chile Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 So I'm looking for a switch to flip between two different midi configurations. For example if I have device A usually hooked up to device b, but sometimes I might want to flip a switch to use device A with device C.. Would look like the diagram below.. MIDI IN A MIDI OUT A \ / \ / X SWITCH (state 0 A to B )- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X SWITCH (state 1 A to C) / \ / \ / \ / \ MIDI IN B MIDI OUT B MIDI IN C MIDI OUT C Does anyone know if these things already exist? I'm pretty sure they would as its quite a simple thing. I tried searching for midi signal switcher to no avail.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam Burglar Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 I think Rockman made some pretty crazy midi tools back in the day. They had this thing called the MIDI octopus which is probably way more than you need but maybe start there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 Maybe Kenton? they do a lot of MIDI stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 You could try asking on the main Electronics sub on Reddit, or here: - https://www.reddit.com/r/AskElectronics/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 Cheers doods, if what im thinking about doesn't work i'll have a look in the forum. After cutting into a midi cable to see the wires and thinking about it a bit, I'm gonna go to electronics shop tomoz and try find some simple switches to do it all manually. Been enjoying a massive DIY bender recently; I built a large portable case with wheels and a detachable door to house all my machines inside, hopefully will be useful when i finally start gigging 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-L Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 A MIDI patch bay is what youre after. unfortunately there arent that many of them. Maudio used to have one back in the day, but Ive only seen one in the wild once. There are some usb MIDI interfaces that have a degree of routing. Be aware though there a cheap one doing the rounds on amazon with various branding alteratives that does not work. I bought one despite bad reviews only to lean the bad reviews were true (got my money back though). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBearOne8III Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 off the top of my head, i dont remember how many pins are in a midi cable. but, you can order some xpole xthrow switches or a rotary switch from mouser or digi key. another idea is to use relay switches. you would need to power them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBearOne8III Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 this guy made one that auto switches. https://www.ebay.com/itm/3-into-1-MIDI-auto-switch-unit-cover-NOT-merge/183809161489?_trkparms=aid%3D333200%26algo%3DCOMP.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190129125700%26meid%3D14a7ca5e4eeb4af2b872f8ead9c28a86%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D3%26sd%3D183809160424%26itm%3D183809161489&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 and an ab switch with a physical toggle switch https://www.ebay.com/itm/simple-MIDI-switch-2-1-or-1-2-not-merge-cover-/183809160424 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chile Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Managed to create the switch and it works https://www.instagram.com/p/Bxs9NH6hm6h/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Symatic Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 pow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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