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USB Midi Cable – Connect Your Electronic Keyboard To Computer

A USB Midi cable is the easiest way to
connect your electronic keyboard to a computer.


One of the most important reason people want to connect their keyboard to a computer is because they want to save/edit their songs on a computer.

Once your song is on a computer you can do a whole lot of things with it.

But before you can connect your keyboard to a computer, you will need a MIDI cable. Lots of people are not sure on how to make this connection but it is not at all difficult as you will see further.


USB Midi Cable - Connection Made Easy

A USB midi cable is the easiest way you can connect your keyboard to a PC.

It is as simple as plug and play!

Every PC will have USB ports and normally, you will find MIDI jacks behind every keyboard.

So you need to take your USB cable and connect the USB side to your computers USB port and the MIDI side to the MIDI In/Out of your keyboard.

That's it!

Now you should be able to transfer MIDI data from your keyboard to the computer.


Popular Brands

  • Yamaha UX16 USB-MIDI Interface

  • The UX16 is a USB cable available from Yamaha. Using the UX16 cable, you can connect not only your Yamaha keyboards but any keyboard which has MIDI jacks. Almost all the keyboards have MIDI jacks so don’t worry if you do not own a Yamaha keyboard.

    USB midi cable, UX16

    Indicator lights are available on the cable which tells you if the cable has been properly connected. There are also lights to indicate if the data transfer is happening correctly.

  • Emu XMIDI 2x2 USB MIDI Interface

  • E-MU's Xmidi 2x2 is a compact, plug-and-play USB MIDI interface that provides you with two ultra-fast MIDI inputs and outputs (32 MIDI channels in/outs total), allowing you to connect multiple MIDI devices to your computer.

    The Xmidi 2x2 features bus-powered operation for total portability, and provides you with status indicators for each MIDI input and output. The Xmidi 2x2 also ships with a handy carrying pouch to protect it in transit.

  • Emu XMIDI 1x1 USB MIDI Interface

  • E-MU's Xmidi 1x1 is a plug-and-play USB Interface that adds an ultra-fast MIDI input and output (16 MIDI channels in/out) to your computer.

    The Xmidi 1x1 is bus-powered for total portability and offers status indicators for input signal, output signal and power.

  • Hosa USB to MIDI Cable

  • Connecting you MIDI equipment to your computer's USB port has never been easier.

    Simply load the included driver and connect the cables -- it's that easy! For Windows only.

    Not compatible with Macintosh at this time.

  • M-Audio MIDISport UNO 1x1 MIDI Interface
  • - with Cables and Connectors
    The MIDISport Uno is a 1x1 MIDI interface that is totally portable, hot-swappable, and powered completely by your computer's USB port.

    Drivers support all Windows operating systems 98SE and higher, as well as Macintosh OS 9 and Mac OS X.


    Latest USB Drivers - For Connection Issues

    The UX16 cable should work with both Windows and Mac and as such the connection mentioned above should work without any problem.

    In case you face any difficulty, you can download the latest USB Drivers from this site.

    Download the latest USB Drivers

    Once the connection is done, you are on a roll. There are endless possibilities to what you can do with your music once it is on your PC. You just need to have a decent computer and sequencing software.


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