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Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:13 pm
by BenediktE
I have a old Ground Control from DMC and I'm trying to connect to my GCX Switcher but it seems to me that the switcher isn't sending power to the Ground Control.
One thing I noticed about the Ground Control is that it seems to have a 7 pin midi, unlike the GCX Switcher which has a 5 pin.
How do I connect those two together ? (use 5 pin to 7 pin midi cable? will it work?)
Hope you guys can help me.
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:15 pm
by Intravenous
yep, just use a 5 pin midicable
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:20 pm
by BenediktE
I used a 5 pin midi cable and it did not work, it seems like the Ground Control isn't getting any power from the GCX Switcher.
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 3:23 pm
by Intravenous
have you put the cable in the midi-out connector?
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2009 6:12 pm
by BenediktE
No, the "pedal in" plug
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2009 4:07 am
by Intravenous
yeah, that's at your gcx, but in the ground control the midicable has to be plugged into the midi out, not the in
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Fri Jan 01, 2010 1:04 pm
by BenediktE
The old Ground Control only has a "Midi Out".
Re: Trouble connecting Ground Control to GCX Switcher
Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:40 am
by Josh Fiden
BenediktE wrote:The old Ground Control only has a "Midi Out".
You should be using a standard MIDI cable with 5 pins on each end. Make sure the MIDI cable has all 5 pins wired. They are often labeled as "5 pin active". Some cable makers only wire the 3 pins required for MIDI operation to keep the cost down.
Regards,
Josh Fiden
Founder / CEO