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Hardware Sequencers => BeatStep => BeatStep - Technical Questions - FAQ => Topic started by: nullkommajosefh on July 06, 2014, 05:34:58 am

Title: Midi connection
Post by: nullkommajosefh on July 06, 2014, 05:34:58 am

My Beatstep came without the midi-cable. So I wonder whether I can use any 5 din-to-audio jack-adapter to connect beatstep to my midi-gear (minibrute for instance) or is there a difference between these cables used for "midi-data" and "for audio", are the pins connected differently? the cable i tried did not work...

Does anyone have an idea?

thanks in advance

jan

Title: Re: Midi connection
Post by: Terrym on July 06, 2014, 11:24:40 am

HI , you need to use a 3.5 jack (mono) to midi connector .
i found one on ebay  . not sure the stereo jacks work .

regards

terrym

Title: Re: Midi connection
Post by: nullkommajosefh on July 07, 2014, 11:20:42 am

Quote from: terrym on July 06, 2014, 11:24:40 am

HI , you need to use a 3.5 jack (mono) to midi connector .
i found one on ebay  . not sure the stereo jacks work .

regards

terrym

Thanks. So there are cables with the same connectors (jack-to-din) which are internally wired differently, either for audio or midi use?
However, on the package of the beatstep it is definitely a stereo-jack.

Title: Re: Midi connection
Post by: Terrym on July 07, 2014, 04:35:00 pm

I have 2 jack (mono) to din connectors supplied by arturia and they are both mono jacks ?

Title: Re: Midi connection
Post by: Djed on May 29, 2019, 07:41:51 pm

This is a confusing area with no industry standard. I discuss it in this video that show how to make your own replacement cable

https://youtu.be/QQSugQfFl_w