How do I fix this Midi transmit voltage problem in the TS

jackson111 · Post by **jackson111** » Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:21 pm

My TS will not transmit midi to mu korg cx3. I see others have found it to be a low voltage problem. Can anyone direct me towards someone who knows how to fix this problem? Thanks!

billbaker · Post by **billbaker** » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:09 pm

Throwing money at the problem.... perhaps a powered midi splitter/distribution would pass on a stronger signal -- its only stupid if it doesn't work. There might be enough of a power boost in the distributed signal to make it work.

Shorter cable?

What's the age of the cx3? Just spitballing here... but ages ago I recall seeing something about issues arising from which pins are grounded or possibly carrying power in MIDI cables.

At the time a 5 pin DIN plug was a European standard for speaker cables, but they were wired slightly differently than those for MIDI - something to do with whether ground was connected or providing power. You'd need a repair manual I think to see which way the CX3 wants to have it.

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jackson111 · Post by **jackson111** » Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:18 pm

Thanks Bill,
I think from reading other posts that it has to do with the low voltage of the CX3 midi. I run the midi thru my Alesis midiverb and it works fine, but that's a pain... thanks Korg!!!