Korg NANOKONTROL and I couldn't get it to work.

@pyro3215 20 дней назад

cant this be done without audio interface with a MIDI to USB converter

@ErWarDieErsteNummer1 5 дней назад

It might work. But he tried it and he said his didn't 03:09

@pyro3215 5 дней назад

@@ErWarDieErsteNummer1 it works i did it

@ErWarDieErsteNummer1 5 дней назад

@@pyro3215 Oh cool. Can you tell me what product you got?

@pyro3215 5 дней назад

@@ErWarDieErsteNummer1 i got LEKATO, but im sure everything works. my guess is he didnt know most adaptors like this actually have a midi in and out reversed. so you plug midi in in the out port and vice versa

@felxhus 11 месяцев назад

My audio interface only has xlr and 6.35 jack in, would a midi to xlr cable work?

@andrewsiemon 10 месяцев назад

Probably not well.

@user-fm2ee4qb4u 13 дней назад

I really love this video🥰🥰 However, I have a question that is bothering me🥲 Please what if I don't wanna listen to the original sounds of the keyboard, *that is when I don't wanna hear both sounds*, how do I connect my keyboard to an external speaker to listen to the sounds from the plugins only??

@arveediscatafire9204 4 месяца назад

👍👍👍👍A Huge Help

@fernandotrovao4093 3 месяца назад

He's drugged up!

@user-cr2gj8kw4e Год назад

Thanks a lot

@yaboi_jaydakid Месяц назад

Thanks, your video helps a lot but you didn't resolve the chord and left me in aw 😂

@AlexiosDeva 8 месяцев назад

if I dont have those 2 midi ports? :))

@vangk0 5 месяцев назад

🥇

@Cooldragonflame-CDF Год назад

Awsome video! XD!!

@boijy Год назад

Hey, I have yamaha PSR-F52. Does it have midi support?

@andrewsiemon Год назад

Probably. Look at the back of the keyboard for the MIDI ports.

@boijy Год назад

@@andrewsiemon People said It doesnt have midi, only headphones ouptput. There's only AC adapter port and Phones/Output port. Idk.

@torineg.847 Год назад

I just looked up the audio box your talking about, and it's been discontinued !!

@andrewsiemon Год назад

Nah, the PreSonus AudioBox USB96 is still being made. You're referring to the regular AudioBox.

@dhirenjazz8100 Год назад

What are benefits to connect daw with keyboard???????

@andrewsiemon Год назад

You can use your electric keyboard to control the DAW by MIDI

@dhirenjazz8100 Год назад

@@andrewsiemon can we creat tone into it ????? Daw

@andrewsiemon Год назад

You can record your piano into the DAW or you can control its instruments and sounds by MIDI@@dhirenjazz8100

@dhirenjazz8100 Год назад

@@andrewsiemon thnx for info bro

@stenhendrix8538 Год назад

What if I were to skip the usage of an audio interface and plug in the keyboard directly to my pc using a cable which has midi in+out on the one end and USB type A on the other end. With no audio interface that is part of the cable. Is this direct connection between pc and keyboard with mentioned cable possible?

@andrewsiemon Год назад

As I said in the video, yes, it is possible. However, I think those cables suck and prefer to use an audio interface instead.

@stenhendrix8538 Год назад

@@andrewsiemon I believe in the video you were talking about a MIDI to USB cable with a little interface in the middle of the cable which is part of / built into the cable. How about cables that go from MIDI to USB without that little device?

@andrewsiemon Год назад

Yeah, you can use a midi to USB cable. And I think they sound like shit. I would rather use my audio interface.

@stenhendrix8538 Год назад

@@andrewsiemon Alright thanks a lot for the response

@wizups 25 дней назад

thanks jesus

@andrewsiemon 25 дней назад

You’re welcome my child. God loves you

@Brayanmv._ Год назад

Do you have that piano for sell ? And is there’s a way to contact you about it?

@thegroupmusic147 10 месяцев назад

my keyboard has midi type b connection

@user-du8tx8pt4f 8 месяцев назад

Wow u are a life saver

@andrewsiemon 8 месяцев назад

Thanks man.

@iamjupitermay 2 месяца назад

*Crying in Scarlett Solo interface*

@lw1391 Месяц назад

Does it not work?

@iamjupitermay Месяц назад

So I found my issue. The 3 pin cable that I had plugged into my monitors/speakers was supposed to be plugged into the Scarlett. Drivers needed to be downloaded from Roland’s website. And in the audio section I needed to have the Roland selected under every possible check box available.