[sdiy] midi cable

[Theo]

Aren't you mixing MIDI with DINsync?
DINsync needs two pins connected for the sync function,
the rest of the pins (start/stop, continue) are optional.

MIDI only uses two wires and telescoped GND, the other pins are NC.
Atari put midi thru on the unused pins of the midi out.
But that was just skimping on a thru connector,
not a 'official' allowed way to do it.

Theo



From: harry <harrybissell at prodigy.net>

> If you just need MIDI... you can get away with as few as two wires...
> no shielding. This will not allow ALL MIDI functions (but I'm not sure
> which ones use the extra pins) Help me here guys... is it MIDI sync or
> something ???
>
> IMHO... if you are not running MIDI cables through HELL (or tying them up
with
> low level audio in nice tidy looking and electrically WRONG WRONG WRONG
> bundles...
>
> ... shielding is not necessary.
>
> H^) harry
>
> Rob Mantel wrote:
>
> > I need a bunch of midi cables, but since those are not cheap to buy, I
> > though I should probably make them myself to save some money to use for
more
> > fun things. Anyone any advice on what would be a good bulk cable to buy
> > (strong, flexible, black, correct shielding)? I always have a hard time
when
> > looking though a catalog to really imagine what the cable will look like
> > when I have it in my hands. An allied stock # would be perfect, since I
have
> > to order more stuff there anyway.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Rob
>
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