[sdiy] More Midi questions

[aankrom]

Probably if you only use it for what you are wiring it for. I think 
different pieces of gear do different things with the pins, so you may 
end up sending power to ground if you use the cable on something else. I 
would make sure and label the cable very clearly on both ends as well. 
Frankly I don't know why MIDI doesn't do this; probably because they 
couldn't agree on which voltages to send. Having those extra pins just 
makes it to tempting not to use them.

AA

On Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:46:15 -0500, Ian Smith wrote:
> Hey all,
> I know it's not MIDI standards, but is there any problem with sending
> the power lines along the two unused pins of the MIDI cable?
> -Ian
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