Lumatone was built to control virtually any MIDI-capable device on the planet. While it is designed primarily as a musical instrument, people in non-musical fields such as lighting design and live video have also expressed interest in the simplicity of Lumatone’s MIDI-centric, colour-oriented design.
5-PIN Midi DIN Cables
Lumatone can transmit bidirectional MIDI signals via its USB Type-B port when connected to a computer. It can also be connected to computers and other devices via 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors (via separate In/Out/Thru connectors). MIDI is the connection method of choice when connecting to non-computer sound sources such as synthesizers and sound modules.
Lumatone is only capable of one MIDI connection at a time, and if a USB cable is plugged in and active, Lumatone will send and receive MIDI via USB and ignore anything plugged into the DIN ports. Therefore, if you wish to use 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors with Lumatone, ensure you do not have anything plugged into the USB ports.
USB-Over-MIDI
Connecting Lumatone to a computer using its USB Type-B port enables bidirectional MIDI communication with a computer. As a Class Compliant USB device, Lumatone does not require any additional drivers or software, and will be recognized as a MIDI device by both Mac and Windows computers upon connection.
Finding Your Lumatone on Your Computer
On Mac OS, your Lumatone will appear as “Lumatone” automatically as a MIDI device in any MIDI capable software, including in Mac OS’s “Audio Media Setup” utility.
In most recent versions of Windows, Lumatone should also automatically be available under the same name. However, if actively connected to Lumatone over MIDI using a windows application, disconnecting the USB cable and reconnecting it may result in the need to resync the device. Selecting Lumatone in the “Windows Device Manager” under “Sound, video, and game controllers” going into the “Properties” window, and simply clicking OK usually results in a resync.
If Windows isn’t detecting Lumatone after a disconnection has occurred turn off Lumatone, reconnect the USB cable, and turn Lumatone back on.
