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USB Midi Keyboard on Windows Pc

Developed By: AppsTransport

License: Free

Rating: 3,5/5 - 492 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	1.17
Size	5.3 MB
Release Date	March 25, 17
Category	Music & Audio Apps
App Permissions: Allows applications to open network sockets. [see more (6)]
What's New: - There will be a series of updates coming.- I have test this version to work with phone speaker, ear pieces and external bluetooth speaker. It can connect to... [see more]
Description from Developer: Micro Key Player: As I have limited space in my house, I have bought a Korg Microkey 61 and practice playing piano with an android device. But all the piano apps available in Googl... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download USB Midi Keyboard and install on Windows PC. USB Midi Keyboard is free Music & Audio app, developed by AppsTransport. Latest version of USB Midi Keyboard is 1.17, was released on 2017-03-25 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 100,000. Overall rating of USB Midi Keyboard is 3,5. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 492 users, 215 users had rated it 5*, 107 users had rated it 1*.

How to install USB Midi Keyboard on Windows?

Instruction on how to install USB Midi Keyboard on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install USB Midi Keyboard on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install USB Midi Keyboard using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "USB Midi Keyboard" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install USB Midi Keyboard on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "USB Midi Keyboard" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 1.17.

Download USB Midi Keyboard 1.17 on Windows PC – 5.3 MB

Micro Key Player: As I have limited space in my house, I have bought a Korg Microkey 61 and practice playing piano with an android device. But all the piano apps available in Google Play are not optimized for everyday usb keyboard use. There is always the ask permission and connection problem. And the latency is too much for decent play. After using an existing app for a few weeks, I give up and decide to make my own. I have created a convenient app where I can turn on and practice instantly with 3 sampled piano sound from Korg, Yamaha and Roland and optional 128 instruments sound module and user download soundfont. I am sharing it for free and hope you have many hours having fun.

Features:
- play music with your android device and external keyboard with no latency lag. App is designed to be real time to key pressed. I am surprised existing apps could not match what i created.
- 3 piano sound sampled from my favorite Korg, Roland and Yamaha piano.
- designed for quick turn-on-and-use. Remember your usb connection and device permission.
- auto close after inactive for 3 min
- respond to sustain pedal input
- cost: free

System requirements:
- android 3.1 and up phone or tablet
- OTG cable. About $1 at Amazon
- usb midi keyboard or digital piano

For support, please post at Celestial Piano forum at http://celestialpiano.blogspot.sg/p/forum.html My other app includes volca midi player (good for beginner without music theory to play piano) and microvolcakeys (for sending midi note to synthesiser).

ps. Just added sound module 128 instruments to the app as a free add on. It is from a soundfont file.

How the add-on sound module work?
1. Tap sound module on upper right corner in the keyboard app
2. It will open sound module if already install, otherwise it directs you to sound module goggle play page
3. Select the instrument you like, a sample sound is play
4. Tap back button and start playing on your keyboard :)

Notice:
It is found that certain device auto activates the phone headset. If it happens to you, please post on the forum. Please attached a headset or external/BT speaker to listen to the sound. Known to happen to iRig Keys etc.

- There will be a series of updates coming.
- I have test this version to work with phone speaker, ear pieces and external bluetooth speaker. It can connect to external bluetooth but the response will be slower than cable connection.
- The sound module has preloaded soundfont for asian instruments.
Previous version:
For this version, I have added key release effect. With the sustain button off, the app will take into account of when you release the key on your usb midi keyboard.

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read from external storage.