New to MIDI, but have reasonable experience with computers.
I’m using the cable as a replacement for the original PS2 to MIDI splitter which came with a sound card.
Trying to use the sync cable to make the following setup:
Old keyboard (General Music CD10) MIDI OUT
Sync cable MIDI IN
Xonar D2/PM
Ableton Live 9 (MIDI set to MPU-401)
I can’t get a MIDI signal (also tested in MIDI-OX) when selecting MPU-401 with all channels open.
Could it be that the Beatbuddy cable is different in some way, or am I missing something else?
Thanks for the responses.
I have had contact with Beatbuddy Support (excellent btw) and they confirmed that their cable does exactly what my original Asus cable did, convert a PS2 port to MIDI in and MIDI out. The only thing I can think of is that maybe the cables each have the connections soldered to different pins, but I don’t know if that’s very likely.
Also had contact with the infamous Asus support, they used a lot of words to say: “you’re on your own.”
I’ll try to make my setup clearer, the goal is to use the keyboard to control midi instruments with acceptable latency in Ableton.
General Music CD10 keyboard
Male 5 pin MIDI cable in MIDI OUT of keyboard
Male 5 pin MIDI cable in MIDI IN of Sync Cable
PS2 from Sync Cable in MIDI I/O bracket from Asus Xonar D2/PM (you can also see the original cable in the picture below)
MIDI bracket connected to main part of same sound card.
Select MPU-401 as MIDI input in Ableton [ATTACH=full]2683[/ATTACH]
Something new just happened, the input turned orange since my previous attempt.
Apparently this usually indicates trouble with Windows interfering with a USB port when using an USB converter.
But even when all was “normal”, the box in the top right wouldn’t flash if I hit a note on the keyboard.
Could it be the problem is somehow related to the Asus drivers?
Once again, I’m very new to MIDI, could this setup work or am I missing something obvious?
Hope this made it somewhat clear, if you need more specific info just ask me.