[jimbojams]

hi there all,
got to say i think Avid is second to none , Come on here for help and so far had immediate replys ,, Ok back to the question , Im wishing to go to gear for music or simmilar, even second hand on ebay maybe .

I want to purchase a midi keyboard so i can play around with midi rather than using midi editor all the time .

what do i need please ,, I have an HP laptop AMD 8 . has usb ports etc ,,
I have a focusrite 2nd gen that does not have midi in and midi out ,
I do not wish to spend much ,,

now question is do i need to buy a midi in and midi out box ?
or can i just plug into a usb port ? ive heard you can , just need second opinion here , The wife will slap me round the head if i spend money on something that does not work ( only softly she not that bad really )
again a massive thankyou for all the help
JIM