Tap the Settings button in the control bar. I first connect the Midi to the laptop, open garageband, then open the keyboard, and it then says "3 Midi Inputs detected". Comment O. oli2140 macrumors 6502. USB-MIDI device (Yamaha keyboard) not being recognized as a recording device in Control Panel. Use keyboard shortcuts. If not, strive resetting garageband’s midi interface, as follows. You should be able to connect the keyboard directly with a USB cable and play all the GarageBand software instruments. Use a Bluetooth MIDI device with GarageBand for iPhone. I set up what was needed in the "Audio Midi Setup", and in the preferences of GarageBand, it says "3 MIDI Input(s) detected" in the MIDI Status. At least, that's what it does for me. GarageBand not working w/ MIDI keyboard. Problems with Mac Pro / GarageBand recognizing MIDI keyboard; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Once the undertaking opens, touch a few keys at the keyboard; you need to listen the keyboard via garageband. Just plug in the MIDI to the keyboard and the USB to the computer and Garageband should popup a message telling you that it detected 1 MIDI input. I then tested and everything was good to go. You can connect a compatible Bluetooth® MIDI device to your iPhone, and use it to play and control Touch Instruments in GarageBand. Are you connecting it through a USB/MIDI interface? My MIDI cable is somewhat odd in that I need to do what AlexMoyer suggested in order to get Garageband to detect the keyboard. USB Midi Keyboard not recognized (Windows 10) I've just bought PC with Windows 10, I'm using it for music production. I downloaded the USB-MIDI driver for the YPG-235 from Yamaha and installed it. After installing my music production software (Fruity Loops Studio 9) I connected my Midi Keyboard to the USB 3.0 port and it I had no issues. Pick out preferences from the garageband menu. When you first start a new song in GarageBand, a Software Instrument track labeled Grand Piano opens automatically — make sure that this track is still selected by clicking the track header. I tested on The Musical Typing just to check that it wasn't a problem with the audio not being played from GarageBand, but nope - it's just my physical keyboard not playing sound. I had to have it detect MIDI devices and since it didn't detect the synth I had to manually create the object and make the MIDI connections from it to the object for the MIDI interface. Check to see that your system has detected the MIDI device. I have been trying to hook my Yamaha digital keyboard (YPG-235) up to my computer (Dell desktop, Windows7-64bit with realtek audio) in order to record music from it. 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