Big thank you for this!
Hey neophyte- I built my own cable based on your schematic above, but am not getting sync. Then, I notice the post (#3) before that where you mention different pins for in/out… just wondering if you could confirm your schematic?
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Thx for sharing Richard. Works great and the schematic is correct if viewed from the plug side and not the solder side.
I was making up a midi out plug from 6 pin mini plug to normal 5 Pin plug as in Richards diagram above but was having trouble with it. I was plugging into a midi to usb plug and monitoring with midiox but could get no out put. I eventually worked it out and it needs the sheid or ground included not just the two cables. Here is my diagram.
I know this is probably a long shot as this thread is 3 years old, but Guitar Stu, do you still have the cable diagram available? Isn’t it typical that the one most single piece of information from this thread is missing!
Haven’t got the photo and memory is bit hazy but I think the sheild goes from the middle terminal on the five pin plug to either 5 or 6 on the 6 pin plug. Without the sheild wire connected it wouldn’t work
Thanks Stu. You did well there. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast!
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So, Chris… I’m having the same issue and Stu’s missing pic is giving me a hard time. Did you try it out? Did it work?
Hi LF. I’ve got all the bits, and created a wiring diagram of what I think needs to be done, and have sent this to Beatbuddy support for them to give it the once over before I get the soldering iron out. They sent a diagram that might have been created in Paint, but as it had no pin numbers on it, I couldn’t be 100% sure if you were looking at the front or back of the cable plugs, or the connections on the devices. I’m hoping they get back to me this week. When I get a working cable together I’ll post the outcome here.
Hi, any news on this?
Thanks
Sorry for the long time taken to get on top of this. I bought the bits and had a go, but it didn’t work. I ended up buying a Beatbuddy cable and a MIDI cable, as I knew I wouldn’t have time over Christmas to work it out, and I needed to get my rig working. I buzzed out the cable combination at the weekend and came up with the wiring shown in the attached PDF. I’ll have another go at some point with the bits at soem point as I need a more compact solution that the off the shelf cable. I hope this helps.
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A question, could you do a schematic of the original midi sync cable pins? I have a ps / 2 connector from an old mouse and a 5-pin male midi connector but I don’t know how to solder them, I would appreciate it infinitely.
Thank you very much brother, here where I live I would have to wait an eternity for that accessory to arrive. 
I never thought this topic would be so popular!!
There are always people appriciating these kind of topics, so thank you for starting it
Are you shure, that the IN need the sleeve connection (the purple one from 6 to the middle pin)? I have a cable here, but I’m not sure if it’s broken, cause I can’t get the IN to work. But it’s brand new, so I tested it up against your diagram and the sleeve connection isn’t there. So… is your diagram wrong or is my cable broken?
Hope you can help
cheers
Your cable is correct, I have copied this setup from another picture, but for the midi in it does not have to be connected
Is it possible you wired it up backwards?
Common mistake when looking at a schematic of a plug or socket.
Good point you are making, the BB Mini Din 6 is shown from the front in the picture and the Male Din 5 plugs are shown from the back. (As shown in the picture 180 degrees). But scematic is correct.