[LAU] USB Compliant MIDI

[Bob van der Poel]

Thanks for the links, Sam!

On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 9:36 PM Sam Kuper <sampablokuper at posteo.net> wrote:

> On Wed, Jun 15, 2022 at 02:52:17PM -0700, Bob van der Poel wrote:
> > 3. Could I use a real MIDI cable from the computer and convert that to
> > USB?
>
> Yes.
>
> It's unnecessary in your case, since you're connecting to a PC that
> already has a USB port.
>
> But if you really wanted to (for example, if instead of a PC, you needed
> to connect your controller instead to a sound module or hardware
> sequencer with 5-pin MIDI in and no USB A port;  or if you just really
> like your PC's existing MIDI interface), then absolutely it is possible
> to convert a controller's USB MIDI I/O to conventional 5-pin MIDI I/O.
>
> There exist readymade converters for exactly this purpose:
>
> https://www.keyboardforums.com/threads/usb-b-to-midi.29711/
>
> https://www.perfectcircuit.com/signal/usb-midi-hosts
>
> https://www.perfectcircuit.com/kenton-midi-usb-host-mkii.html
>
> Sam
>
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