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From: tom@Mills.berkeley.edu (tom erbe)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Midi Cables
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Date: 30 Aug 88 20:14:11 GMT
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Robert.Lisowski@rubbs1.FIDONET.ORG (Robert Lisowski) writes:
<I use Radio Shack cat # 42-2151 ($4.99) six foot DIN patch cords as MIDI
<cables.  They are 5 pin, and each pin is independent, just fine for 
<MIDI cables.  Of course, if you need longer cables, you can buy the
<connectors alone, but the 5 conductor shielded wire is not available
<at Radio Shack.

MIDI cables only need to have 2 wires and a shield.  Connect the shield to
pin 2 and the other two wires to pin 5 and and pin 4.  Also, the numbering
on DIN connectors is rather unusual, but the numbers are usually on the
connector itself.

tom erbe-technical director-center for contemporary music-mills college
         tom@mills.berkeley.edu   -or-   tom@jif.berkeley.edu