🔊 Audio Setup (Hearing Piano Marvel)

✅ What this covers

• How to hear Piano Marvel through your piano or headphones
• Wired and Bluetooth audio options
• Required cables and adapters

Time: 2–5 minutes
Difficulty: Easy

🚨 Start Here

👉 This is about audio only (what you hear)

• MIDI = notes (separate setup)
• Audio = sound

🎯 Choose What You Want To Do

👉 Pick your goal:

• Hear Piano Marvel through your piano speakers → Section 1
• Hear Piano Marvel AND your piano through headphones → Section 2
• Using a phone or tablet without a headphone jack → Section 3

🔊 Section 1 — Play Piano Marvel Through Your Piano Speakers

👉 You want your piano to act as the speaker

🔌 Option A — Wired Connection (Best)

What you need:

• Cable from device headphone jack → piano input jack

Common cable types:

• 1/8" (3.5mm) → 1/8" (3.5mm)
• 1/8" → 1/4" adapter
• 1/8" → dual 1/4" or RCA (for some keyboards)

Connect:

• Device audio output → Piano INPUT

⚠️ Important:

• Must be plugged into INPUT, not headphone/output

📶 Option B — Bluetooth Audio

• Pair your device with your piano (if supported)

⚠️ Important:

• Bluetooth adds delay (latency)
• May affect timing and responsiveness

👉 Wired is strongly recommended

🎧 Section 2 — Hear Piano + App Through Headphones

👉 You want BOTH:

• Your playing
• Piano Marvel audio

🔌 Option A — Through Your Piano (Best)

Setup:

1. Connect device → piano (wired or Bluetooth)
2. Plug headphones into the piano

👉 This combines both audio sources automatically

🔀 Option B — Audio Splitter (Headphone Merge)

What you need:

• Audio splitter (e.g., Belkin Rockstar)

Setup:

• Plug splitter into your device
• Connect:
  • Keyboard headphone output
  • Device audio output
• Plug headphones into splitter

⚠️ Important:

• Both signals must be combined properly
• Cheap splitters may not work correctly

📶 Option C — Bluetooth to Piano

• Connect device → piano via Bluetooth
• Plug headphones into piano

⚠️ Same warning:

• Bluetooth introduces delay

📱 Section 3 — Phones & Tablets (No Headphone Jack)

Most modern devices require an adapter.

What you need:

• Lightning → 3.5mm adapter (iPhone/iPad)
• USB-C → 3.5mm adapter (Android / newer iPads)

⚠️ Critical

• Adapter must support audio output
• Cheap adapters may fail or sound poor

Then:

• Follow Section 1 or 2 using the adapter

⚠️ Common Issues

❌ No sound from piano

• Plugged into wrong port (must be INPUT)
• Wrong cable type

❌ Delay / lag

• Using Bluetooth

❌ Buzzing / humming noise

• Ground loop issue

👉 Fix:

• Use a ground loop isolator

❌ Headphones only hear one source

• Not using proper splitter or routing

🎯 Recommended Setup (Best Experience)

👉 For best results:

• MIDI via USB (for input)
• Audio:
  • Device → Piano (wired)
  • Headphones → Piano

👉 Simple, stable, low latency