connecting yamaha psr-292 to my iMac for midi
I have never worked with midi or GarageBand and I want to start. I have an old Yamaha PSR-292 keyboard with a 6-pin MIDI-IN port and a 6-pin MIDI-OUT port.
My iMac has three USB ports.
I'm at the beginning of this and just trying to figure out how to connect my Yamaha to my iMac so I can play a piano piece on the Yamaha and record it into GarageBand and create a CD. Right now I'm not looking to mix or do anything other than play a standard piano piece and make a CD of it.
Is the connecting as simple as buying a specific cord with two 6-pin heads on one end and a USB head on the other? Can anybody advise a complete newcomer?
Also if you want to suggest websites that would help me, I appreciate it. I'm not being lazy about this; I HAVE looked on-line and couldn't find the answer to this question. Thank you.
--Ranjit
My iMac has three USB ports.
I'm at the beginning of this and just trying to figure out how to connect my Yamaha to my iMac so I can play a piano piece on the Yamaha and record it into GarageBand and create a CD. Right now I'm not looking to mix or do anything other than play a standard piano piece and make a CD of it.
Is the connecting as simple as buying a specific cord with two 6-pin heads on one end and a USB head on the other? Can anybody advise a complete newcomer?
Also if you want to suggest websites that would help me, I appreciate it. I'm not being lazy about this; I HAVE looked on-line and couldn't find the answer to this question. Thank you.
--Ranjit
imac, Mac OS X (10.5.1)
