Why does the MIDI indicator LED not light up even though the keyboard connected to the MIDI Solutions product is turned on?
First of all, check the connections to make sure that it is a MIDI Out or MIDI Thru that is connected to the input of the MIDI Solutions product (not a MIDI In to MIDI In, or MIDI Out or MIDI Out). Also double check that the keyboard is turned on. If the LED still does not light, then check that the MIDI cable you are using has all three of the centermost pins connected at each end; on rare occasions we’ve seen MIDI cables that do not connect the center pin, and although these cables will drive most MIDI inputs, they do not provide power to MIDI Solutions products. It’s best not to use these cables anyway as they don’t provide a ground connection which is used as a telescoping shield to protect the MIDI data from outside interference. If you are sure your MIDI cables are ok then try connecting the MIDI Solutions product to a different MIDI device. There are a small number of products on the market that don’t conform to the MIDI specification (see list below) and therefore do not provid
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