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Addnig MIDI port to Monotribe

Instruction for adding MIDI port to Monotribe

Remove batteries

Remove batteries

Finding screws

Finding screws

remove it

remove it

finding connector that we need

finding connector that we need



Remove batteries and four screws under the rubber feet at back bottom panel. these pictures show the easy way to do it. The metal dust of enclosure when you dig holes may make short circuit or something. So you should better to remove all the components inside of the monotribe. but re-build it correctly may be not easy.
any way lets get find the connectors that we want, first.back bottom panel is connected to power board of the monotoribe inside. you can also remove it.

Let's go ahead

Let’s go ahead

put it as you can put.

put it as you can put.



Double line connector is MIDI-IN. And triple line connector is MIDI-OUT. before do something on to your enclosure, test it if it works fine or not.

test it if it work fine or not.

test it if it work fine or not.

making template for the holes

making template for the holes



Download the drawings from next link
print out it And cut it out just the same as the picture above and make it as the template to digging holes on the enclosure.

mark the point to dig holes

mark the point to dig holes

dig it2

dig it!

dig it2

dig it2

getting holes

getting a holes



As I wrote before, you should better to remove all the components inside of the enclosure to avoid the short circuit by metal dust. you should better to use vacuum cleaner when you use the drill or so.
there is small tips to digging hole at correct position. Don’t use 6mm drill first, you should better use more thin size, for example 3mm or so.
and change the size of drill and spread it as you need.

fix the connectors

fix the connectors



Don’t forget to connect the connect power board and back the bottom panel before put back it and re-screw.

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