modules with 3.5mm TRS MIDI jacks

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:50 pm

help me to make the ultimate list!

DEZ 2019:
Someone compiled this beautiful website:
https://minimidi.world
So I think I'll probably stop adding to the list below.

[EDIT November 2019: I am very sorry, I confused type A and type B, now corrected]

Type B; Polarity Arturia: Ring: Data; Tipp Vcc
Type A; Polarity Korg: Tip: Data; Ring Vcc (NOW THE MIDI 2.0 STANDARD!)
Polarity non-TRS (a.k.a. MFB): Sleeve & Tip

ALM Pamela's New Workout with Expander (Output; polarity internally swap-able)
MFB Nanozwerg Pro (Input; Polarity NON-TRS!!)
MFB SER-1 Pro (Output; Polarity probably NON-TRS too)
LPZW.modules WK3 (Input/Thru; Polarity auto/switchable)
LPZW.modules SCHLEUßIG (Input; Polarity auto)
LPZW.modules TRAM8(Input; Polarity auto)
Erica Synths Drum Sequencer (Input; unknown)
Five12 Vector (I/O; Arturia)
SDS Digital WifiMidi (Output; Korg-ish)
SDS SDS_VCO (Input behind panel; User configurable))
SDS Reflex LiveLoop (Input behind panel; user switchable)
SSF Bantam (Input; unknown)
Soulsby AT-Arp (Input; unknown)
Malekko SYNC (I/O/Thru; Arturia)
1010 Music MX4 (Input/Thru; polarity Arturia)
1010 Music fxbox/bitbox (Input; polarity Arturia)
1010 Music Toolbox (I/O; polarity Arturia)
1010 Music MOK Waverazor (In; polarity Arturia)
ADDAC System ADDAC221 (I/O; Polarity Korg)
ADDAC System ADDAC222 (I/O; Polarity Korg)
Pittsburgh Modular Liveforms SV-1 (Input; Arturia)
Entrospec iungo (I/O; Polarity Korg - 2.5mm jacks!!! why, oh why? )
Flame Quad-CV-Recorder (Input; Arturia)
Flame 4Vox new version (Input; Arturia)
Flame Filterbank (Input; Arturia)
Twisted Electrons Crazy8 Beats (i/o unknown) - also standalone
Pittsburgh Modular Lifeforms Voltage Lab(Input; ?)
Pittsburgh Modular Sequence Designer 128 (I/O; Arturia)
Zetaohm FLXS1 (I/O; Korg)
VPME.de trig31 (Out Arturia)
Dreadbox Lil' Erebus (In, Korg?)
Analog Solutions Treadstone Eurorack (In, unknown)
mxmxmx C2M (In/Out user configurable)
Michigan Synthworks MBrane (MI YARNS) (I/O unknown)
Shakmat Modular Clock O' Pawn (In: unkown)
Futureretro MIDI BUS expander for Trax! (I/O Arturia)
Supercritical Synthesizers Demon Core Expander (i/o auto-crossover in & user selectable out)
Westlicht Per|former (i/o polarity Korg)
XOXO MIDIXO (Model 92½) (i/o polarity configurable)
Polyend Poly 2 (i/o polarity Arturia)

Dreadbox Cases (Input ...)
Intellijel Palette 4.5U Cases (i/o polarity ?)

Non Modular:

- Make Noise 0-Coast (In; Polarity Korg)
- Korg Electribe 2/Sampler (I/O; Polarity Korg)
- Korg SQ-1 (Ou; Polarity Korg)
- Arturia Beatstep (Out) & BS Pro (I/O; Polarity Arturia)
- Novation Launchpad Pro (I/O; Polarity Arturia?)
- Novation Circuit (I/O; Polarity Arturia?)
- Novation Circuit Mono Station (I/O & Thru; Polarity Arturia?)
- Faderfox SC4 (I/O; Arturia?)
- Twisted Electrons Acid8 (I/O unknown)
- Twisted Electrons AY3 (Input unknown)
- Twisted Electrons Crazy8 (I/O unknown)
- Twisted Electrons hapiNes(In: unknown)
- Twisted Electrons TherapSid MkII(I/O: unknown)
- IK Multimedia Controllers, Midi Interfaces, UNO Drum&Synth (probably Korg/Type A)
- Analog Solutions Treadstone(In, unknown)
- Teenage Engineering OP-Z with oplab (I/O; polarity Korg??)
- Teenage Engineering Pocket Modular 16 (Output: polarity Korg)
- Elektron Model:Samples (I/O polarity ?)
- Critter And Guitari Organelle mk2 (I/O polarity Arturia)
- Empress Effects Zoia (I/O polarity ?)
- M-Audio Air Interface Series (I/O Type ?)

DIN-TRS Mapping according to MIDI.org

A fun DIY project for the cold winter evenings to do with the whole family:
https://www.midi.org/articles-old/updat ... din-cables

ersatzplanet · Post by **ersatzplanet** » Sun Aug 06, 2017 4:49 pm

There are also the ADDAC221 10x9 Channel CV to CC MIDI System, and the ADDAC222 4x6 Voices 1V/Octave to MIDI Notes that use TRS MIDI jacks which apparently use the Korg standard.

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Mon Aug 07, 2017 5:10 am

ersatzplanet wrote:There are also the ADDAC221 10x9 Channel CV to CC MIDI System, and the ADDAC222 4x6 Voices 1V/Octave to MIDI Notes that use TRS MIDI jacks which apparently use the Korg standard.

added to the list. Thanks!

jsleeio · Post by **jsleeio** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:03 am

Pittsburgh/Lifeforms SV-1 also, I believe

Not sure which way it's connected

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 8:54 am

indigoid wrote:Pittsburgh/Lifeforms SV-1 also, I believe

Not sure which way it's connected

thanks!

batch · Post by **batch** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:42 pm

SV-1 works with BSP

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 3:44 pm

Armstrb wrote:SV-1 works with BSP

ADDAC System · Post by **ADDAC System** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:20 pm

kay_k wrote:
ersatzplanet wrote:There are also the ADDAC221 10x9 Channel CV to CC MIDI System, and the ADDAC222 4x6 Voices 1V/Octave to MIDI Notes that use TRS MIDI jacks which apparently use the Korg standard.
added to the list. Thanks!

Hi! Can you please make a correction? We are called ADDAC System and we have two modules that use the Korg standard, those are the ADDAC221 and ADDAC222. Thanks!

jsleeio · Post by **jsleeio** » Tue Aug 08, 2017 6:39 pm

Sounds like a passive module to convert between the various formats (and DIN) might be worth doing. Could design it so that its PCB could fit in a small standalone case also, like Mutable Instruments CVPal

An SQ-1 is in my future so maybe this is worth doing. It would be a fairly easy piece of Eagle design work

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:43 am

ADDAC System wrote:
kay_k wrote:
ersatzplanet wrote:There are also the ADDAC221 10x9 Channel CV to CC MIDI System, and the ADDAC222 4x6 Voices 1V/Octave to MIDI Notes that use TRS MIDI jacks which apparently use the Korg standard.
added to the list. Thanks!
Hi! Can you please make a correction? We are called ADDAC System and we have two modules that use the Korg standard, those are the ADDAC221 and ADDAC222. Thanks!

Done! Thanks for the input!

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 2:45 am

indigoid wrote:Sounds like a passive module to convert between the various formats (and DIN) might be worth doing. Could design it so that its PCB could fit in a small standalone case also, like Mutable Instruments CVPal

An SQ-1 is in my future so maybe this is worth doing. It would be a fairly easy piece of Eagle design work

our WK3 is basically the active version of what you ask for.
As for the passive thing. I just had an idea this morning while sitting in the train to work - how about a little I/O plug in between. Like the Airtenuators or the 0HP stuff? should be somewhere in the 3-10€ area. depending on how many are produced. it could get waaaay lower but then it would need to become a made-in-china mass product.
I also think about making those to midi standard: LINK
(I bought one and it is not)

Roy72 · Post by **Roy72** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:27 am

Modcan touch sequencer. Not sure which standard, but it works with the BSP without messing around

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 4:43 am

Roy72 wrote:Modcan touch sequencer. Not sure which standard, but it works with the BSP without messing around

https://www.modulargrid.net/e/modcan-touch-sequencer
is this really MIDI .. their video says 24ppq clock, the panel says sync.

Roy72 · Post by **Roy72** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:19 am

kay_k wrote:
Roy72 wrote:Modcan touch sequencer. Not sure which standard, but it works with the BSP without messing around
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/modcan-touch-sequencer
is this really MIDI .. their video says 24ppq clock, the panel says sync.

Sorry, got the two confused. Carry on...

sneak-thief · Post by **sneak-thief** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 5:20 am

Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal IO

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:10 am

sneak-thief wrote:Meris Mercury7 reverb pedal IO

ooh, that is an interesting one. do you have it?
It is not only quarter inch instead of 3.5mm it also is MIDI I/O & CV/Footpedal in one jack. I have not found out how that works from the pics and manual.

sneak-thief · Post by **sneak-thief** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 8:42 am

Yes, the Mercury7 uses 1/4" but seeing as 3.5mm adapters are trivial, I thought I would add it here.

Yes, I have one and it's can get the closest to a 224 I've heard so far. IMHO all the other fancy 224 plugins and the BAM have ringing artifacts that sound quite different from the original.

There's a 1/4" jack that can be switched between MIDI I/O, expression pedal input, tap tempo, and preset switcher.

Here's the full manual:

https://www.meris.us/wp-content/uploads ... ual-v2.pdf

Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:10 pm

Iungo module is CV-to-MIDI, uses Korg specification. Also upcoming Delptronics will be changeable via software.

windspirit · Post by **windspirit** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 12:34 pm

indigoid wrote:Sounds like a passive module to convert between the various formats (and DIN) might be worth doing. Could design it so that its PCB could fit in a small standalone case also, like Mutable Instruments CVPal

An SQ-1 is in my future so maybe this is worth doing. It would be a fairly easy piece of Eagle design work

We are actually working on something but if someone beats us to it I wont be that upset. Its really just something that should exist.

Remember when all the big synth companies got together and worked out a UNIVERSAL solution to transmitting data between devices?

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:08 pm

sneak-thief wrote:Yes, the Mercury7 uses 1/4" but seeing as 3.5mm adapters are trivial, I thought I would add it here.

Yes, I have one and it's can get the closest to a 224 I've heard so far. IMHO all the other fancy 224 plugins and the BAM have ringing artifacts that sound quite different from the original.

There's a 1/4" jack that can be switched between MIDI I/O, expression pedal input, tap tempo, and preset switcher.

Here's the full manual:

https://www.meris.us/wp-content/uploads ... ual-v2.pdf

still do not understand how it is an I/O in one jack.

how do you connect it? and to what?

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:10 pm

sorry, brain patched faulty.

why can't I delete my own posts?

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Wed Aug 09, 2017 1:17 pm

Paranormal Patroler wrote:Iungo module is CV-to-MIDI, uses Korg specification. Also upcoming Delptronics will be changeable via software.

added ..

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 5:17 am

So I just had one of those ideas you get when you have something important to do but you rather let your head drift somewhere else:

it's just two Thonk PJ3410 soldered together as passive gender changer. Easy as f**k

Post by **Paranormal Patroler** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 5:20 am

The solution is easy, which means that the problem is stupid to begin with. ~sigh~

kay_k · Post by **kay_k** » Thu Aug 10, 2017 6:01 am

Paranormal Patroler wrote:The solution is easy, which means that the problem is stupid to begin with. ~sigh~

absolutely. someone has fucked this up for us. let's find him!

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modules with 3.5mm TRS MIDI jacks

modules with 3.5mm TRS MIDI jacks