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connecting midi keyboard to PC

2step-4eva	Date: July 19, 2005 @ 6:09 AM ok ive never tried this before. my keyboard has a midi in and out jack but my PC doesnt. while shopping i have been told that the only way to connect it up is to buy a midi - usb converter which costs £50, although i found one online for £40. in another shop i found a lead for £13 which could convert a midi signal to a joystick(9 pin) port. now i dont have a joystick port on my PC but i do have a 15 pin port, and i could also get an adapter which would convert the 15-pin port into a 9-pin port (u still folliwing?) i dont know what the adapter costs but it would probably come to a lot less than the midi - usb converter. so my question is, would it work? and is there any other way of connecting up the keyboard and PC that i havent mentioned?
Apertome	Date: July 19, 2005 @ 7:28 PM If you're looking at a 9-pin port, that's a serial port. No, that won't work.
Apertome	Date: July 19, 2005 @ 7:30 PM Now I'm confused. A joystick port has 15 pins, not 9. Maybe you have a joystick port and don't know it?
EmpireDay3	Date: July 19, 2005 @ 8:28 PM midiman oxygen 8, or other models connect and interface directly to your usb. ebaying for next to nothing.
2step-4eva	Date: July 20, 2005 @ 6:11 AM i dont know i cant remember how many pins each bloody port has...definately the one i need is not the one ive got so i think i need a joystick port but i have a serial port...and i have a midi keyboard already ive had it for years, no point buying a new 1. so it looks like im gonna have to go for this converter.
Elu	Date: July 21, 2005 @ 11:43 AM I would recommend the USB to midi. The adaptor will not work. If you can afford it get a multiple input/output so that you won't need to upgrade later. Yamaha makes a great one with 8 in and 8 out for under $100.00 US.
EmpireDay3	Date: July 21, 2005 @ 4:31 PM emagic unitor 8's went serial to midi or usb to midi - 8 ins and 8 outs and you can chain em together if you need more. I am using a unitor 8 usb with logic platinum and the sync is super tight even when running all 8 devices.
2step-4eva	Date: July 22, 2005 @ 7:05 PM is it just me or does £50/$100 sound like a lot for just a piece of wire? yeah i know i dont really have an alternative so i'll stop whinging, im a student so every penny is precious, spose u have to make sacrifice
dmischief	Date: July 26, 2005 @ 12:16 PM 9 pin sounds suspiciously like an interface for an amiga or atari, using their 9-pin serial port. Anyways, you should be able to get a decent midi-interface for £30-40. Make sure it's a USB one though. In this day and age it won't be worth muckin around with custom drivers. For USB interfaces its all the same - it just works - just the way it should be. Check out ebay for example: http://search.ebay.co.uk/usb-midi-interface

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