No midi sound in GarageBand (driver problem?)
Hello everyone! This is my first post... My problem is that I don't get any sound from my MIDI keyboard (controller?) in GarageBand. I've been trying for days and done what's explained in this guide:
http://www.macjams.com/article.php?story=20040128064923856
The MIDI controller is an unknown brand that came with a Woyetra MIDI sofware or Musicware Piano 1.0.7 software that I was using on my old PC. In order to use the MIDI controller on my Mac I bough a USB midi converter with one MIDI IN, one MIDI OUT and one USB, that looks like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017H4EBG The instruction said that the USB driver is installed. It also said that the MIDI IN should be plugged into the keyboard end, which sounds weird. Shouldn't the MIDI out be plugged into the keyboard?
In GarageBand preferences Audio/Midi gb recognizes the midi: "MIDI STATUS: 1 MIDI Input(s) detected, but there is no option to choose the USB midi from the dropdown box "Audio Input". I can only choose between System Setting, Built-in Microphone and Built-in Input. I've tried mostly with the Built-In Input but don't get any sound of the keyboard and I've tried to add a track and play the Grand Piano and the red button is chosen but now light next to the rhytm window that should lit when I hit the keys and no sound.
I also tried different thing from Application->Utilities->Audio Midi Setup / Window/Midi Studio. I've connected the USB midi and the keyboard like it's explained in the macjams article but how about the keyboard properties. Should the 16 channels be clicked grey or blue and how about the other settings and option for Transmits, Receives and Features?
Is there some free universal MIDI keyboard or controller drivers that would solve my problem so I would get sound of the Midi controller through the USB to GarageBand or how can this be solved?
The MIDI controller is an unknown brand that came with a Woyetra MIDI sofware or Musicware Piano 1.0.7 software that I was using on my old PC. In order to use the MIDI controller on my Mac I bough a USB midi converter with one MIDI IN, one MIDI OUT and one USB, that looks like this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0017H4EBG The instruction said that the USB driver is installed. It also said that the MIDI IN should be plugged into the keyboard end, which sounds weird. Shouldn't the MIDI out be plugged into the keyboard?
In GarageBand preferences Audio/Midi gb recognizes the midi: "MIDI STATUS: 1 MIDI Input(s) detected, but there is no option to choose the USB midi from the dropdown box "Audio Input". I can only choose between System Setting, Built-in Microphone and Built-in Input. I've tried mostly with the Built-In Input but don't get any sound of the keyboard and I've tried to add a track and play the Grand Piano and the red button is chosen but now light next to the rhytm window that should lit when I hit the keys and no sound.
I also tried different thing from Application->Utilities->Audio Midi Setup / Window/Midi Studio. I've connected the USB midi and the keyboard like it's explained in the macjams article but how about the keyboard properties. Should the 16 channels be clicked grey or blue and how about the other settings and option for Transmits, Receives and Features?
Is there some free universal MIDI keyboard or controller drivers that would solve my problem so I would get sound of the Midi controller through the USB to GarageBand or how can this be solved?
MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 2
