Organelle as MIDI controller?

[unsognomodesto]

Hello,

I have an Organelle & am wondering if it can be used as a MIDI/keyboard controller (e.g. with Ableton Live). I tried plugging in a USB cable from Organelle to my computer but Ableton didn’t seem to recognize it. Is this possible?

Thanks.

[chrisk]

From @thetechnobear:

@thetechnobear

Organelle is a USB host (like your computer!) , that is why it has a Type A USB port… and not a Type B.
generally you cannot connect to usb hosts together, its usb host to usb device.

so if you want to connect to a computer, you either need to go via usb to MIDI DIN, then DIN to usb.

however, there are a couple of gadgets that can do host to host, like this one.

http://compasflamenco.com/midi-c-3/midi-usbusb-p-4.html

the other popular one is iConnectMidi , but that’s quite expensive, just for this.

[unsognomodesto]

Thanks for the tip.