EsotericLabs Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 (edited) More & more gear has 3.5mm midi connectors instead of the 5 pin DIN. same 3 wires, different plug, easy enough. Apparently there is a de facto standard, but Korg has a different wiring. I will put some 3.5mm plugs into my seq. with a switch for standard / Korg mode to flip the source and sink around. It's here for documentation purposes: http://createdigitalmusic.com/2015/08/used-stereo-minijack-cables-midi/ Edited February 11, 2016 by EsotericLabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuriken Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 The topic subject is a bit confusing: shouldn't it say something like: 3,5 jacks for midi connections Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsotericLabs Posted February 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 Edited - thanks for the suggestion! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 Still a bit unsure about this new "standard". I think i somewhere saw discussions about possible shorts during plug-in/out... While the "MIDI Electrical Specification" recommends to take care for shorts: https://www.midi.org/articles/midi-electrical-specifications it appears, that up to 0.5 Watts need to be burned by a current-limiting resistor in that case. Now, if a 3.5mm plug is not completely inserted by mistake, you may have a permanent short, potentially burning up that resistor (especially if some manufacuteres did use low-specced, e.g. 250mw current-limiting resistors). Maybe it is not a real problem, but i would not dare to connect an expensive/retro/pre 90s synth to that... Many greets, Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongrol Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share Posted February 12, 2016 It's not a "standard" either. The CDM guys just done an audit and noticed more people used one particular pinout than the other (of two possibles). Blog rags don't make reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arumblack Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 I'm not a fan of it. And no it's not a standard, and I hope it goes away, but it probably won't. 5 pin DIN is good, strong reliable connector. Can't accidentally plug into the wrong signal, and no need to have silly adapter cables, for which there are at least two types. but to the OP, I'm not saying your idea is bad, these things exist in manufactured products, there is no fault in being prepared for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EsotericLabs Posted February 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Yes I agree, the old DIN 5pin is much more solid. If gear has the DIN5, use the DIN5. I had an issue with my Korg Electribe 2 Sampler: it has crossed wiring and standard DIN5 to 3.5mm jack cables don't work. Only a Korg adapter. Bit of a hassle, but I found the issue and why not document it here. I will leave one slot in a midio open for connecting to 3.5 mms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lis0r Posted February 13, 2016 Report Share Posted February 13, 2016 Given it's unidirectional, why not go the whole hog, and go optical? Mini toslink (the ones that look like 3.5mm jacks) would be kinda cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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