Editing MIDI (section)

==== TRS minijack connector ====
To save space, some MIDI devices (smaller ones in particular) started using 3.5&nbsp;mm [[Phone connector (audio)|TRS phone connectors]] (also known as audio minijack connectors).<ref>{{cite web |last=Kirn |first=Peter |date=2015-08-26 |title=What if we used stereo minijack cables for MIDI? |url=https://cdm.link/2015/08/used-stereo-minijack-cables-midi/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419015513/https://cdm.link/2015/08/used-stereo-minijack-cables-midi/ |archive-date=2023-04-19}}</ref> This became widespread enough that the MIDI Manufacturers' Association standardized the wiring.<ref>{{cite web |title=Specification for TRS Adapters Adopted and Released |url=https://www.midi.org/midi-articles/trs-specification-adopted-and-released |website=www.midi.org |access-date=30 August 2023 |archive-date=30 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830172520/https://www.midi.org/midi-articles/trs-specification-adopted-and-released |url-status=dead }}</ref> The MIDI-over-minijack standards document also recommends the use of 2.5&nbsp;mm connectors over 3.5&nbsp;mm ones to avoid confusion with audio connectors.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 August 2018 |title=It's official: minijack connections are now kosher for MIDI |url=https://cdm.link/2018/08/midi-minijack-trs/ |access-date=24 July 2019 |archive-date=24 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190724033640/https://cdm.link/2018/08/midi-minijack-trs/ |url-status=live }}</ref>