Quik Lok SX/164 TRS-MIDI 0.20 "Type A" 20 cm

Description

SX/164 TRS-MIDI 0.20 "Type A" STRIX Series Midi Cable

Connectors: 3.5mm TRS Mini Jack / 5-pin Female Midi DIN (molded plastic)

Type: TRS-MIDI "Type A" connections as shown

Color: black

Total length: 20 cm

3.5mm TRS MiniJack / 5-pin Female Midi DIN adapter cable suitable for devices with midi output on a 3.5mm mini jack; perfect in combination with one of our Strix SX/164 MIDI cables with male / male 5-pin Midi DIN connectors. "Type A" connection as shown.

Also available in "Type B" connection version: Quik Lok - SX/164 TRS-MIDI 0.20 Type B 20 cm

Musical instruments and various MIDI equipment must be physically connected to communicate with each other. For this purpose, the MIDI standard provides for the use of a triad of 5-pin DIN connectors, of which only the 3 central pins are used. Through a 5-pin connector (DIN 5-pin) these cables allow the physical connection between instruments. The three connectors are distinguished as:

- Midi IN: allows the device to receive information

- Midi OUT: allows the device to transmit information

- Midi THRU: allows the device to retransmit data received from its IN port to another device

The MIDI protocol was born in the early eighties as a response to the need to make different electronic musical instruments communicate with each other, taking into account the characteristics of each. Various manufacturers already offered some interfacing systems on their instruments, such as CV/gate, DIN sync and Digital Control Bus (DCB). These interfaces, based on proprietary algorithms, guaranteed operation only on instruments from the same manufacturer, while the demand for a system capable of guaranteeing operation on instruments from different manufacturers grew. The finished project only appeared in August 1983 when the specifications of the new MIDI protocol were presented to the public at the NAMM Show in Los Angeles. Since then, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) has established itself as the standard protocol for the interaction of electronic musical instruments, even through a computer.