Is it possible to use a MIDI Solutions product as a stand-alone device without anything connected to the input?
MIDI Solutions products are powered from the device connected to their MIDI input, so even if you don’t need to send MIDI messages into them they must still be connected to a MIDI output or Thru to receive power. Most MIDI Solutions products have an echo parameter, so if you don’t want the MIDI messages received by the product to be passed through it the echo parameter can be programmed to OFF – in this case the MIDI cable could be thought of as simply a substitute for a wall adapter. If you don’t have any MIDI outputs available, the Power Adapter can be used to provide power to up to 20 MIDI Solutions products. Or, if you don’t mind dabbling in electronics a bit, you can connect an external +5V DC power source to the MIDI Solutions product as follows: Connect the ground of the power source to the center pin of the MIDI input jack (pin 2), and connect +5V of the power source to the two pins on either side of the center pin (pins 4 and 5). The outermost pins may be left disconnected. Pl
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