{"id":1749089,"date":"2022-08-19T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-19T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=1749089"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:53:02","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:53:02","slug":"how-to-connect-a-midi-keyboard-to-studio-one","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-connect-a-midi-keyboard-to-studio-one\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Studio One"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"Studio-One-MIDI-Keyboard-configuration\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft noUnderline customh2 swheader\">Studio One MIDI Keyboard configuration<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#ffcfd3\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><strong><strong>IMPORTANT! <\/strong><\/strong>This article applies to PreSonus Studio One. If you are looking for Fender Studio MIDI Keyboard content, please visit our guide \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/how-to-connect-a-midi-keyboard-to-fender-studio-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Connect a MIDI Keyboard to Fender Studio Pro<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Studio One needs to recognize that your MIDI&nbsp;keyboard is connected to your computer before you will be able to use it. Install the latest drivers for your keyboard&nbsp;(if needed) and&nbsp;follow the instructions in the owner\u2019s manual before proceeding. Once your keyboard is set up, you can select&nbsp;it in Studio One, and start recording MIDI. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Studio-One-MIDI-Keyboard-setup\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader darkBlueHeader alignLeft underline customh3 swheader\">Studio One MIDI Keyboard setup<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can manage MIDI connections from the MIDI Device menu within Studio One. From there, you can add USB MIDI Controllers, control surfaces, or even devices connected via MIDI cable. Follow the steps below to enable each of your MIDI devices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Click the <strong>Studio One<\/strong> menu, click <strong>Options<\/strong>, then click <strong>External Devices<\/strong>. <\/li><li>In this window, click <strong>New Keyboard <\/strong>or look for your MIDI controller in the Manufacturer folder directly underneath. <ul><li>If the MIDI controller&#8217;s vendor or model isn&#8217;t listed, you can update the names on the right side of the screen.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Use the <em>Receive From <\/em>and <em>Send To <\/em>drop-down boxes to select your MIDI controller, then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Open a song, press a key\/pad on your MIDI device and look at the MIDI Monitor on the bottom left side of the screen to make sure that it\u2019s triggering as it should. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Studio-One-MIDI.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Studio-One-MIDI.png\" alt=\"Studio One MIDI Device Setup\" class=\"wp-image-1762983\" width=\"407\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Studio-One-MIDI.png 543w, https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/media\/2019\/03\/Studio-One-MIDI-273x300.png 273w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Studio One MIDI Device Setup window.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"Additional-resources\" class=\"wp-block-cgb-block-customheader blackHeader alignLeft underline customh4 swheader\">Additional resources<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PreSonus\u2014Studio One 4: MIDI Editing\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FEWu90UX4MI?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>MIDI Editing<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PreSonus\u2014Studio One 4: Chord Track General Overview\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DB_hB5ItDKU?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Chord Track Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:5px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1746449,"template":"","categories":[7],"tags":[53813,115941,42007,34329,142597,54726,53992,54779,142585,35912,36319,35161,34259,34717,57436,140930,34740,53760,65452,65453,54730,53812,54153,34136,142644,34750,88806,36527],"storecat":[],"itemids":[174734,199727,174735,174736,174737,195309,174738,174739,174740,192621,174741,174742,174743,174744,174745,174746],"manufacturers":[33631],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In this guide, we will show you how to connect and configure a MIDI keyboard to Presonus Studio One. 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