[maschine mk3] what midi 5pin din -> trs cable to use

MrBattlehunter

I have a maschine mk3 and a Boss FV-500L expression pedal on the way (6.3 TRS jack), I would like to connect it to the MIDI IN of my maschine so i can use a sustain pedal in the pedal input on the mk3.

my question is which cable do i use for this? i couldn't find if the maschine mk3 uses type A or B as far as I saw its nowhere stated in its documentation

would a Boss BMIDI-5-35 (5pin din-> type A 3.5TRS jack) and then use a 3.5trs->6.3trs adapter do the trick? like the Procab CLP206 Classic adapter

Jeremy_NI

I have tried with one of these cables from Befaco and a small to big jack stereo adapter, connected an expression pedal and it seems the MIDI signal doesn't come through in the Maschne software. It's a type A cable but I doubt B would make a difference here.

LostInFoundation

Some cables that are directly 6.3 TRS to 5-pin exist, like the Adam Hall 3 STAR B VMIDI

MrBattlehunter

hey and thanks, yes i do know those exist (just a bit harder to find 3.5 seems more common) but my main question was about if i would need type A or B and if it would even be able to send it to the midi input

darkwaves

You're using midi on the maschine side; it's wouldn't care about trs a or b. That said; I doubt what you're trying to do would work. I'm not sure I've ever seen an expression or sustain pedal that sends out midi the way you're trying to connect it.

Jeremy_NI

I have tried with one of these cables from Befaco and a small to big jack stereo adapter, connected an expression pedal and it seems the MIDI signal doesn't come through in the Maschne software. It's a type A cable but I doubt B would make a difference here.

MrBattlehunter

alright, too bad but thanks for trying!