microKorg problem with usb midi cable on Windows 7

Kplus · Post by **Kplus** » Tue Apr 17, 2012 7:54 pm

Hello.i would like some help,this is my first post on your forum.

I have a microKorg and i just bought a usb midi cable to connect it with my pc.

The problem that i have is that,altough the pc recognizes the usb input as a midi input,DAWs and Korg's Sound Editor show no response at all with the keyboard.

My pc runs Windows 7 64bit,the synth is microKorg ,and this is the cable that i just bought.

I would appreciate your help since i just bought the synth and i really want to use it but i cant.

Thnx in advance.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:28 am

Have you tried swapping the ins and outs around?

Technically the correct way for it is 'IN' should go to 'OUT', and vice-versa. This means the connectors are labeled relative to the pc/interface.
Some cheaper manufacturers have labeled them the other way around (as in, labeled them for what you plug them in to (assumes you have a very basic setup) rather than what they are for), so in this case, 'IN' goes to 'IN'. It's strange..

Kplus · Post by **Kplus** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 1:10 pm

Many thanks man ! It worked perfectly ! Thanks a lot dude !

stuck · Post by **stuck** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:11 pm

I have this very cable and you have to plug the "in" into the "out" and the "out" into the "in". A X-trade said, it's from the PC's perspective, not the synth.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:50 pm

stuck wrote:I have this very cable and you have to plug the "in" into the "out" and the "out" into the "in". A X-trade said, it's from the PC's perspective, not the synth.

And that's the way it should always be

stuck · Post by **stuck** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:22 pm

Yes

Although it's almost impossible to explain that to someone who's not got an ounce of understanding about midi, which I once had to do. (No-one on this forum).