The picture below shows you what this connection looks like. Most MIDI keyboards that you are likely to own will have a USB connection, designed to be plugged into the USB port on your computer or laptop. But if your phone is old enough to have this type of connection there is a good chance a MIDI keyboard will not work with it.Ģ) Establish what sort of connection you have on your MIDI keyboard There is even a chance you might have the end older Mini-USB type connection. If your device is slightly older you may have a Micro-USB type connection which from a distance looks very similar in size but the shape is slightly different with angles at the base. This is fairly common on newer Android devices. On my Motorola G5 for example (shown below) I have a USB C type connection which is a sort of oval shape. In this short guide, I will show you how to do this with some (hopefully) handy pictures to guide you through.ġ) Establish what sort of connection you have on your phone/ tabletįirst things first before we buy any cables you have to establish what type of connection you have, because not all android phones are the same. A MIDI keyboard will send a MIDI signal (a bunch of code) via a cable to your device and that can then be translated into an Audio signal that you can hear, via either software on a computer or an app on your phone. This is all thanks to MIDI, a digital language that was invented to allow musical instruments to communicate with one another and also with other electronic devices such as computer….and now even your phone. But technology has advanced such a long way in recent times that it is now entirely possible and you don’t need to spend a fortune to do so!

The thought of being able to connect a keyboard to your phone and make it mimic sounds of a real piano would have sounded like science fiction a few years ago.

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