slipstick:
That's a very confusing description of something, I'm not sure what.Is there an Arduino involved in this anywhere? What sort is it? Does it have a program loaded? If so please post the program.
What exactly is your "hacked" cable supposed to do? I can't see a MIDI-USB adaptor with no connections on the MIDI side being of any use to anyone. But if it's the sort of MIDI-USB adaptor I know then one LED tells you it has power and the other two only light when a MIDI signal is going IN or OUT.
What does Blink have to do with it? The Blink I know doesn't do anything with MIDI. And what makes you think there is "a communication error somewhere"?
Steve
Hi Steve, sorry! I'm in a bit of a panic right now. I should've made it clearer, but yes, there's a Micro involved. I'm running the IDE. Once the code successfully sends (without me getting an error message), I can open a DAW and hopefully it'll work.
Dean himself says to disconnect the MIDI side - and rewire manually to reconnect to the Micro. See here. The function is simply to power the Arduino and convert the info to Midi. Apparently switching to a powered setup is more complicated, requiring a change of code and components too. I'd rather do it this way if I can figure out a solution.
Blink was used simply to make sure that it wasn't a code based problem. Less focused on the function, more on testing the communication between IDE and board. Sorry, I'm a newbie and my lingo and expertise fall short. Thanks for reaching out.