How to Connect a Yamaha PSR E413 to Garageband

Having problems connecting your Yamaha PSR-E413 to GarageBand on Mac? Here's how to do it.

Steps

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    Obtain a suitable USB cable to fit one end into the USB socket on the keyboard (some printer cables work).
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    Download the Yamaha USB-MIDI driver here.
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    Open GarageBand.
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    Click New Project and choose any instrument.
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    Click create when the windows pops up.
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    Delete the instrument by clicking on the picture of the it at the left-hand side and delete it by clicking on the picture of it and pressing ⌘ and backspace.
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    Check that there is nothing in the tracks pane. If there is still an instrument, repeat step 6.
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    Plug the big end of the USB cable into the keyboard and the small end into your computer. A notification should come up in GarageBand telling you that the number of MIDI inputs has changed.
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    On the keyboard, press the function button (left of the display) and scroll through them by using the category buttons (right of the display) until you find PC MODE.
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    Press + on the number pad twice so that the display says PC 2.
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    On GarageBand, press the + on the bottom left-hand corner.
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    Select Software Instrument and click Create.
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    Browse the instruments in the pane on the right-hand side until you find the one you want.
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    Highlight your chosen instrument so that it is in the Tracks pane.
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    Click the red record button at the bottom.
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    Start playing your keyboard.
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    When you have finished, click the record button again.
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    To record multiple instruments, repeat steps 11-17.
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    Edit them by cutting out the pauses at the start and finish and putting multiple recordings together.
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    At the top, click Share and Export Song to Disk. On the windows that pops up, click Export then Save.
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    Enjoy your song!
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Things You'll Need

  • A Yamaha PSR-E413 keyboard
  • A Mac with GarageBand
  • The Yamaha USB-MIDI Driver

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Updated: May 28, 2020
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