Midi soundblaster direct connect?

From: Patrick Finnegan <pat_at_computer-refuge.org>
Date: Thu May 27 17:31:02 2004

On Thursday 27 May 2004 17:01, der Mouse wrote:
> > Is it possible to attach ( with a proper connector ) an "isolated"
> > midi device directly to the soundblaster midi joystick iinterface?
>
> I don't think so; one is a voltage-level interface, the other is more
> like current-loop. (ICBW, of course.)
>
> However, if "with a proper connector" is taken sufficiently
> liberally, the answer is "yes"; there exist interfaces that are built
> into DA15 shells - you plug the DA15M it into your joystick port, and
> it breaks things out into three connectors: a DA15F for the joystick
> (if any) and two MIDI connectors for, well, MIDI. Mine cost me CAD
> 34.45, TTC, around the middle of last August.

There's tons of these things on ebay for US$15ish + shipping each.

http://search.ebay.com/midi-cable-joystick_W0QQfromZR8QQsokeywordredirectZ1

Pat
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