converting Midi to USB, PLEASE HELP

[James Talk]

a friend of mine has just got a controller, but it only has Midi on it,

is it possible to convert the midi connection to USB? and if so will live recognise it?

he is using an Apple Powerbook and using the coreaudio so has no midi in.

would any drivers for the midi device need to be installed on the MAC to be able to use it via USB?

also will he notice any latency?

thanks

[anonymouse]

a friend of mine has just got a controller, but it only has Midi on it,

is it possible to convert the midi connection to USB? and if so will live recognise it?

he is using an Apple Powerbook and using the coreaudio so has no midi in.

would any drivers for the midi device need to be installed on the MAC to be able to use it via USB?

also will he notice any latency?

thanks

your friend needs to buy a midi-usb adaptor.
Have I misunderstood your question?

[kabuki]

This is all he NEEDS, but there are better alternatives out there with MIDI thru...

http://m-audio.com/products/en_us/Uno-main.html

[James Talk]

thanks bro it looks like the Uno will do the job

peace