I know this a completely off-topic question, but I bet there is someone
in the PDML who can help a friend of mine to solve his doubts. He's 75
and a computer illiterate. I've been helping him to grasp the basics of
Internet and Windows use since last summer. So far I've taught him how
to browse web pages, send e-mails and now I'm trying to introduce him to
the basic administration of folders, files and disk space. I haven't
been very successful so far and I'm beginning to think he should have
bought an Apple computer instead.
He's also a classical music fan and a bit of an amateur musician and
having downloaded a programme which allows him to play music using his
laptop keyboard, now wants to go a step further and link his Casio MIDI
keyboard to a USB port of his laptop and use it to play music, as it is
much more comfortable than using his laptop's keyboard.
As I am his "computer advisor", he asked me if that was possible. I have
looked at the instruction manual of his Casio keyboard, and it has both
MIDI IN, OUT and THROUGH connectors. I have seen that MIDI to USB
converter cables are easy to find, but knowing nothing about MIDI my
questions are: What more is needed for his intended purpose?, Does he
need any special software or controllers?, Do I have to perform any
configuration changes for Windows 7 to recognize his MIDI keyboard?
Thanks to all on his behalf,
Carlos
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