Lightning to USB midi keyboard

Hi
Do I need the official apple lightning to female USB connector (or camera connector) or can I just plug in the cable that comes with the ipad 4 and iphone 5 straight into the USB midi keyboard...?
The latter doesn't work - any ideas why not?
Rgds,
Gary

I need to know the exact same thing. I'm planning to buy an iPhone 5 exactly to use it as a sound generator module (Garage Band alike). If it doesn't work, I'll have to find another solution. Android, maybe.

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!Sorry for my very bad english !!
hello ,
I have problem with connect my - iTouch 4 (os: 4.3.3 ) with AKAI musical keyboard
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so I need to be happy, then?
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I am trying the real time java for midi/sound. I am getting the following when I try to open my usb midi keyboard.
java: ../../../src/rawmidi/rawmidi.c:264: snd_rawmidi_open_conf: Assertion `err >= 0' failed.
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Java Real-Time System HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 1.5.0_13, mixed mode)
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) = ? ERESTART_RESTARTBLOCK (To be restarted)
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java version "1.6.0_03"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_03-b05)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 1.6.0_03-b05, mixed mode)
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I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes.
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