{"id":1718696,"date":"2022-09-16T14:16:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-16T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1718696"},"modified":"2022-09-21T13:15:08","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T13:15:08","slug":"usb-midi-device-not-recognized","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/usb-midi-device-not-recognized\/","title":{"rendered":"USB MIDI device not recognized by my computer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If your USB MIDI device is not being recognized by your computer, consider the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Windows\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Windows<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check the&nbsp;Windows Device Manager&nbsp;to see if your device (or any new devices) appear.&nbsp; MIDI&nbsp;devices should appear in the&nbsp;<em>Sound, video and game controllers<\/em>&nbsp;category.&nbsp; If they appear with a yellow question mark or exclamation point, right-click and choose to update the driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Mac\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Mac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For devices that require a driver, disconnect the device, uninstall the drivers,&nbsp;repair disk permissions, then re-install the&nbsp;latest drivers. Repair disk permission is done using the <em>Disk Utility<\/em> which can be found in the Applications &gt; <strong>Utilities<\/strong> folder. Open that up and select your System Drive (usually labeled <em>Macintosh HD<\/em>), click the<strong> First Aid <\/strong>tab and click <strong>Repair Disk Permissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"General-tips\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">General tips<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Try connecting to different USB ports, then check the Device Manager again<\/li><li>If your device is connected to a USB&nbsp;hub, try connecting it directly to ports on the computer.&nbsp; Alternatively, if the device isn&#8217;t being recognized on the built-in ports, try connecting to a USB hub<\/li><li>Test the device on a different computer<\/li><li>Test with a different USB&nbsp;cable<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>:&nbsp;<em>If you are using a long USB&nbsp;cable, try a shorter cable.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-midi-device-issues-on-pc-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/MIDI-troubleshooting-guide-1024x536.png\" alt=\"MIDI troubleshooting guide\" class=\"wp-image-1766444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/MIDI-troubleshooting-guide-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/MIDI-troubleshooting-guide-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/MIDI-troubleshooting-guide-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/MIDI-troubleshooting-guide.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;\">\n\n\n\n<p> Learn more about how to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-midi-device-issues-on-pc-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\">resolve MIDI device issues on PC and Mac<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/resolving-midi-device-issues-on-pc-and-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"button outlined xl blue\">Learn More<\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f2f1f0\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/where-can-i-download-the-driver-for-my-interface\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/04\/Audio-MIDI-Interface-Hero-2-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Audio MIDI Interface Download hero\" class=\"wp-image-1758685\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/04\/Audio-MIDI-Interface-Hero-2-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/04\/Audio-MIDI-Interface-Hero-2-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/04\/Audio-MIDI-Interface-Hero-2-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2014\/04\/Audio-MIDI-Interface-Hero-2.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 10px; 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