[sdiy] MIDI output current and MIDI-driven gadgets

[Didrik Madheden]

We could, but I invoke xkcd #927.

/Didrik

On Thu, 4 Jun 2026, 15:31 Benjamin Tremblay via Synth-diy, <
synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:

> Why can’t we just develop a new protocol based on cheap UARTs and passive
> components that runs I dunno 25x faster and works like patch cords instead
> of hubs, isn’t gated by some consortium, and is backward compatible if you
> add a cheap adapter?
>
>
> Benjamin Tremblay
>
> > On Jun 4, 2026, at 8:47 AM, Neil Johnson via Synth-diy <
> synth-diy at synth-diy.org> wrote:
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> > Mike Bryant wrote:
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> >> Agree on the spec, but 48V would destroy many of these Chinese MIDI
> >> devices that omit the opto-isolator =F0=9F=98=84
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> > Yes - the bonus feature.
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> > Neil
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> > div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes - the bonus
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