PRE-LESSON SIGNAL CHECK

Find the first
good note.

Plug in your MIDI keyboard. In five quiet minutes, check input, note names, pedal, pitch bend, sound, and timing—before the lesson starts.

Run the check No account. Nothing uploaded.
Pixel-art MIDI keyboard sending note blocks through a cable to a five-light diagnostic terminal MIDI IN TEST 01
Your keyboard talks directly to this browser. The signal never leaves it.

READINESS CONSOLE

Five checks. One clear answer.

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  1. 01 Access
  2. 02 Input
  3. 03 Mapping
  4. 04 Controls
  5. 05 Audio
01

MIDI ACCESS

Let the browser listen

Waiting

Connect and power on your keyboard, then grant MIDI access. We request input only—never system-exclusive access.

Works best in current Chrome, Edge, or Opera on desktop and Android.

02

INPUT + NOTE

Play any key

Waiting

LAST NOTE
MIDI #
VELOCITY
SIGNAL Idle
CDEFGAB

No notes received yet. Try a key firmly enough to make a sound.

03

PITCH MAP

Find middle C

Waiting

Play the C near the center of your keyboard. Most lesson sites expect it to read C4 · MIDI 60.

Play a note first, then compare its label.

04

CONTROLS

Move pedal and pitch

0 of 2

Sustain pedalPress and release it once
Pitch bendMove the wheel or strip
05

AUDIO + TIMING

Hear it, then tap it

Waiting

A

Sound unlock

Play a short A. Then tell us if you heard it.

Sound stays muted until you press the button.

B

Tap alignment

Tap any MIDI key on six pulses. This includes your reaction time; it is a practical check, not a lab latency reading.

Not run

WHY THIS IS SAFE

A tiny test bench,
inside your browser.

SIGNAL LOST?

Fast fixes before class

No keyboard appears

Use Chrome, Edge, or Opera. Connect the keyboard directly, turn it on before granting access, close other music apps that may hold the port, then try again.

Notes are one octave off

Check the keyboard’s octave or transpose buttons and return them to zero. Some apps label middle C as C3; the MIDI number 60 is the dependable comparison.

The test tone is silent

Press “Play test tone” again, check this tab is not muted, raise system volume, and confirm the intended speakers or headphones are selected.