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I I have a USB cable and two USB ports on the lap top. Are USB ports numbered somewhere, or is it plug and play, or use the device wizard or what?





Assuming you mean you have a MIDI-to-USB device, some are plug 'n pray, which is called, "Class Compliant" and will be recognized immediately by the OS when plugged in. The OS should be able to do that, however. Older Operating Systems such as W2K or the like may need to be upgraded and even then it could depend upon the hardware in your motherboard as to whether or not a Class Compliant USB device will be automatically recognized. If it is, all you have to do is start up the host music program after plugging in the device and turning hardware on, then look in the host program's MIDI output selection window for the USB device. Class Complaint MIDI connects often show up as "USB Audio Device" in XP. If more than one, they will be numbered - USB Audio 2 - or the like.

Other devices may include their own drivers which must be installed. These can usually be found in the Support section of each manufacturer's website for download and install. Be sure to find the one written for your operating system and read and follow the installation directions to the letter.


You only need to assign the MIDI Output side to send the data for the chords to that device.


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