Many of you will be in possession of a USB MIDI keyboard, which uses a USB cable to transmit data. These kinds of keyboards are not connected to audio interfaces, but rather straight into your ...

Musical instrument digital interface, or MIDI, cables are used to connect keyboards and other electronic musical devices to ... Plug the USB adapter end of the MIDI cable into a USB port on your ...

If your MIDI-equipped instrument or controller requires MIDI cables, you’ll need a MIDI interface. MIDI interfaces come in two forms: dedicated, separate units or as part of an audio interface.

Interfaces, and adapters, cables, and more adapters, not the worst, but certainly not ideal. In some ways, it’s hard to believe MIDI isn’t already a “wireless thing”.

If your needs are simple, this is where your journey ends. Take a 5-pin DIN cable and connect your MIDI keyboard’s MIDI Out to the MIDI In on your interface. Note that, unlike USB MIDI devices, 5-pin ...