# Hooking it up to midi controller

**URL:** <https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310>\
**Category:** Organelle\
**Created:** [June 3, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310 "2017-06-03T02:52:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![gopherchucks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gopherchucks](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/gopherchucks)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310/1 "2017-06-03T02:52:35Z")

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Specifically what do I use to use my boss es8 to send midi ? Would I be able to use roland um one mk2?

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**Author:** ![chrisk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/chrisk/32/11_2.png) [@chrisk](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/chrisk)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310/2 "2017-06-03T14:18:52Z")

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The Roland UM-1 will not work since it needs a driver ([https://www.roland.com/us/products/um-one\_mk2/downloads/](https://www.roland.com/us/products/um-one_mk2/downloads/)). The Organelle only works with USB-MIDI Class-compliant (AKA ‘driverless’) devices.

Here’s a video showing different MIDI connections.

This is also covered beginning on 22 of the Organelle manual:

> **[Welcome\_to\_Organelle\_-\_English\_v2.pdf](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0159/3944/files/Welcome_to_Organelle_-_English_v2.pdf)**
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**Author:** ![gopherchucks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gopherchucks](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/gopherchucks)\
**Post date:** [June 3, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310/3 "2017-06-03T18:14:22Z")

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So just a 5pin midi to use cable from organelle to the boss es8 should work then right?

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**Author:** ![Blavatsky](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/forum.critterandguitari.com/blavatsky/32/544_2.png) [@Blavatsky](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/Blavatsky)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310/4 "2017-06-06T00:06:42Z")

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I don’t know your setup, but since the organelle only takes USB MIDI I have a cable like this. I just run the MIDI OUT from my keyboard/synth and it works fine (channel 1)

EDIT: Run the MIDI IN from this cord to the MIDI OUT on your synth/controller, USB to the organelle

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**Author:** ![rowell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@rowell](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/u/rowell)\
**Post date:** [June 6, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.critterandguitari.com/t/hooking-it-up-to-midi-controller/1310/5 "2017-06-06T19:00:26Z")

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I tried connecting the class compliant midi to usb cable last night from the second usb port on the organelle to an m-audio midi controller and it didn’t work ☹

I was using the basic sampler patch. When I removed the usb cable (not the usb card) my sample was erased and replaced with a flute or something. Am I doing this wrong?