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Cheap MIDI cables
#14049331 - 03/01/11 03:57 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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Hey guys, I need to buy a bunch of MIDI cables. I'm not too concerned with quality as long as they quit on me after the first few days.
I'm mostly concerned with price. Any retail store I go to is going to charge up the price a lot...just because it's retail.
Anyone know of a good site to get decent-functioning cables for really cheap?
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starfire_xes
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why don't you buy the connectors and then build them yourself? they are simple.
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starfire_xes said: why don't you buy the connectors and then build them yourself? they are simple.
How much effort does it take? I don't have too many tools to work with, but if it's simple enough, I would definitely consider the possibility.
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have you been to musiciansfriend.com?
they're pretty much where I get all/most of my musical needs
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I'll see if I can find the spec. Depending on the connector you will probably just need wire strippers (thermal wire strippers are the best, but much too expensive)) and a soldering iron. Get a decent iron (not a 'gun') and some diagonal cutters. Probably $20 for those but they will do a lot of jobs for you.
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Re: Cheap MIDI cables [Re: P-O]
#14049464 - 03/01/11 04:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago) |
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starfire_xes
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OK, here is a sample cable. You don't need the active components in the diagram. Just connect pins 5 and 4 between the two connectors.. That's what it looks like, I'm going to do a little more research because the connectors only cost about $2. Let me know if you need more info.
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Hmmm I can get 5 feet for $3, so I probably wont bother assembling my own. Thanks for the effort though Starfire. I may try doing that someday with some cables that are a little less common/more expensive.
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I knew that would be the tradeoff, the cost. For longer cables it might be worth it, but if they are that cheap, i'd just buy the built ones.
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MONOPRICE destroys for cables and adapters
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