Jul 30, 2009 A step-by-step process on how to setup your MIDI keyboard with a Mac and Garageband. Follow me on Twitter! Feb 24, 2015 Recording a MIDI keyboard on an iMac. Or specific steps/time stamps, please see the list below: 0:22 What is MIDI? 0:55 How to plug the MIDI keyboard into a Mac 2:37 Using the keyboard in Garage. Then you can use any of the various cable / connection options available from Apple. For example, you can connect a MIDI-to-USB Cable or USB 2.0 cable from the back of your MIDI keyboard either to an iPad Camera Connection Kit or to a Lightning to USB Camera Adapter and then plug that into your iPad.
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Connect the Keyboard to the iPad using the iRig MIDI.
Apr 22, 2012 #6 You can only input real audio into your mac with your yamaha in the absence of a midi output. You can do so via direct plug in via the line in or through an audio interface via usb. You need to buy the latter though. But if i were you, just buy a basic midi controller. Almost any keyboard will do for putting data into GarageBand, with the exception of the very cheap keyboards without Midi. Midi output is essential. The 5 pin MIDI cable does not fit into your Mac, so you need to buy a MIDI/USB interface.
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Open GarageBand, tap the + symbol in the top left and tap New Song.
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Select Keyboard.
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Tap and choose a keyboard. Hint: there are lots of amazing ones - give them all a try!
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Tap + in the right corner to choose the number of bars for your recording.
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If you' not sure, go with automatic and GarageBand will add bars as you record.
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Tap the red record button and wait until the 4 beat count in plays, then go for it!
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In record mode, the bar at the top glows red.
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When you complete your the final bar, you automatically enter play mode. Stop playing and press stop.
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Tap the track view icon (left of stop) to see your recording. You can add new instruments to the piece by clicking the + sign (bottom left) and repeating steps 3 to 9. You can record up to 8 tracks.
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And that's external MIDI keyboard recording with garageBand for iOS.
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