Previously those USB options had latency issues, I don't know if it still is the case.Īs for damaging devices by wrongly connecting. You can try another or try the card option, you may have better luck. Particularly if your Windows initial drivers aren't enough.
I don't personally trust converters of the sort MIDI-USB. How old is your digital piano? I am saying this because USB is here to stay, it is a general interface unlike the initial MIDI connectors.