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Elektron CA-3 - 3.5mm to 5-pin DIN MIDI Adaptor (Pair)
EDIT: clearer title
I would hope that Elektron used the Midi standard for this connection, in which case you can used any of the other connectors for this too.
They did, and you can also change to polarity to the âotherâ standard, so any adapters should work. The price of these doesnât give me a lot of hope for a sensible price on the battery handle, though.
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What âother Elektron gearâ has such connections for MIDI? The Sweetwater page mentions that twice. Is there already something available, or is this perhaps referring to some future product?
Elektron accessories are definitely on the pricey side â although not impossibly expensive at the same time. I have their OverHub and like it very much.
Nice extra thought to make the midi port polarity selectable. Leave it to Elektron.
I imagine the Powerhandle will be nice.
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Yeah and those adapters look niiiice too, ones Iâve gotten packed in with other products are just black plastic.
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Edited again to make it clearer
Picture added, bit odd to sell a pair when the box ships with one and you can only use two, but these look nice and theyâre not that expensive for two - though you get a bit more in the CV kit for similar money - when I make these types of things I just go male to male, so itâs not an adaptor itâs a lead - itâs a classy touch to make the internal TRS wiring âswitchableâ for folk wishing to use straight TRS to TRS for korg/arturia/etc stuff
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For sure and they are very nice quality. Iâm all in on the Powerhandle, as long as itâs not completely absurd, since itâs one of the main reasons I picked up the M:S.
They donât look as good as the original ones, and I hope they work, but cost a fraction of the price (15 pln is like 3,5 euro).
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The inside wire count and gauge of those will almost certainly be less than on the Elektron one. If youâre careful they may last. But I know from experience that even nice looking 3.5mm leads can fail if theyâre made to a budget or if theyâre not used gently. Cheap enough to roll the dice though!
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I just got one Midi Adapter @ the Unit.
Optional I can buy 2 Midi Adapters for 29âŹ. I tried another Adapter but it did not work.
Do I need the Elektron Adapter? What to do then with the third adapter?
As far as I am aware - Elektron have actually gone the extra mile to support all variations of third party 3.5mm>DIN (of which there are two variations) - so any third party adaptor for a Korg/Arturia etc should be fine. -you then set the type in software (I have no idea whether this can be done per port - so I strongly recommend getting the same type that the Elektron one is - I am sure this is discussed (or ask support)) That way you can mix match without headaches
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Yeah, it just comes with one, although the spec on the Elektron M:S page says that two come in the box. 
As avantronica said, thereâs two different spec midi to minijack adapters - basically both are wired in the opposite way to eachother.
The MIDI In port is will automatically configure itself for either standard, so any adapter should work with it without any configuration. The MIDI Out port needs to be configured in the Settings to use one or the other polarity. Hereâs the bit from the manual.
Obviously using the official Elektron ones negates the need to change the configuration, but they are expensive. There are other third party ones that are cheaper that use the same polarity as the Elektron ones, but I donât know specifically which ones, so I canât point you directly at them. As to what to do with the spare one if you buy the set of two - I guess keep it for when the dog chews one of the ones youâre using.
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Did you have 1 or 2 midi adapters included in The box?
Hello, I purchased days ago The M:S, it came with a single midi-adapter cable, but on the website it specifies there are 2 included in The box.
Did you guys have 1 or 2 midi adapters included in the box?
says two. comes with one. dumb but whatever lol
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So this adapter can be a Type A or Type B?
Yes. You can switch the polarity in the M:Sâs settings.
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Ok, but what type is the adapter by default? Type A? Iâd like to know so I can use it on other gearâŚ
Same as the Korg one iirc
Edit to correct:
The adaptor is agnostic: it will work with any gear.
See responses below; itâs configured for Type A BUT âŚ
The issue is with the instrument and whether it conforms to the Type A or Type B specifications. The M:S (and M:C) can be configured to operate as either Type: the âSTDâ setting provides Type A compatibility and the âINVâ setting is for Type B.
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