

> But before you do anything, just make sure you haven't committed the most common MIDI mistake. If I can't update the driver for the above adaptor, I give your suggestion a go. > A good quality USB to MIDI adapator from a reputable company doesn't cost the earth - I recommend the Roland UM-ONE Mk2 - and will have drivers that you should install, even if it does plug and play anyway. In theory (!!) these adaptors should be plug and play on both Windows and Mac, without the need for drivers.

> Assuming that you are using a MIDI to USB adaptor (there's no other way to hook up a PSR530 keyboard to a computer) Robin's spot on. MIDI Out from the Yamaha goes to MIDI In on the adaptor. In practice, the cheap Chinese ones often don't work with the generic, inbuilt drivers on both systems and, as there's usually no way to find the true manufacturer of the item (I've seen the same one available with lots of different brand names) you're stuck, to put it politely.Įxperience also tells me that they are usually poorly made and unreliable, with spurious MIDI notes being common, and the best place for them is the bin - which is where mine went.Ī good quality USB to MIDI adapator from a reputable company doesn't cost the earth - I recommend the Roland UM-ONE Mk2 - and will have drivers that you should install, even if it does plug and play anyway.īut before you do anything, just make sure you haven't committed the most common MIDI mistake. Assuming that you are using a MIDI to USB adaptor (there's no other way to hook up a PSR530 keyboard to a computer) Robin's spot on.
