OIBTECH USB MIDI Cable Interface, Upgrade Professional MIDI to USB IN-OUT Cable Converter For PC/Mac/Laptop 2M(6.5FT)(RED)

I've got a Roland FP7 (which has long been discontinued!!) and have always wanted to record music directly into my computer... But for some reason, I never got round to it. When I finally decided to do so, my digital piano was considered to be a super old model, and despite working brilliantly, Roland stopped updating its drivers. So I thought that even if I spent £50 on an interface, plus the required wires, I wasn't going to be able to connect it up to Garage Band. Well, I was wrong!!! I stumbled across this wire and what do you know? It works! You don't need to download any drivers. You literally plug it in and BAM! It works! And at the price, it's a bargain. So simple to use. Make sure your piano is off and Garage Band is closed. Plug the MIDI OUT wire into the MIDI IN on your piano, and plug the MIDI IN wire into the MIDI OUT on your piano. Then plug the USB part into your laptop. Then, switch on the piano. Then open Garage Band. Lower the volume on your keyboard. When adding a new MIDI instrument (piano, guitar etc.) you will be able to play/record the notes directly from your keyboard into your computer! Happy days!!!

I'm not a professional audio technician. I was impressed with this USB-Midi adapter/cable. It looked smart, it fitted exactly, and worked well. I'm controlling a DEQ2496 Room Correction system through its Midi port(s) and am able to load all the parameters remotely from a PC/Laptop, to view them, and even to screenshot the DEQ2496 display for future reference or measurement. Using a different piece of software, I upgraded the DEQ's firmware via the Midi ports, successfully. Unless you have a professional soundcard or desk, Midi interconnects are hard to find. This adapter/cable does the job very well via the ubiquitous USB ports. It saves all that Midi/Serial port aggravation.

Works perfectly. Nice LED's to show activity. Only thing I could say is that the round bit with the lights could be a little smaller. Overall great value.

Fair price and arrived quickly. Replaced a cheaper MIDI cable that died after just a few uses. Annoyingly I tried this new lead first with a USB -> Micro USB adaptor which refused to work. Bought yet another adaptor, (actually a cheaper one!) and it worked perfectly. It's tricky trying to troubleshoot whether it's the cable or the adaptor that's not working. Or both. There you go. Anyhow it's made learning using the 'Simply Piano' App much more accurate.

I am using the Midi Cable to connect a Windows 10 (x64) system to an ancient Yamaha S03 dual XG synth. I was expecting some problems because I had read the Yamaha XG synths were fussy about the midi interface but I needn't of worried. The operating system installed the midi port automatically and Cakewalk Pro was able to send and receive data without noticeable latency. I was also able to use some very old software called XG Gold. For the competitive price I have no complaints for home use but it looks a little fragile for a professional environment. I comes properly packed in a nice box.

Everything works very well with this cable. However, I’m not sure if it’s a one off and mines slightly faulty as in input wire is actually the output wire and vice versa other than that it does the job well and it’s a good cable.

Sends basic midi messages ( note on, note off) just fine but if you send midi clock messages e.g. when trying to sync your DAW with a synthesizer then instead of sending the clock message it sends pairs of note on, note off messages at very high speed which will result in a horrendous noise and usually freeze the device. I have two of these cables, bought months apart and both behave the same way so I believe this to be a design fault rather than a manufacturing problem. Avoid.

A nice item that works perfectly. From an aesthetic point of view I'd rather a less cheap and 'blingy' looking cable.