MIDI USB Interface Cable Adapter With Input & Output for Piano Keyboard/Synthesizer, Professional Recording & Editing on Windows/Mac, Black (6.5Ft)

I use it with garage band and it has survived moves, being tossed into random drawers and being connected to various computers. Still works perfectly. Picks up the velocity just fine from a pretty good keyboard I got from a pawn shop paired with garageband. Only downside is the lights are crazy hella bright. I fixed it by putting 4 layers of duct tape over the light and now it is reduced to a nice ambient glow. I'm not going to ding them on it, because really, who cares, but if you are going to have it in your bedroom, you will wanna cover up the light. Oh and as others have said, plug In into Out, and Out into In on your midi device. I am guessing this is the norm, but to a newbie like me, it was a useful piece of info.

Having used other manufacturers of USB/5-pin-MIDI adapters in the past, and having had to struggle with all of them to get gear to work, it was an absolute joy using a LiDiVi adapter for the first time -- I plugged it in, my keyboard was immediately visible to my laptop, I pointed my laptop software to it, and, done! We're staging a community theater production of MAMMA MIA! that requires five keyboards with laptops to manage the 100+ MIDI "voices". Five keyboards, all different manufacturers, ranging from new to 15-years old, laptops running multiple versions of MacOS, as well as Windows 7 and 10. The LiDiVi adapters have worked flawlessly on all the permutations. Two quibbles: The cable connecting the circuit module to the USB port is rather short, while cables to the IN/OUT MIDI ports are quite long and prone to getting tangled; I'd prefer the lengths were reversed. The LED "power" light is glaringly bright. We'll cover the lens with tape, but I wish they'd simply chosen a softer LED light level instead.

I have a collection of retro and modern synth keyboards, and several different DAWs. Trying to get a USB / MIDI connector that could work reliably with any combination of those synths and DAWs was a perpetual bane of my existence . . . until I got this one. Amazingly, the USB / MIDI connection comes up every time when I want to activate some external MIDI device (or combination thereof). My only complaint might be that the cabling seems a bit thin, fragile looking, but at least it does actually work! Pictured here is just a small section of the synth lab where I have already used this cable.

I would prefer text on the midi jacks to say “to midi out” and “to midi in” to avoid plugin confusion. For an average user like me I constantly need refreshing on which one goes where, and I own a separate cable that labels them like this and it is a simple fix to ease use.

I specifically purchased this item to perform a Peavey Vypyr amp software update. Since I had an older software version it was required to use the Midi port first to update to newer software. After updating software, the new software versions allow updating via the amps USB port. So in reality I used this item once and now don't need it unless I buy another midi device lol Not sure if this item is described as being able to use with sysex files, however the item worked perfectly and IT DOES work with SYSEX files as this is what the Peavey amp program uses. Happy with purchase.

No fuss, plug-and-play, works great. However, I had to put black duct tape over the LEDs, which are too bright on a dark stage. Better too bright than too dim, I guess. I bet you could see them clearly in direct sunlight. The cables are very thin and look flimsy. I won't be surprised if it doesn't last forever. I'm tempted to get a second to keep in the gig-saver kit. At this price it's affordable!

Update: 4/2019 Downgraded from five to three stars because of issues between the FCB1010 Foot Controller (FCB for the rest of this review) and a new computer. Originally, I was using this with a 2007 iMac running 10.11, with standard USB-A ports. This worked fine. Since that review below, I've upgraded to a 2018 MacBook Pro as well as upgraded the FCB to an UnO chip. What was connecting perfectly before now was giving connection issues. With my 2018 MBP running 10.14 with a USB-C dongle (including USB-A port), and with the UnO chip, I was now limited to only a couple FCB software options, none of which were connecting now. I contacted this cable's manufacturer who said it was a USB 3.0 issue, and the new cable wouldn't work either. I tested with multiple ports and had the same result for each one; OS X saw my device but none of the programs would connect to it. I emailed the software developer who said that these type of MIDI-USB cables have had issues with his software/UnO chips, and recommended a hardware-based MIDI interface. I also tested on my Windows 10 computer, this cable connected properly with the paid ControlCenter software trial, but being that my music software is on my MBP, this wasn't really an option. This computer is USB 3.0 so not sure why it worked here but not on my MBP. The ControlCenter software on Windows was a trial, so I never tested functionality but I assume it would have worked perfectly. Since I needed my FCB to work with OS X, I ended up upgrading to a hardware style USB MIDI interface (https://www.amazon.com/midiplus-Tbox2X2-USB-MIDI-Interfaces/dp/B00WU6F4M6), and now my UnO-powered FCB works perfectly with the paid ControlCenter management software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bought this to connect an FCB1010 to my computer for use with Guitar Rig 5 (it is possible!). Using it with OS X, no drivers are required. Thee are lights on the USB portion that indicate that data is sending or receiving. Additionally, not mentioned in the listing, is that this comes in a small soft plastic container with a sliding zip top. I plan to use it for travel for something that needs to be sealed. I saw that there were some cheaper MIDI to USB cables available ($7-$8ish range), but forum posts said to avoid these. This one looked similar but with a slightly higher price ($17). I wasn't sure if I wanted to rate this 4 or 5 stars, because it works perfectly, however I am concerned about the cables as they're thin and sort of cheap. If you're using these in a setup where you'd plug them in once and never move them again, they'll be fine. If you're gigging or going to be moving these often, just be careful.

Four years on going strong. Great buy

Pour utiliser avec mon clavier Yamaha. Le produit est arriver plu vite que prévus. ça fonctionne mais pas avec tous les application Ça fonctionne quand même assez bien.

El cable cumple su función a muy baja latencia por lo cual es una muy buena opción para performance en vivo, lo probé con una DJM para Traktor y con los UC-33e de Evolution en Ableton obteniendo muy buenos resultados con los controladores, había probado otros cables que no funcionaron y estaba por comprarme el mismo cable marca Roland al triple de precio, el artículo llegó antes de lo esperado en excelentes condiciones

The cable worked to some extent with my Yamaha electric drum kit on the first day, but would frequently drop notes and occasionally just not be detected anymore at all, requiring a DAW restart every few minutes. Since then it's just refused to work. I've reset all my MIDI drivers, restarted my computer, used different USB ports, tried different DAWs, but nothing fixes the problem. The quality of the product is also not very good and the signalling light looks awful and dated.

Es muy buena opción si tienes un teclado o controlador con salida MIDI pero no tienes una interfaz con entrada MIDI. Lo único molesto es la luz que genera que no entiendo para qué lo hicieron, pero lo puedes tapar con cinta o cualquier cosa.

Este fué para mi sobrina. No he recibido quejas, así que creo que ha sido buena acquisición y ha cumplido con las expectativas.