MIDI keyboard is not work with Apple M1 products

I have a Studiologic Fatar VMK 188 Plus with the v3.1 firmware.

I've still been using it via my older iPads or Macbooks without a power adaptor.

But It is just not working with a Macbook with an M1 processor or an iPad with an M1 processor, with or without a compatible (9V 0,5 A) power adaptor. 


I couldn't play it. Do you have any solution?

iPad Air, iPadOS 16

Posted on Dec 20, 2023 06:05 AM

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Posted on Jan 11, 2024 02:20 AM

I solved it with MIDI-Din to USB cable

Important note: midi keyboard needs to be powered from a separate power supply

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Dec 20, 2023 12:09 PM in response to pyroca

Actually, I was not using an adapter while playing the keyboard on a Macbook with an Intel chip and a 2nd generation iPad.

However, when I tried it without an adapter on M1 Macbook and iPad, the keyboard light was on but no sound was coming out.

In some forums, it is recommended to use a compatible adapter, it says 9V 0.5 A at the socket input of the midi keyboard, so I bought a regulated adapter with adjustable volts and adjusted it accordingly. But still no sound comes out.

Dec 23, 2023 03:00 AM in response to pyroca

The keyboard has a USB-B output. I could convert USB B to USB-A via a cable and use it on old Macbooks and iPads.

On non-M1 USB-C iPads, I use an adapter that converts USB A to USB C.

But although the keyboard works on the iPad Pro 2018 with this adapter and cable, it does not work on the iPad Air 5 M1.

-even this much is complete nonsense-


I also used a power adapter thinking it would be powering via USB, but it still didn't show up.

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