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<blockquote data-quote="Groovetube" data-source="post: 1840865" data-attributes="member: 223633">Assuming I’m looking at the right one you posted. It’s hard to tell as the pics don’t show the din jacks on it.But the description says 1in/out. So it appears (but I’m not 100%) it’s only midi in to the midi device and one out to computer. That may be enough for what you want to do, (simple control of software synths and recording midi notes) but midi boxes in general, are usually bidirectional, with both midi in, and midi out from the keyboard to the midi device, and the other side is the usb into the Mac. (There’s also midi thru but that’s for when you daisy chain midi devices). Example having the midi notes recorded in say GarageBand play back using the sounds in the keyboard. It’s an important distinction.You need the other midi cable to have the Mac speak back to the keyboard. If you want or need that functionality. Honestly I’ve never really seen the cheap ones with only one direction (out from keyboard to Mac).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Groovetube, post: 1840865, member: 223633"] Assuming I’m looking at the right one you posted. It’s hard to tell as the pics don’t show the din jacks on it. But the description says 1in/out. So it appears (but I’m not 100%) it’s only midi in to the midi device and one out to computer. That may be enough for what you want to do, (simple control of software synths and recording midi notes) but midi boxes in general, are usually bidirectional, with both midi in, and midi out from the keyboard to the midi device, and the other side is the usb into the Mac. (There’s also midi thru but that’s for when you daisy chain midi devices). Example having the midi notes recorded in say GarageBand play back using the sounds in the keyboard. It’s an important distinction. You need the other midi cable to have the Mac speak back to the keyboard. If you want or need that functionality. Honestly I’ve never really seen the cheap ones with only one direction (out from keyboard to Mac). [/QUOTE]

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