MIDI to USB related issue with Sibelius w/ Win7

[Katowned]

Hi Chaps/Chapettes

 

So we have Sibelius in our music classes with some Yamaha YPT220 that have connections that are MIDI to USB, the MIDI device is almost identical to this: http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/3141ekob%2BTL._SY355_.jpg (just with different branding, which would leave me to believe that the drivers are the same as well.)

 

Basically playing the Keyboard does not display notes on the screen and doesn't cause playback via the Keyboard, which according to one of our music teachers it is meant to.

 

We have tried re-installing the drivers but to no avail.

 

Anyone else got any ideas?

Edited February 3, 2015 by Katowned

[3s-gtech]

On some of these adaptors, the midi in/out are labelled obtusely. Try swapping them over into the keyboard and seeing if that helps.

[john]

Worth checking you have the config right in Sibelius as well as the out to in and the in to out on the midi connector.

[Katowned]

On some of these adaptors, the midi in/out are labelled obtusely. Try swapping them over into the keyboard and seeing if that helps.

 

This whilst I originally thought this was silly it actually was, just the ins/outs on the wrong way round, so yes that's the fix for anyone else.

[3s-gtech]

Hehe thought so! They're actually handy little things when set up - we found they work fine with Macs too.

[Katowned]

Do you reckon it's a fault with the MIDI device or the keyboard, I'd imagine it being the midi device as I doubt Yamaha would allow such a silly fault to occur lol.

[3s-gtech]

Not a fault so much, just that the cable labelling is too accurate, so MIDI OUT from cable goes to MIDI IN on keyboard. Makes sense. However, what you expect is for the MIDI IN cable to plug in to the MIDI IN socket on the keyboard. Both are right.