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taking power from midi

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taking power from midi

by charonme » Tue Aug 27, 2013 06:31 UTC
does the midivampire rely on the midi connector shield being grounded? I'm asking because not all midi cables have the shields connected, so in that case the midivamp wouldn't work with them.

Re: taking power from midi

by guest » Tue Aug 27, 2013 13:43 UTC
good question. the MIDIvampire requires a 3-conductor MIDI cable, but does not require the shield to be grounded. the ground line is via the middle pin on the connector and not the shield. but, there are some cheap 2-conductor MIDI cables out there, so its something to watch out for.