[LAU] USB-MIDI

[Folderol]

On Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:57:31 +0000
Q <lists at quirq.ukfsn.org> wrote:

> On 06/02/13 22:22, Al Thompson wrote:
> > On 02/06/2013 03:43 PM, Folderol wrote:
> >> Does anyone have any experience of using a MIDI-over-USB dumb keyboard?
> >> Does it need special drivers or can I just plug it in and have it automatically
> >> found by my machine?
> >>
> >
> > If it's a simple class-compliant controller, it will just show up.  If
> > it has a bunch of features built-in, or isn't class-compliant, it could
> > be a different story.  I've used an M-Audio Oxygen, and it worked fine.
> > But I also tried an Alesis, and it didn't work so well.
> 
> I've used both an Edirol PC-50 and an M-Audio Keystation 88ES and both 
> worked flawlessly.
> 
> My Moog Little Phatty Stage II also shows up and works perfectly, 
> although that obviously isn't bus powered :-)
> 
> Although not keyboards, I have a Korg NanoKontrol and Korg NanoPad, both 
> the original models, and both work fine.

Thanks again everyone. This looks very encouraging. I now have yoshimi
installed on my eeePC 901. It seems fine except when using my 'mega' patches.
Then it can only hand a couple of notes at a time before it blocks (although it
doesn't crash).

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Will J Godfrey
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