On June 15, 2022 11:52:17 AM HST, Bob van der Poel <bob@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm looking at the Casio WK 6600 keyboard and see that the old fashioned > MIDI connectors are replaced with a USB - B connector. Can anyone answer: > > 1. These connections are okay to connect my linux desktop computer to the > keyboard using a standard USB A-B cable? Yes. > 2. How long can the MIDI cable be? I suppose if it's too short I could > always insert an extension cable? I don't know if there's a length limit. I think if the keyboard's in the same room as the computer, I don't think cables will be long enough to matter. > 3. Could I use a real MIDI cable from the computer and convert that to USB? If the keyboard doesn't *have* a MIDI port, why bother? My USB<>MIDI adaptor is powered via USB, so I think it might have to be plugged into the computer's USB, not the keyboard's USB. --- David W. Jones gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx exploring the landscape of god http://dancingtreefrog.com Sent from my Android device with F/LOSS K-9 Mail. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
