MIDI through a TT patchbay?

jtienhaara · 14th July 2006, 11:38 PM

Is this doable? Preferably without any opto-isolator?

http://www.midi.org/about-midi/electrical.shtml

I'd like to be able to route MIDI signals through a balanced ADC TT bay (it has both a normalled row and a third row 1/2 normalled to row 1). It would be nice to be able to patch one MIDI device to another, and maybe also mult an output from one to many, just using TT patch cables. Is this feasible? Or a bad idea?

If anyone has any experience / thoughts / warnings / etc I'd love to hear from you.

Cheers,

Johann Tienhaara
Victoria, B.C., Canada

XSergeantD · 14th July 2006, 11:58 PM

I wouldn't run it through the patchbay, but you can try it out ourself and see if you have any problems. I just avoid this like I avoid TC thru the bay as it really sucks to goint balanced to unbalanced unit and having TC pop up everywhere thru the gnd.

I use the mic lines to run MIDI when I'm out of MIDI lines or don't have a MIDI line at a certain point. Pin 2=gnd, and then pin 4, 5 are your high/low. Not sure if there's a stnd for high/low for midi pin 4/5 so maybe someone can help, but if not, just kep it consistent in your studio

kaipiranha · 15th July 2006, 12:07 AM

Patching is possible without any problems, but be careful with multing. As far as I know, there's more to be found in a Midi Merge Box than two cables connected in parallel.

Kai

jtienhaara · 15th July 2006, 08:20 PM

Thanks very much for your advice! I think I will try it out, and report back with results once I've had chance to play with it for a while.

Thanks & cheers,

Johann

Dopamine · 15th July 2006, 08:32 PM

It can be done. I remember seeing a midi-TT cable at a studio I used to work at and thinking "WTF?" It worked though.

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14th July 2006, 11:38 PM	#1
jtienhaara Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Victoria, Canada Posts: 545	MIDI through a TT patchbay? Is this doable? Preferably without any opto-isolator? http://www.midi.org/about-midi/electrical.shtml I'd like to be able to route MIDI signals through a balanced ADC TT bay (it has both a normalled row and a third row 1/2 normalled to row 1). It would be nice to be able to patch one MIDI device to another, and maybe also mult an output from one to many, just using TT patch cables. Is this feasible? Or a bad idea? If anyone has any experience / thoughts / warnings / etc I'd love to hear from you. Cheers, Johann Tienhaara Victoria, B.C., Canada

14th July 2006, 11:58 PM	#2
XSergeantD Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,003	I wouldn't run it through the patchbay, but you can try it out ourself and see if you have any problems. I just avoid this like I avoid TC thru the bay as it really sucks to goint balanced to unbalanced unit and having TC pop up everywhere thru the gnd. I use the mic lines to run MIDI when I'm out of MIDI lines or don't have a MIDI line at a certain point. Pin 2=gnd, and then pin 4, 5 are your high/low. Not sure if there's a stnd for high/low for midi pin 4/5 so maybe someone can help, but if not, just kep it consistent in your studio __________________ - Brent - www.StudioAtThePalms.com Without music, life would be a mistake - Nietzsche Cake or Death? [/SIGPIC]

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15th July 2006, 12:07 AM	#3
kaipiranha Gear Head Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany Posts: 68	Patching is possible without any problems, but be careful with multing. As far as I know, there's more to be found in a Midi Merge Box than two cables connected in parallel. Kai

15th July 2006, 08:20 PM	#4
jtienhaara Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Victoria, Canada Posts: 545	Thanks very much for your advice! I think I will try it out, and report back with results once I've had chance to play with it for a while. Thanks & cheers, Johann

15th July 2006, 08:32 PM	#5
Dopamine Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miami Beach Posts: 1,518	It can be done. I remember seeing a midi-TT cable at a studio I used to work at and thinking "WTF?" It worked though.