Yes, the Keystation 49 does have a MIDI-out however I don't want to spend money on a MIDI interface. I'm afraid I have no access to a USB Hub, however the USB port that I'm using does work fine for my keyboard (letter keyboard that is), printer and external hard-drives (obviously not all at once though you know what I mean).
If I thought trying the keyboard in Garage Band would achieve anything, then of course I would, but if it isn't showing up in MIDI-Audio Setup then I think the same shall hold true for Garage Band. I could try it with Garage Band, but I'm reluctant to as the USB cable is now being used elsewhere and it'd be a pain to detach it. I haven't tried it with Garage Band and I don't have Logic. The Keystation 49 doesn't show up in the MIDI-Audio Setup app, even though I've tried quite a few suggested fixes for when that app isn't working. Yes that is the driver that I downloaded. However that's another issue, for now I think it's safe to assume that I cannot get my hands on a driver for this MIDI keyboard.
#M AUDIO KEYSTATION 49 SOFTWARE MAC OS#
I would attribute this failure to the fact the the driver said it was only compatible up to Mac OS 10.8.5, however the installer also ran "a program to determine if this software can be installed" and I got past that stage fine. I tried installing it however this didn't work as the installer failed saying "The Installer could not install the software because there was no software found to install".
#M AUDIO KEYSTATION 49 SOFTWARE FOR MAC OS#
Amazingly, you can still download that driver here however the latest version is for Mac OS 10.8.5 and I'm running Mac OS 10.11.5. I read on this thread here that the Midiman Keystation 49 (unlike later models) needed a specific driver to be installed. I know the fault cannot be in the cable nor the laptop USB port, because I use both regularly. The problem is making it communicate with my computer. Exactly what this does is irrelevant the point is that the keyboard is responsive and I suspect fully functional. On the screen, the numbers change in accordance with the data entry slider.
Nonetheless, it's been kept in good condition, remains completely unbroken and when plugged in the little screen lights up. I don't know exactly how old it is, but on the box it boasts that it'll work with Windows 94, Windows ME, Windows 2000 and Mac OS 8.6, so it's fair to assume the thing is pretty old. I have my step-brother's ancient Midiman Keystation 49. So is there some way of manually dictating to the computer what each key on the keyboard is, thus essentially creating my own driver for it? (note: yes I'm aware this is over simplifying it - I really don't know much about MIDI technology) Can you use a MIDI keyboard without the driver software? I understand that using the driver software makes it a lot easier, but (as I explain below) I cannot install the driver software.