[sdiy] Midi 3.5mm cable

Gordonjcp gordonjcp at gjcp.net
Thu Aug 25 08:45:22 CEST 2016


On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 06:23:03PM -0700, rsdio at audiobanshee.com wrote:
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> Now that I think about it, 3.5mm MIDI is a bad idea because it might be more difficult to maintain classic MIDI's way of avoiding ground loops. For plastic cases and cheap gear, it wouldn't be an issue, but for modules with metal faces plates, it could really get messy.

Why would it get messy?  You just wouldn't connect the ground at the device end, same as with DIN-to-DIN leads.

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Gordonjcp MM0YEQ




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