Way back in January 2014, I outlined a way to send MIDI from a USB-B only controller to a keyboard or module with classic 5-pin MIDI using Raspberry Pi as a bridge. To see if this type of cable is able to be marketed as a distinct and current cable solution.Īnd it seems there are indeed a few of these appearing and specified as such.Please see the bottom of this page for an update. USB Host capable connections are often Type A, but they might start to become Type C I guess at some point. then the thing you plug it in to, has to be able to recognize and go into USB Host mode. but the keyboard, you for example connect as in input to something else, has to already be compliant with having an output capability which justifies it as Hostable. You may find some USB A or B type to signal OTG (on the go) host capabilities and has say, a micro USB socket on one end and a Type A or B socket, or some other similar type solution. that can handle some use cases, but it won't turn a keyboard into a printer, so to speak. they don't usually do anything else except allow you to solve a certain format connection problem, or adapt one end kind of cable format to another type. Those small solid type general USB Adapters floating around, just adapt one format type connection to another type. as opposed to just assuming a USB Device is connected off it. they told the Tablet to be ready to be a USB Host on the USB connection. If it has micro USB say like on a Tablet, then one of those micro USB ports may be able to sense when pin 4 has been shorted to the 5th pin in the housing of those little cables, or at the unit end. like say Printer often used Type B USB and is usually considered a Device. it's along the lines of, if it receives an input but doesn't provides an output. so the unit you connected it to, is either having power provided or being talked TO. The USB B type connector is usually indicating that the thing you plug it into is a Device.
The MIDI does not need to come into the fast track to work with pro tools. Just plug both usb devices into your computer. At this point, I feel i may just have to buy a cheap 88 key controller to be able to work with MIDI and VSTs in Protools.What you're describing does not exist, nor is it required.
Does anyone know of a solution to this problem? The only other thing i considered was getting a USB hub and still connecting to my pc via USB but I dont know if the MIDI will work since its not coming through the interface.Īny help is much appreciated and thank you. I looked for USB B to MIDI (5 pin) cables but I could only find USB A to MIDI cables. At this point, I feel i may just have to buy a cheap 88 key controller to be able to work with MIDI and VSTs in Protools. Does anyone know of a solution to this problem? The only other thing i considered was getting a USB hub and still connecting to my computer via USB but I dont know if the MIDI will work since its not coming through the interface.Īny help is much appreciated and thank you. This worked well enough when plugging directly into my computer and working with other DAWs like Logic and FL studio, but the fast track pro interface needed for protools doesnt have any USB inputs.
The midi connection on my keyboard requires a USB B male from the keyboard to a USB A male into the computer. I recently purchased pro tools M-powered, and realized I cannot get my keyboard's MIDI into my Fast track pro Interface.
I owned a yamaha ypg 625 for the last 6 years, and considering i'm studying in audio engineering (particularly game audio and composition) i've done more and more with it over the years.