You may download this music and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. Copyright notice: All music on this site is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. MAudio Expression Pedal: compatible with most keyboards with an expression pedal port QuikLok VFP125: compatible with most keyboards
Spectraflex Instrument Cable: analog cable (1/4 inch wide), various lengths available
Monster Cable IDL100: digital cable (for S/PDIF coaxial port), various lengths available MAudio Sound Card MIDI Adapter Cable: for soundcards with a joystick port but no MIDI In/Out ports SignalFlex MIDI Cable: standard cable, various lengths available MIDI cables ~ Audio cables ~ Sustain pedals ~ Expression pedals
Expression pedal: used to change the volume of a note, useful to create expressive sounding strings, winds and brass sounds. Sustain pedal: used to hold a note without a key having to remain pressed, works in the same way as the sustain pedal on a piano. Usually, most keyboards will have at least a port for the sustain pedal. Check your keyboard manual to see what types of pedals are compatible with your keyboard. A keyboard can have from 1 to 3 pedal ports. There are various types of pedals available for keyboards which plug into the 'Pedal' port of keyboard. If you've played piano, you'll be familiar with the different types of pedals such as sustain and sostenuto. Pedals are very useful for your keyboard playing. If your keyboard and souncard don't have these ports, you'll need a analog cable as your audio cable. To check, look for a port labelled 'Digital Out' or 'S/PDIF Out' on your keyboard and soundcard. To use a digital cable, both your keyboard and soundcard need to have digital ports. There are 2 main types of audio cables: digital and analog. If your soundcard doesn't have these ports (common for non semi pro/professional soundcards), then you need a MIDI cable which will plug into the joystick port. If you check your soundcard and see 2 ports for MIDI In and MIDI Out, then you need the standard MIDI cables. For background information on how to connect your keyboard, please see the Using a Keyboard with MIDI page. To connect your keyboard to your computer, you'll need a MIDI cable and either a digital or analog cable.