Right, not saying I'm bored of keys in the game or anything (far from it) although I've become a bit unstuck tonight. Plugged the keys in to macbbok via midi-usb cable attempting to be 'wow-ed' using garage band, but nothing. The green light on the cable is working, and garage band states '1 midi input device attached' but I cant use it to play any notes!

Anyone tried this yet and got any tips?! The midi lights (under the xbox guide button) never light up, so although its recognised, its never 'on' as a keyboard peripheral! If peeps are using garage band, great, otherwise any help as to get it to come 'on' would greatly assist (and yes, it is turned on, as the xbox guide is lit up).

Right, not saying I'm bored of keys in the game or anything (far from it) although I've become a bit unstuck tonight. Plugged the keys in to macbbok via midi-usb cable attempting to be 'wow-ed' using garage band, but nothing.

The green light on the cable is working, and garage band states '1 midi input device attached' but I cant use it to play any notes! Anyone tried this yet and got any tips?! The midi lights (under the xbox guide button) never light up, so although its recognised, its never 'on' as a keyboard peripheral! If peeps are using garage band, great, otherwise any help as to get it to come 'on' would greatly assist (and yes, it is turned on, as the xbox guide is lit up). Click to expand.The Madcatz pages are about as useful as a chocolate fireman though!!

Theres zero information contained within them! I've emailed them but I'm expecting as much help in the reply really.

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Seems to good folks over on the US forums are in as much of a pickle. Stuck a post in there but nothing replied so far. Wonder if its the Red Octane Midi-USB cable?! Wouldnt have thought so, as its capable of being recognised, and I wouldnt have thought its the keys since there are vids of them being used!! So is it the fact its using garageband and doesnt like it?! Anyone know any other (free) music editing softeare packages I can try and test this with?

Can also confirm, that the same cable works with my Mac book, I fired up Garageband (havent used it in years ), checked the midi audio input and it stated that 1 midi device was connected (the RB keyboard ) i then recorded 2 tracks using the RB KB, one for piano and one for drums, (because the KB is small, you have to press the 'X' button to get a bass drum, ie, it extends the keys downward 'SCALE'?, there is a term for it, but i cant think what it is, Specs.OSX 10.6.2 1.8 dual core 2 gb ram. Not great specs for soft synth recording on the fly,but it works.just.lol. Its the white midi port that you have to plug into the KB, its confusing when it states on the cable that Black is OUT and white is in, but then again, midi has always been a pain in the arse to use, (well, for me anyway ).

Cheers Brian. Okay, now I'm REALLY confused!!

I mean, i'm no whizz at these things, but I would have thought I could figure out how to operate this thing!! So, when you plug it in, do the red lights under the guide button light up, as mine dont!!!! Also, you totally got me with 'white midi port'!!! The one on the KB is black, and the cable is all black!!! So I need a hand with that one!!

I know this might be a stupid a$$ request, but Brian, could you detail to me each step you take to get it to work? Like 'plug it in, open garage band, select this etc.' As I dont even know what I'm supposed to be doing to make noise with the thing!!!

OK, first thing first 1 Do you have the Activision Cable? 2 If so, then (if its the same as mine )it has 2 Midi plugs going into a oblong box,and then onto a USB cable., 3 IT states on the oblong box that, White = IN and Black = Out, 4 plug the WHITE Midi Plug into the RB KB.If you cant differentiate between the plugs then you have to use the plug titled midi In, (yeah, i know that dosent make sense,but thats what it is, ) 5 plug the usb into the mac, and fire up the mac, load GB, press the Xbox button, and the RED LIGHT should pop up on the KB.

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6 Take note of what version OSX you have and which ver of GB it could be that.? Hope this helps, I can be on skype if you want me to literally talk you through it Cheers Brian. OK, first thing first 1 Do you have the Activision Cable? 2 If so, then (if its the same as mine )it has 2 Midi plugs going into a oblong box,and then onto a USB cable., 3 IT states on the oblong box that, White = IN and Black = Out, 4 plug the WHITE Midi Plug into the RB KB.If you cant differentiate between the plugs then you have to use the plug titled midi In, (yeah, i know that dosent make sense,but thats what it is, ) 5 plug the usb into the mac, and fire up the mac, load GB, press the Xbox button, and the RED LIGHT should pop up on the KB. 6 Take note of what version OSX you have and which ver of GB it could be that.? Hope this helps, I can be on skype if you want me to literally talk you through it Cheers Brian.

Click to expand. Ha, we fall over at point 2 i'm afriad!! I have the Red OCtane cable that was sent free upon request with GH:World Tour, but it literally is usb-midi. No fancy boxes, no additional wires, bog standard.

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End of the day though, the one I got should be a midi in cable. When in GB, it tells me that it recognises that there is a midi instrument attached, but doesnt say what, and no red lights. I then try all methods to play tunes, but either cant find the right part of the programme (I have no idea with GB) or it aint working!!! If there is only one Midi Plug, then, What you have,is a Cable that goes from the PC to the Controller, What you need is a Cable that goes from the controller to the PC, if that makes sense If the red light is on, and the mac sees a midi device, it may be sending data out TO the controller,(and not recieving data in ) which is useless, because the controller cant produce sound. Midi cables are marked in and out, Someone correct me if i am wrong Sorry if this is confusing, but.Midi is/can be,confusing Cheers Brian. Sounds to me like perhaps that midi-usb cable may not be compatible with Macs? Certainly from some quick googling the purpose of this lead was to fix something on the GHWT drums and that the software was only designed for PC's, so maybe it would need dedicated drivers for the Mac which simply don't exist?

Do you have any musical friends who might have a normal midi interface to test with? Alternatively might be worth finding a nice local music shop and seeing if they are willing to try your keyboard and USB cable combination with any Mac's they have in store. You could take a punt on buying one of those £5 cables off ebay, though cheaply made and imported from China, never filed me with much confidence. Buying a reputable brand costs £30 (1x1 midi/usb) or £60 (2x2 midi/usb) Myself I recently bought (via ebay) a MUTO 2x2 midi-usb interface (worked fine once installed the drivers on my Mac) and then a few days later a Edirol (Roland) UA20 external soundcard/midi interface, which also worked first time after installing drivers. It took several weeks to grab these at bargain prices though. Another thing you could try is downloading some midi monitor software (try google search) that might help in determining if the cable is sending any messages at all.

As to other programs, probably not going to have any more joy over Garage Band, but is held in high regard, though never tried the Mac version. Its shareware but previous 'demo's were non-crippled and had no timeout or any other limits. May be worth trying, but keep in mind its a DAW so will require downloading plugins to generate sounds (you can get quite a few free though), its also likely to be quite overwhelming if you haven't done much digital studio work previously.

Click to expand.Yep, as far as i'm aware, for £20 you're looking at best a minor branded, but not a cheap knock off on Amazon. Single connections (2 midi - 1 usb) start around £30 and go up to £40-50, whilst double connections (4 Midi - 2 usb) start somewhere around £60-70! If you're on ebay you can pick up a branded 1x1 for about £20 if you avoid a bidding war, 2x2 should be around £30. If you can wait and bid last minute you might get a bargain e.g I ot a MUTO 2x2 for just £12. Decent names to look for Cakewalk, MUTO, Edirol (Roland), Yamaha, M-audio or MidiMan (re-branded m-audio) Why these are so expensive I don't know, tech wise there is nothing to them, chips and cables can't cost more than a few pounds. Something else to consider is a combined external soundcard and midi ports, though new you're looking at around £140+. The advantage is that you should get near zero latency on the audio through whatever DAW/Garageband you are using to generate the sound.

Click to expand.Yep thats understandable. I'm actually baffled as to why the keyboard only has a midi out, or uses midi at all, since anyone new to digital music is going to end up having to buy a midi-usb converter., which aren't cheap. In fact my last keyboard cost less than some of those midi converters i've mentioned above! Granted its only 49 keys, the action isn't great, but it has velocity, aftertouch, midi and usb. Really they should just provide usb drivers for the keyboard, can't be that hard? Though as you say they also just need to provide a freeplay option and from a personal point of view let you edit and write drum patterns to play along too. I mean its such an easy feature to add and has so many benefits.

Honestly if you think you could get into playing music, you might just want to invest in a proper midi keyboard, should be able to pick up something decent for USB cable. Of course you can't just plug a midi keyboard into your pc and start making sounds, you'll need a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), which actually sounds far more fancy and expensive than it actually is these days. They can get expensive of course, but something like Reaper is pretty damn cheap if somewhat overwhelming interface. Though i'm quite impressed with Garageband, it may not be fully featured, but for free you can't complin and is probably perfect for new users.