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DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
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Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:19 pmby harry
Hey Guys,
I'm on the hunt for a DCB cable (both directions - all pins soldered) in case anyone has one lying about.
If not, could anyone of our synth nerds confirm if the plug is a male 14 pin centronics type connector?... perhaps something like this: (the photo shows a plug with more pins)
http://au.mouser.com/ProductDetail/NorC ... v7q8vLw%3d(gonna try and roll my own as kenton sell them for 47.25 pounds + 26pounds to ship... $130AUD... for a cable.... faark)
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
Posted:
Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:43 pmby Futureman
Harry,
I think I've got a DCB cable lying around that I made years ago.
If not, I have about 40 DCB connectors that I bought off eBay ages ago.
Mike
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
Posted:
Tue Aug 26, 2014 10:44 pmby harry
Hey Mike,
This forum is awesome!
I'll p.m you
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
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Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:05 pmby harry
Hey Mike,
I was wondering if you have received my P.Ms regarding those
Cheers
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
Posted:
Mon Sep 15, 2014 11:55 pmby Futureman
No, never did get a pm. But I'll PM you instead.
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
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Mon Sep 22, 2014 12:15 amby a.d.a.m. baby
If you end up making one, make sure you pay attention to all the grounds. A fault in mine caused all sorts of digital hash to be audible on the output of the Jupiter 8.
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
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Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:54 pmby Futureman
I posted six connectors to Harry. Hopefully all is well in DCB land.
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
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Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:30 pmby harry
Thanks guys,
Hopefully this info sorts out the wiring of..
http://www.chd-el.cz/index.php?id=93according to this - if i want a loopback cable, then i only need 7 pins connected for a Juno 60.... Certainly no Jupiter here..
So Adam, will i be connecting the 'shield' to pin 4 at both ends 'or' pin 4 to pin 4 and the shield connected to both metal plugs?
What cable would you use?
Re: DCB Cables... Roll my own, or Anyone got a spare :)
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Thu Sep 25, 2014 1:30 pmby a.d.a.m. baby
Hmm, my recollection was a bit faulty - I thought there was both an analogue and a digital ground, but it looks like there is just one.
I checked your link against some old Roland service printouts I have regarding DCB connections, and they seem to tally.
In fact, you could get away with just 4 wires if you only need control in one direction, say from your converter box/MD8/OP8 to the Juno 60 and not the other way round.
i.e. on the transmission side you'd connect pins # 7, 6, 5, 4 to the receive side pins # 3, 2, 1, 4 respectively, and yes, connect both pins # 4 to each other via the shield if you have one, but I've used flat ribbon cable successfully.