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Psr 175 + which midi interface equipment

  • 24-11-2006 11:36pm
    #1
    fifth
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    Bassist for about 7 years and used to play some piano / keyboard, now am looking to have another go - nothing serious, so I picked up a Yamaha psr-175 from thomann, made good use of my ten euro voucher ;)

    Just wondering what would be the best way to interface with a pc?

    I've looked around and only found the official ''yamaha UX16 USB MIDI Interface for PC'' and a cheaper alternative ''M-Audio USB UNO 1 in & 1 Out USB Bus Powered MIDI Interface''.

    Safe bet to go for the cheaper one? I'm using a laptop and haven't a clue whether the port at the back is suitable for midi so am going the USB route.

    Any cheaper options are appreciated as I'm not looking to spend a whole ton on just playing around.

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    fifth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭fifth


    Bump, anyone at all know anything about midi interfacing with a computer?


  • #3
    feylya
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 23,363 Mod ✭✭✭✭feylya


    Please do not bump threads more than once per week. If anyone here knows the answer, they will tell you. Do not bump it again.


  • #4
    jimi_t
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,579 ✭✭✭jimi_t


    funkyflea wrote:
    I've looked around and only found the official ''yamaha UX16 USB MIDI Interface for PC'' and a cheaper alternative ''M-Audio USB UNO 1 in & 1 Out USB Bus Powered MIDI Interface''.

    Safe bet to go for the cheaper one? I'm using a laptop and haven't a clue whether the port at the back is suitable for midi so am going the USB route.

    They both do the *exact* same thing, excepting that the m-audio one probably has better driver support, so I'd go for that one. If you're on a laptop then I'm 99% certain you don't have a MIDI port at the back, as very very few (if any) ever came with built in midi.


  • #5
    fifth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,135 ✭✭✭fifth


    jimi_t wrote:
    They both do the *exact* same thing, excepting that the m-audio one probably has better driver support, so I'd go for that one. If you're on a laptop then I'm 99% certain you don't have a MIDI port at the back, as very very few (if any) ever came with built in midi.

    Great that's exactly what I wanted to know, cheers jimi_t!


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