Roland V-Drums to GarageBand HELP

I have connected my Roland TD-07 v-drums to my MacBook Pro with the goal of recording drums on GarageBand but am having issues. I downloaded the driver for my Mac software and Roland kit and made sure my kit settings allow for VENDOR MIDI but still am getting no MIDI input for the drums in GarageBand. Only output. When I plug in the usb is says “2 midi inputs now available” but it doesn’t show the kit as an input option when I open settings. Does anyone know how to record Roland v drums on GarageBand??

MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 15.3

Posted on Mar 4, 2025 03:14 PM

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Mar 5, 2025 07:29 AM in response to TristanLo

This person seems to be getting the Midi into the Mac:

Play Roland drums TD 27 in GarageBand (hi… - Apple Community

Does this help:

Set up MIDI devices using Audio MIDI Setup on Mac - Apple Support

I suggest you contact Roland. Drivers should not be necessary for a USB-Midi compliant device.

Mar 19, 2025 02:15 AM in response to TristanLo

I had similar issues a while back and just left it. I then bought this cable off Amazon and used it instead of the previous one and for some reason, things started to work in GarageBand, without changing any settings. Could be complete coincidence of course...https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09JG25FBS?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1&th=1

Just plugged the cable into the RD-07, used a USB adapter thingy to connect to MB Pro, opened GarageBand, picked "plug in a USB MidI keyboard" option on the left and bingo...started to record.

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Roland V-Drums to GarageBand HELP