Ripcord is a USB cable to power music gear
The Ripcord is a new universal adaptor that will allow you to power up your music gear by using your phone and this could serve as a life saver in a crunch.
This adaptor could allow music producers to be more mobile. Ripcord is a ‘plug and play anywhere’ USB power system.
The cord is being crowd funded on Kickstarter and the campaign has reached and surpassed its funding goal at €28,273.
Ripcord, could mean that producers with music gear could have an alternative to their regular adaptors.
Some music gear can be powered over USB, but most still relies on batteries or a traditional 9V adaptor, but it comes with a tip adaptor set. This means that you will be able to plug into most equipment and draw power from a USB wall plug, laptop or even a mobile phone.
The cable increases the 5V that usually comes through a USB cable, and comes in several different voltage variations up to 18V. This will allow your equipment like compact synths, portable speakers and guitar pedals to be powered outdoors by your phone. The Ripcord is made from tangle-free braided cord, and the Volca synth by Korg gets its own five-way splitter cable for powering each model in the range.
The company that came up with the Ripcord concept is MyVolts which is based in Dublin and they already sell power cables for music gear.
You could probably save money on batteries with this and if you are a travelling musician you wouldn’t have to worry about having the correct power supply when you are in different countries.
If you would like to get in on the Ripcord you can still pre-order yours without having to become a backer on Kickstarter and choose from the various packages.
You can choose from a single cable on its own for €14 to €129 for a full set of voltages, adaptors, splitters and cable extenders.
Check it out on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/48955335/ripcord-the-plug-n-play-anywhere-usb-power-cable
