I am planning to get a Mac Pro and would like to know if you can connect a midi keyboard to a USB port on a Mac. My current setup is that I have the midi keyboard connected to the gameport on the SoundBlaster sound card in my Windows PC. The connection powers the midi keyboard and I can record what I play on the keyboard into whatever sound recording software I am using.

Does the Mac pro have a similar approach? I can't tell if it has something like a gameport connection and if it would power the midi keyboard.

If I used a midi to usb cable to connect it to a USB port on the Mac Pro would that work, and would it power the midi keyboard as well? If not, how do Mac people connect a midi keyboard that has a gameport connector to a Mac Pro for recording music? Would my midi keyboard become unuseable on a Mac Pro?

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Could I install a PCI sound card on a Mac Pro and then access it that way? If I also have Windows installed on the Mac Pro, could I use a PCI sound card and use the midi keyboard when running Windows?

Thanks for any advice. Posted on Apr 28, 2007 5:33 AM. Thanks for the link. I notice that it says it's bus powered. Does that mean it powers itself or it powers the midi keyboard?

It seems like a very basic unit, so why would a simple cable with a gameport connection at one end and a usb connection at the other not do the same thing, if you only need to connect one keyboard? What does the little box between the midi connector and the usb connector do that is different or necessary? I was wondering if any of the musicians here who connect a midi keyboard to a Mac do so only with a simple converter cable that has no other mechanical parts? Usb on one end and a gameport connection at the other end, about 8 inches long. That's what I currently have and use. Thanks for any advice.

Apr 28, 2007 11:20 AM. It looks like I will need both an interface connector and a power supply for my current keyboard as I don't have a power supply for it and it gets power from the usb conection. When the time comes, I will compare prices for a newer usb keyboard and an interface and power supply and see if it's worth it to just get a newer keyboard. Assassins Creed Repack Reloaded Cracking.

Music creation on my keyboard is not a high priority for me in my video editing as I am not very good at playing music on it so maybe I can find a cheaper keyboard that is similar in price to the interface plus a power supply and can connect to the usb directly and get power from it. Thanks for your help. Apr 28, 2007 2:40 PM. Apple Footer This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums.