Roland UM-ONE Mk2 USB Midi Interface

Excellent cable - worked as soon as I plugged it in. Obviously more expensive than other options but worth it. And so compact!

What can I say does.what it says on the box. Connects my old Roland digital piano to my Win 11 pc. automatically detected by windows and drivers downloaded via windows update. No perceived latency issues when using vst's and midi playback on piano flawless.

Unlike many of those cheap midi leads you often see on other sites, these midi cables made by Roland just simply work. I tested these in Windows 7 Ultimate, and Windows 10 Pro, and they worked a bit better in Win7 - seemed more stable and no loss of notes. I connected a near 20 year-old Yamaha AN1X, loaded Yamaha's ageing editor and it worked first time. I was able to perform real-time changes to the AN1X, as well as upload many custom sounds found on the internet. The playing of notes, via the editor, was instant and I didn't notice any lag at all. The cable connects to any USB port, USB 2.0 or 3.0, but I would stick to 2.0 for 100% compatibility. Overall, a great product at a great price.

If you're on Windows 10 you may not find this to be plug n play and may think you have a DOA unit when you try to install the driver. Apparently Roland state Win 10 is unsupported but you can work around this. This blog gives detailed instructions and worked perfectly for me [...] Restart to turn off driver signing and a couple of simple edits to the .INF file then update in Device Manager and you're good to go. Latency seems good but I'm on a low latency interface anyway so no better or worse than my old midi leads that have seen better days. A star off for lack of native Win 10 support out of the box and that truly horribly fiddly switch to alternate between tablet and computer. Otherwise seems good and works well with my DAW setup (Sonar Producer). I also think it's a tad overpriced for what is essentially a MIDI cable.

I have a very old midi keyboard from the early 21st century: the Evolution MK-149. I had low expectations that it would work on a modern PC and iPad Pro, but this USB-MDI adaptor works great for both iPad Pro (plugging in via my Dell hub monitor) and plugged directly into a Windows 11 PC. I had to use the tiny switch for it to work on the iPad, but I was really impressed that it saved my old keyboard from the dumpster. The build quality felt lower than the price point would suggest, but I like the design, particularly the arrows for the outbound and inbound MIDI plugs.

I had originally purchased one of the cheaper midi/usb cables on ebay. It would never work properly and either missed signals or would only transmit in one direction. The Roland one has none of these problems and just works. I don't really know what more to say. It's cheap enough. From a known manufacturer with customer support. Works with Windows 10 out of the box and just works with no stupid setup required. High value for money, If you want to save some money. Roll the dice with a cheap knockoff, or save time and hassle and buy Roland.

I had passed on my Yamaha electronic keyboard to my 12yr old grandson and bought him Mixcraft 7 recording studio for use on his Windows 8.1 computer. Then needed the USB Midi interface to connect the two devices. With the official Yamaha one being very expensive I read various reviews and decided on this Roland UM-ONE mk2 rather than the much cheaper alternatives. Came to installing the device and hit a problem, although Windows 8 drivers are on the enclosed CD the installation never completed. What is needed from Roland.com website is; UM-ONE USB Driver Windows 8/8.1 v1.0.2. I advise using the search function to locate it because depending on the path taken this driver doesn't always show up. Just a warning if you have impatient kids hacking their way into packaging, to remove the item by pressing from behind to remove the connectors rather than tugging on the wires! The item worked fine in the end and grandchild is delighted.

JUST BUY IT - IT JUST WORKS PERFECTLY!!! - Cannot praise this product enough! - had major headaches trying to cut costs through buying other cheap 'generic' interfaces - NO GO! - nothing but problems - with sticking notes - having to constantly edited notes cos they weren't' recorded as I played them - pitch bend / mod wheel just went beserk ! etc etc - Bit the bullet and bought this - Brilliant move! Yeh I know it costs quite a lot more than the cheap stuff- but the reason for that is the fact that IT JUST WORKS PERFECTLY - YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!! Don't keep going through midi headaches - just buy it - you will not regret it....those niggling hassles will disappear and you can get cracking on with creating your musical masterpieces!!! x x x

I have been trying to send MIDI data from the 5 pin MIDI interface of my SR 18 drum machine via the lightning of my iPad to Music Studio (a Digital Audio Workstation app) on my iPad. This handy device, together with an Apple lightning camera adaptor, solves the problem, and I have found that it works. There are however a few little things one needs to do to make it work. The COMP TAB slider button which is hard to see, but is shown in one of the two photos needs to be pushed to the "TAB" position, and the MIDI cables need to be connected the correct way around to the correct MIDI interfaces on the SR 18 Drum Machine (In to Out and Out to In). Lastly, one needs to set the drum machine to actually send MIDI traffic OUT through the MIDI interface (by pushing the "System Setup" button, pushing the page buttons to find "MIDI OUT" and then selecting "ON" rather than the default "Off" position. After doing the above, I got the drum machine to send MIDI beats from the 5 pin MIDI interface to the lightning interface of my iPad - and confirmed that it worked with the MIDI wrench app and the Music Studio apps on the iPad.

After some research I bought this Midi Interface Cable because it was the cable of choice for my needs. I am using it to interface my Korg Volca FM2 with my Macbook Pro and Arturia Keystep 32 Keyboard. This allows me to connect the Volca FM2 to my MacBook Pro in order to us the DEXED and SYNTHMATA Applications (and some others) to edit the Volca FM2 sounds and also to Upload Sysex Files into the Volca FM2. At the same time I can use my Keystep 32 to play the Volca FM2. Part of this review is to help others as the included instructions were useless. It's important to first download the Drivers for the MacBook Pro (or what ever computer you are using, such as Windows), install them and then Restart youy computer. Once you do this the Roland UM-ONE-MK2 should be recognized by your computer. Also there is a little switch on the side that needs to be in the COMP position. It's TAB (Tablet) to the left and COMP (Computer) to the right as you face the unit. Make sure you set this before you connect it to your Computer (or Tablet). The switch is recessed and a bit tricky to see and move, I needed a thin paperclip to set it and was not sure at first if the switch even moved so I tried it a few times just to be sure and it did. Roland could have designed this a little better. One of the important points about the Roland UM-ONE-MK2 is it handles Sysex File Transfer perfectly. Many of the off brand Midi Interface cables do not, they either drop parts of the file, corrupt it or won't transmit them at all. Pros: It works for my needs and has been 100% reliable Cables lengths are long enough for most applications. LED lights let you know it's functioning Cons: A bit Pricey but hey if it works it's worth it Mode Switch could be easier to see and use Included Instructions are useless Not really a big deal but I would have preferred they used the newer USB C Connector instead of the older USB A, so I am using an adaptor.

Fonctionne parfaitement avec mon vieux piano numérique de 1992, de la marque Roland également. Contrairement à certains câbles sans marque et moins chers, celui-ci est isolé électriquement conformément aux spécifications de la norme MIDI (créée entre autres par Roland) et ne risque donc pas de provoquer des interférences ou d'endommager votre équipement. Le raccordement est très simple, la prise MIDI (IN/OUT) à laquelle la fiche doit être branchée est inscrite dessus. La longueur totale du câble est de 2m ce qui devrait convenir à la plupart des usages. De plus, sous Windows et MacOS, l'interface du câble est utilisable par plusieurs logiciels simultanément (ce qui n'est pas le cas de la plupart des périphériques MIDI), à condition d'utiliser le mode COMP (sélectionnable avec l'interrupteur sur le côté du boitier) et d'installer le pilote spécifique (ce processus est automatique sous Windows 10 et 11). En mode TAB, l'interface est compatible avec l'ensemble des appareils (ordinateurs, tablettes etc.) et aucun pilote n'est requis. En revanche, elle n'est plus utilisable par plusieurs logiciels simultanément.

I was looking for a cheap midi din input to usb converter. But I only found this to be reliable as per the reviews I read. So I decided to buy this one although it is a bit costly. But considering it's original Roland product I decided to buy this one. It's working perfectly. You need to download the drivers for it to work from the official Roland website for both Mac and Windows. Good thing is that it has latest drivers compatible with Apple Silicon if you are using Mac. Hope this helps.

De momento funciona como se esperaba, lo único que hay que saber al menos en mi caso es que el driver solo funciona con Windows xp