Connect MIDI Keyboard or Controller to Garageband on a Mac

A quick 3 step process for connecting a USB midi keyboard to Garageband on a mac.

[callummcmillan]

Actually show the devices you are plugging things into, it would be so much more helpful

[Guidussify]

Very helpful. I would point out that the indication that the Mac/GarageBand sees the midi keyboard is that a few green bars appear (at 2:37).

[wombatau]

USB standard B cable, not FireWire. It’s an old USB 1.0 standard.

[sgtgunslinger]

love to see you do that with an Roland Fantom x7, i have been fghting it for weeks and even bought a Clarett+ 2Pre, no luck

[BarryGrueter]

Very cool, thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge. ✌️

[delphinetesla]

Thank you! I am trying to connect a Korg from 1992 because it's 88 keys and it's great for playing piano parts but I don't seem to be able to make it work. I have other newer keys I can try but they are 49 keys, I'd rather try my big Korg, try everything and if nothing, guess I will have to plug in my Ultra Nova. Thanks again for a very helpful video!

[Edwardarm]

Can you use the knobs on your midi keyboard with GarageBand as well?? Thx

[bydesign]

I could really use a straightforward video on how to connect the two and record MIDI in Garage Band using a Roland FP30x to MacBook Air M1. I also would like it if you'd show just the basic recording of the keyboard into Garage Band. It's a bit overwhelming. I'm a left brained pianist, not a recording technician. LOL

[allanmacuser]

thanks for the video regards Allan in stoke on Trent

[mrbarr]

Great. Now, How do you manipulate the knobs etc of your MIDI controller.

[coversongsonkeyboards]

Wow so much information! in just few minutes, thanks for share.

[aleks]

I got a new MacBook Pro and it doesn’t have usb, is there a midi to usb-c adapter?

[bitkahuna]

i'm using a motu m4 which is connect to (and powered by!) a simple usb-c cable to the mac, and m4 has old school round midi jacks in/out so i can connect my ancient dx7 keyboard which works wonderfully as an input device. i'm still puzzled as to how to get midi OUT from garageband though

[jessicaimpromptu]

Question, I connected my MIDI keyboard, and a notification immediately popped up saying it was connected. However, the green indicator on the track isn't showing, and if I click record and play some notes on the keyboard, nothing happens. No MIDI lines, no audio. Any idea how to fix? Thanks in advance.

[phildarb]

My Yamaha Clavinova doesn't have the square-plug MIDI output you show in your "how to connect video" only a row of three six pin MIDI "IN.OUT' and THROUGH" which I"m using with a USBC on the other end into my MacBook. I have downloaded the drivers recommended by Yamaha, but so far the keyboard isn't connecting to Garage Band. Any clues?

[sanidujayasekara]

sometimes the simplicity of garage band as a daw scares me 🙂

[marcofsw]

Are there no option to get the Garageband to send midi to the keyboard so I don't have to listen to the crappy internal ones?

[xntwbfj]

Buen tutorial. Pero lo que necesito es usar en vivo dos o mas instrumentos. Ir cambiando de pianos a organos en la misma canción

[alexgoriatchenkov]

Hello. And can you using drum buttons for make a drums bits or not ???

[brianawaters]

Does it have to be a Mac book pro or can it be any Mac product??