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- Chris was able to get his MIDI keyboard to work perfectly with GarageBand for iPad by using both an E-MU Xmidi 1x1 USB interface, available for around $30 on Amazon and the $200 Alesis IO Dock.
- Make sure that the keyboard is connected to the USB port and the keyboard is turned on. When you first start a new song in GarageBand, a Software Instrument track labeled Grand Piano opens automatically — make sure that this track is still selected.
Apr 24, 2012 It should be similar to the method of connecting an electric guitar. Most people use iRig for a guitar, but there is not a comparable product to connect a keyboard. I'm assuming the only way to do it is by connecting the midi to a usb interface and then connecting the usb interface to the camera connection kit.
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If you miss the full size and action of a real PC keyboard, get one! Just plug it into your laptop, either into the keyboard port or a USB port, whichever is available. You can start using the keyboard the second it’s plugged in.
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Note that adding an external keyboard often doesn’t disable the laptop’s internal keyboard. You can use both! But you’re probably not crazy enough to do that.
When you’re done using the full-size keyboard, simply unplug it.
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If all you’re yearning for is to have a separate numeric keypad, consider getting only that item. You can pick up a USB numeric keypad, which is just the keypad and not the entire keyboard, at most computer stores and office-supply stores.
Sometimes, the only way you can add a non-USB keyboard to your laptop is by getting a port replicator or docking station.
The standard color for a PC’s keyboard connector — the hole somewhere on your laptop for plugging in the keyboard — is purple.