# Interface capabilities of quad cortex / MIDI keyboard? **URL:** \ **Category:** Quad Cortex\ **Created:** [March 7, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601 "2024-03-07T22:54:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cheems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cheems](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Cheems)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 10:54pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/1 "2024-03-07T22:54:53Z")
I´m trying to plugin a keyboard to use as midi it´s an old yamaha psr E323, has 2 midi outputs, plugged them to the QC. How can i use this or any keyboard to use a sound library on a DAW? Can this be done through the QC or is the midi in the QC just for extra pedal controls? ---
**Author:** ![BenM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/benm/32/3468_2.png) [@BenM](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/BenM)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 7:46am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/2 "2024-03-08T07:46:02Z")
It won’t work, as the Quad Cortex won’t sent the Midi signal from the ‘PIN Midi’ port (the classic ‘round’ midi cable shape) into the USB Midi signal that reach your computer … I had to stick with my Focusrite 4i4 Gen 3 for this duty … ---
**Author:** ![PaoloM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/paolom/32/4876_2.png) [@PaoloM](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/PaoloM)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/3 "2024-03-08T08:04:34Z")
yes unfortunately that won’t work atm but vote this request so it might get sorted > [@Extend MIDI thru to USB](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/extend-midi-thru-to-usb/13197): > > At the moment MIDI thru only applies to the 2 DIN ports, would be nice if that would be extended to USB as well. In that case when using the QC as an audio interface a midi controller connected to then DIN port could control VST in as DAW or trigger events in looping software such as Loopy Pro, Quantiloop or Ableton. ---
**Author:** ![Cheems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cheems](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Cheems)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/4 "2024-03-09T15:14:47Z")
damn that sucks, cus then i cant use the QC on the DAW with the midi which renders the QC useless as an audio interface for anything other than guitar mic setups… ---
**Author:** ![Cheems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cheems](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Cheems)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/5 "2024-03-09T15:15:25Z")
i will but i don´t think it´s a feature they can implement since it probably has to do with hardware and they won´t take back all the units to alter them ---
**Author:** ![PaoloM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/unity.neuraldsp.com/paolom/32/4876_2.png) [@PaoloM](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/PaoloM)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 5:42pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/6 "2024-03-09T17:42:07Z")
MIDI is a software function so I’m fairly confident they can route what message comes from the PIN to the USB port ---
**Author:** ![Cheems](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/77aa72/32.png) [@Cheems](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/u/Cheems)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://unity.neuraldsp.com/t/interface-capabilities-of-quad-cortex-midi-keyboard/13601/7 "2024-03-09T18:21:12Z")
awesome!!! then they definitely should