Can't connect Yamaha P-35 to Logic Pro X

Wow. Thanks! Reversing the sockets worked. It's almost as if the cables are marked with reference to the computer. So MIDI OUT on the keyboard goes to MIDI IN on the cable and vice versa for the other connectors. Not so intuitive, but happy it worked.

Hi there,

I have a situation with the P-35 that I can't seem to solve. I use an FCA1616 card from Behringer. When I plug the P-35 into the FCA, and the FCA into my PC, all works great. When I plug them all into the Macbook Air, I hear random notes sounding when trying to play on the P-35. Some sustained, some not.

So, one would think the issue is the Mac, right. Hmmm...I was wrong thinking that!

When I unplug the P-35, and plug in my Korg X5 into the FCA, with the FCA plugged into the Mac, the X5 works fine - be it on PC or on Mac.

It seems that when the P-35 is connected to the FCA and Mac, the problem arises. Again, to underscore: the P-35 works fine when plugged into the PC via FCA or via any of my other MIDI ports.

Any idea what this could be?

Hi Pancenter. Thanks will do. When you say "there's a reason for this"...do you mean there's a specific reason why I should start a new thread, or do you mean there's a specific reason for this P-35, FCA, Logic issue? :-)

These cheap midi / USB cables, of the type you are describing, are known to cause such issues when used..... so it could easily be the source of your problem.

First though,

Make sure you have plugged the midi end of your cable... in to the correct Midi Out of your keyboard.... It's easy to make a mistake and plug it into the wrong midi port.

Try reversing the in and out on the keyboard end.... if you havent tried that already.... as these cheap cables sometimes are mislabelled... and given how you are using the keyboard, you only need the out from the keyboard going to the in on the cable...

Other than that, yes, almost all of the cheap midi usb cables have the same issues.. Some work... some work some of the time... and more often some don't... not reliably at least..even if they are the same brand/model... There is no way to know for sure until you try them out.

The real solution is to get yourself a decent midi interface or better still, an Audio/Midi interface like a Motu for example... which has stable, reliable drivers... and a build quality using decent components. Using a cheap interface or cable with a Mac... is akin to putting $50 tires on a $300k Ferrari... They kind of work but the end result isn't real driving..... and you are degrading the Ferrari's performance down to that of a 15K family sedan 🙂

Yes, those are typically other issues with that type of midi cable too unfortunately...

Anyhow, glad to help..

Cheers..

Nigel

Please start a new topic then copy and paste your above text... there's a reason for this.