USB/MIDI Cable w/product?

sorry for the jumbled replies - i just realized quick reply didn't automatically quote. anyway, hellene, YES, thank you. will send it over soon. thanks!

hellene wrote:

QueRiquita wrote: i know it's a stretch, but it would have been soooo nice to have had a plug and play usb/midi cable not only did i have to wait almost two months to finally get one (deciding on the product, ordering, waiting, receiving the product, then all the time it took before i realized i needed something, realized what that something was, found it, ordered it and got it in) but it came today and i've spent ALL DAY trying to get it to work - with no success. i am so ready to get the kids playing so this was a total crush. anyway, just venting while wishful thinking

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Any luck yet? My midi was only $12 off eBay.... I wish I had a link for you. It had good reviews and has been no trouble. If you need three it is a bargain!
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update: i FINALLY got a working usb/midi cable = YAY!! note: it was $5 from amazon. it is the one with the treble clef on the front. you have to be careful, though, bc my first go 'round i ordered one with the treble clef, according to the pic, but that's not what i received and, as you well know now, i wasted tons of time and, worse, energy!, on one that didn't work. luckily, they sent me a return shipping label to send them back (i ordered three) and get a refund. i have to wait to connect the other two first, but at least we're rockin' and rollin' with one now! hooray! ... or should i 'say' "do-RAY! ... mi fa so la ti do "

Don't you find that Edirol from Roland are the easiest midi interfaces?. We have tried with many different. Edirol from Roland is indeed plug and play.
Many parents in our school have problems with other brands.

honestly, i'm not even familiar with the brand of the one we bought! i just now that we found it on amazon and it was in the $5 - $6 range, including shipping and has a treble clef on the front we downloaded an updated driver for it, which didn't take long, and was pretty simple to do. this was probably because the first one we ordered was from a company with FANTASTIC customer service - via phone and online! Unfortunately, what they sent was NOT the treble clef midi cable; it was a different one - they were out of stock of the treble clef and thought a similar replacement would work the same - it did NOT. I had to return (for free) and order from another company, since the company was out of stock. anyway, i will include their email and the link with the 'how to' for getting the driver to work here: hope that it helps someone.

here is the email:

Dear Customer,

We are sorry about this. Please check the link below which may contain useful information to troubleshoot the issue you may have at hand:

forum.cecompass.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=37

If you need further technical assistance, please reply back to this email and provide us with information related to your setup so our technical support may further assist you.

If you wish to proceed with a return or exchange, you can use the link below to request a return online:

service.cecompass.com

Once you have submitted the request, our system will send you an email with information on how to send it back. Please make sure your spam filter does not block the email.

Please let us know if there's anything else.

Thank you,
CE Compass.