MIDI to USB interface

Hi folks,
I'm looking for some advice on which cable(s?) to purchase in order to hook my MIDI keyboard up to the MacBook Pro w/intel. I'm finding that some things that run on the power macs don't run on intel macs. However, I don't speak "Macenese" fluently enough to decide. I just purchased my laptop a few months ago, and that's as much as I've had to do with Mac. I was a Win XP before that. Can anyone point me in the right direction that will simply hook my Roland EM 2000 Easy Creator up to my MacBook using the USB port? Something that will also be compatible with GarageBand 3?
Thanks so much,
Lisa NE FL

Well, here it is, 7 months later, and I've just purchased stuff to hopefully connect my Roland EM 2000 to my MacBook Pro.
I've hooked it up.
The computer doesn't recognize that anything has happened, nor does GB.
I've purchased MIDISport 2 x 2 M-Audio. I'm almost pretty sure I have it hooked up right, since the green light is on.
How do I make the computer see that it has a keyboard connected to it? I opened up the Audio Midi set up, but I don't know how to use that application, and the instructions didn't seem much help (I still don't speak Macense all that well"
Help?
Thanks!
Lisa NE FL

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