It's fair to say Hosa makes two types of cables for both audio and midi. The really, really cheap, thin, flimsy colored cables, or the Pro cables. Spend the extra few dollars and go the Pro route. It's still cheaper than the competition and you are getting a very comparable cable. The Hosa Premium midi cables have very thick, solid midi connectors that fit nicely into you midi ports and the cable will not easily come out inadvertantly. The rubber-like shielding around the cable itself makes it feel well protected and it won't kink. I use them in the studio but they would work well on stage. I believe the same to be true for their Pro audio cables.