playing roland pc-180 midi controller thru GB

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playing roland pc-180 midi controller thru GB

I have got an old keyboard (roland pc-180a controller) and i've connected to my imac thru a midi-usb cable but can't get a squeak out of GB. I've selected software instrument etc to no avail. Has anyone got any info that could help me get this set up working?

iMac G5 2.66GHz intel core 2 duo

Posted on May 30, 2009 6:03 AM

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HangTime

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May 30, 2009 6:05 AM in response to flipart

http://www.bulletsandbones.com/GB/GBFAQ.html#controllertointerface ?

(Let the page FULLY load. The link to your answer is at the top of your screen)

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flipart Author

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Jun 3, 2009 12:56 PM in response to flipart

Thanks but I know that you plug midi out on the keyboard to midi in on mac which I suppose to be the USB plug, now what?

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flipart Author

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Jun 3, 2009 12:59 PM in response to HangTime

Thanks for the info but I understand that you plug the midi out on the controller into the USB input on the mac, which then sees the midi source, but now what?

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Jun 3, 2009 1:19 PM in response to flipart

I understand that you plug the midi out on the controller into the USB input on the mac, ...

No: you plug the midi out on the controller into the midi in of the interface which goes into the USB input of the mac,

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flipart Author

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Jun 5, 2009 4:32 AM in response to Christoph Drösser

Thanks Christoph but I have one of those cables that has a midi interface built in, so you can plug one end into the midi out on the controller and the other into the USB port on the mac. In the middle is the midi/usb interface. Maybe in need to get a manual for this thing(controller) so I can see what Im not doing.

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Jun 5, 2009 5:12 AM in response to flipart

You should really determine what product it is (the interface, not the controller) and get the latest driver from the company's website. Has it ever worked before?

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