Len Ovens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On Wed, 15 Jun 2022, Bob van der Poel 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? > > That is the intention. It should look like a midi port on your computer. > >> 2. How long can the MIDI cable be? I suppose if it's too short I could >> always insert an extension cable? > > Assuming you really mean USB cable and not MIDI cable, Yes. Maximum > cable length USB-IF Standard is 5m (16.4 feet) though there are some > passive cables made (Newnex for one) good for up to 10m. Beyond that > you need an active USB cable... depending on what they put in there, > this will work fine or it will give problems. There are USB-to-LAN-cable extenders that use a LAN cable for longer stretches. Some of them are comparatively cheap, but the fine print usually shows them up as "full speed", namely 12Mbps, making them unsuitable for most soundcards but not for MIDI. But when hubs (built-in?) come into play with other slow devices, the potential for "hub problems" grows again by leaps and bounds. -- David Kastrup _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
