{"id":6766,"date":"2011-09-02T11:38:41","date_gmt":"2011-09-02T11:38:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/?p=6766"},"modified":"2021-03-25T13:24:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-25T13:24:04","slug":"problems-with-midi-keyboards-finale-connections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicademy.com\/blog\/problems-with-midi-keyboards-finale-connections\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask the expert &#8211; problems with midi keyboards &#038; Finale connections"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>David Hughes posted on Musicademy&#8217;s Wall.<br \/>\n&#8220;I have an old e-volution MK-149 midi keyboard which has a single midi out socket. I recently got a Logilink midi-USB cable to try using the keyboard on my new (Windows 7) laptop, but I&#8217;m not getting any signal through to Finale PrintMusic or MuseScore. How can I test that something is actually coming out of the keyboard?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Tim Horton from Sound Foundation Limited replies:<\/p>\n<p>My only suggestion would be to follow the signal chain through:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the keyboard link with another midi device, such as another keyboard or midi brain?<\/li>\n<li>Is there a way to test the cable works correctly? Perhaps link a different keyboard up with the setup to eliminate a fault there\u2026<\/li>\n<li>Does the PC have the appropriate drivers to handle the midi feed via USB?<\/li>\n<li>Does it need to be a USB 2.0 port?<\/li>\n<li>Can the notation software accept an input from a midi device?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>David contacted us to say that re-installing the notation software and allowing its plug and play midi detection had fixed the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>David Hughes posted on Musicademy&#8217;s Wall. &#8220;I have an old e-volution MK-149 midi keyboard which has a single midi out socket. I recently got a Logilink midi-USB cable to try using the keyboard on my new (Windows 7) laptop, but I&#8217;m not getting any signal through to Finale PrintMusic or MuseScore. 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