Yamaha PSR-E413

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Yamaha PSR-E413

I'm just about to buy a keyboard for my 10-year old son to use with GarageBand '08 - a Yamaha PSR-E413 <http://uk.yamaha.com/en/products/musical instruments/keyboards/digitalkeyboards/psre413/>.

This keyboard doesn't appear to have a MIDI interface but rather has a "USB to host" interface.

Will this work - plug-&-play - with GarageBand?

If not, will an adapter allow the keyboard to work with GarageBand?

Failing the above, what keyboards are compatible with GarageBand - quality keyboards that work without adapters?

The more I look into this the more confusing it seems to get!

Thanks for your help,

John

Mac OS X (10.5.5)

Posted on Dec 10, 2008 12:23 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 19, 2008 1:37 PM in response to John Mulligan

Well, I just bought one PSR-E413 for my 8 year old.

Yes, it works with GarageBand, using the (Yamaha) keyboard as a MIDI input.
Just install the OSX midi drivers from Yamaha and GarageBand will know about it.

I just tested it for 30 seconds...

My regards

Paulo

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Answer 2

L1025

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Dec 19, 2008 11:19 PM in response to John Mulligan

Yes it will. You will need the proper driver for Mac OS X, found here: http://www.global.yamaha.com/download/usb_midi/

In order to connect to your Mac, you will also need a USB 2.0 cable. This is not included with the keyboard, but it can be found at RadioShack or Staples or pretty much anyplace that sells electronics.

Hope your son enjoys it!

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Answer 3

John Mulligan Author

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Jan 15, 2009 11:00 AM in response to L1025

L1025:

Excuse my delay in replying.

Yes, this answered my question!

The Yamaha works just fine with GarageBand & my son is really enjoying it.

Thanks for your help.

Kind regards,

John

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