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Subject: Re: [motm] MIDI sucks (not as much as you think)

From: ivancu@...
Date: 2000-08-12

In a message dated 8/11/00 11:44:42 PM, jlarryh@... writes:

<< Seem like some other manufacutrer tried to get XLRs to fly as the MIDI
connector of choice as 5 pin DINs might have been viewed as too cheap or
flimsy. >>

For reliability the pro audio world has done this too. The Klark Teknik
DN3600 (digitally-controlled eqaulizer) and related products all have XLR
connections for their MIDI interface. It is regular MIDI, using mostly
program change and SysEx commands, but they chose a more "robust" connector
to interface the units.

Ivan