MIDI cable schematic pinout

audio or video connector or cable

5 pin DIN male connector
at the 1st peripheral

Signal	1st	2nd
Shield	2	2
Current Source	4	4
Current Sink	5	5

Comments:

Pin 2 should not be connected at both ends, the whole point of MIDI using opto-isolators is to avoid earth loops caused by having individual synths earthed at more than one point -- through the audio cable and again through the MIDI cable.

For _cables_, pin 2 should be connected to the shiedling of the wire on both ends - the jacks on the instrument side deal with the connect / dont connect issue. The shell of the plugs, on the other hand, should _not_ be connected to the shielding.

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5 pin DIN male connector
at the 1st peripheral

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Source(s) of this and additional information: Hardware Book, www.harmony-central.com/MIDI/midi-cable.txt Contributor: , Joel Carter	3 reports
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