LearnJazzPiano.com archives: Wireless Midi Cable

Mike -- 03/01/2004, 13:48:09 -- #1977

This is a long shot I know.  But I have yanked an old guitar style keyboard out of the closet and am thinking of going back on stage with it.  Does anyone know anything about wireless midi cables?

Scot -- 03/01/2004, 17:55:41 -- #1981

There are all sorts of them out there.  They are in the $200-$400 range, US. However!  If I were you, I'd buy an extra long midi cable and use that for a while. Most guys I know who bought the roland guitar-keyboard, or took out keyboards they could wear with a strap or something, stopped using them after a short while. I've thought about it, then thought through it, then thought not :) But, there's no harm in using a long midi cable.  Guitar players use long cables, and it will give you a chance to see if you really want to spend the money on the wireless system.

Mike -- 03/01/2004, 22:03:27 -- #1985

I hear ya.  probally a good idea.  Funny I called Sam Ash In NYC today and The GTR Center in Boston and those guys didnt know anything.  I was hoping maybe they were cheaper.  I also had visions of praciticing while walking around my yard this summer.  But I think maybe I had better experiment with the long cable for a while longer first,  I can still practice out on  my deck with that.

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