[linux-audio-user] How to connect MIDI

[Erik de Castro Lopo]

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 01:01:03 -0500
Arno Teigseth <arno at teigseth.no> wrote:

> Hi folks
> 
> I happen to be in Ecuador, and there are no [good] music shops around. 
> Do anyone know how the 15 pin connector to the PC is connected to the 
> two MIDI IN and MIDI OUT round 5 pin connectors? 

There are some extra electronics needed to get this to work.

> I have some idea of 
> what pins are active (the three center pins), but no idea whatsoever on 
> which of the 15 pins to connect.

Did you try googling?

This looks like a couple of links:

    http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=midi+PC+circuit+diagram&btnG=Search

and this is one I had in my bookmarks:

    http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/anaes/rpa/Loadsmanextras/PCmidi.html

Erik
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