[sdiy] MIDI phantom power...over 5 pin MIDI connector ?

[mskala at ansuz.sooke.bc.ca]

On Fri, 11 Sep 2015, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:
> The point of termination is to allow an alternate path for the signal to
> flow so that it doesn't bounce back from the receiver to the
> transmitter.

RF termination is supposed to prevent reflections, but it does that by
absorbing power, not by giving it an "alternate path."  That seems to be a
DC concern; so I think it's clear that the audio concept of "termination"
is something different from the RF concept that only happens to have the
same name.  Like I said, it wouldn't be the first time.

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Matthew Skala
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