So, I'm busy with a arduino project, and I have a question:
Is it possible to receive MIDI signals from a MIDI keyboard/piano to the arduino via MIDI USB?
If yes:
Do you have a website with a tutorial or something like that?
Thank you!
Laurens Jordense
I know midi is serial communication at 31250 baud.
computer serial is +5 to 15V so it wil probably fry your arduino shrug don't connect it to a computer's serial port straight.
But physical midi specifications does look to be +5v:
(Do not take this for granted. Your multimeter is your friend.)
http://www.personal.kent.edu/~sbirch/Music_Production/MP-II/MIDI/midi_physical_layer.htm
And should show where to get GND, sending data , receiving data from.
where $ is concerned.. What to test with... Your dad's Roland keyboard > Your computer > your arduino ? ( The local junkyard will probably contain a keyboard with melted keys but a working midi connector. )
here's a thread that discussed non standard baud rates earlier.
http://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=22803.0
Seems like they got it to work in the end.
If you want the arduino to act as a USB host, i think you need a USB host shield or similar, like this:
@op
Yes, sorry, I went a bit off topic there. I thought you wanted to connect a midi device to your arduino.
Not an usb device in particular.