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Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth Wireless MIDI Interface

1 x 1 Bluetooth Wireless MIDI Interface - Mac/iOS
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Wireless MIDI Adapter for iOS and Mac

Want to connect your favorite MIDI keyboard, synthesizer, or sound module to your iPad or Mac for wireless MIDI transmission? The Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth wireless MIDI adapter is just what you need. Its MIDI In and Out connectors are marked with arrows for easy identification: simply connect them to the corresponding In/Out MIDI ports on your instrument, and the MD-BT01 will show up as a Bluetooth device on your iPad or Mac. Click to connect and you're ready to enter the endless world of MIDI performance and compostion! With ultra-low sub-20ms latency and a range of up to 10m, the Yamaha MD-BT01 Wireless MIDI Adapter is a great way to achieve wireless MIDI capability for stage or studio use.

Untethered MIDI performance, practice, or songwriting

Whether you want to use your keyboard as a controller for iOS apps, or use a sequencer app on your iPad to trigger a hardware instrument, Sweetwater highly recommends the Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth MIDI interface. If you're rehearsing or writing songs in your home studio, the MD-BT01 helps you maintain an uncluttered workspace and frees up one more USB port on your computer. In addition, it doesn't use the charging port on your smart device, so it remains available for your charger, ensuring you'll never run out of juice during a show or studio session.

Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth Wireless MIDI Interface Features:

  • Bluetooth wireless MIDI adapter for connecting instruments with iOS devices/Mac computers
  • Easy to install; simply connect to your instrument's MIDI In/Out ports
  • Your instrument shows up on your smart device as a Bluetooth device with MIDI I/O
  • Use your MIDI keyboard to play iOS synthesizer apps wherever you are on stage
  • Sequencing apps can control your hardware wirelessly
  • Up to 10m range for flexible positioning of your instrument onstage or in the studio
  • Device charging port remains open for simultaneous charging and MIDI transmission

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Tech Specs

  • Type: Wireless MIDI interface
  • MIDI I/O: In/Out
  • Computer Connectivity: Bluetooth 4.0
  • Compatibility - Mac: OS X 10.10.5 or later, iOS 8 or later
  • Power: MIDI powered
  • Manufacturer Part Number: MD-BT01

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Rated 5/5

Fabulous.

Works exactly like it says it will, just plug and go. I use it to control the Beat Buddy drum machine from an iPhone with Bluetooth.
Rated 5/5

Great MIDI gadget

This is the handiest way to connect MIDI gear to tablet and smartphone apps. My application is using it with BandHelper to recall program changes on my keyboards during gigs. It may sound like a small thing but not having to fumble between songs helps keep the show moving and gives me a moment to collect my thoughts for the next song.

I haven't had occasion to use these with my lighting rig but I'm sure they would be equally useful in that application.

One thing to know if you're using iOS devices is that you'll need to go to the Settings and enable Bluetooth connectivity for each MIDI app.
Music background: Blues and country piano and organ, unrepentant gear geek.
Rated 5/5

Clean and easy

I really like how the BT-BT01 responds as a wireless midi device. The unit responds without hesitation and I often forget it's even being used. It responds like a wired midi cable. Great product.
Rated 5/5

Compatible with Yamaha MOX8

I can confirm it is compatible with (and works great with) a Yamaha MOX8, connecting to a MacBook Air M1 running BigSur, LogicPro. Took all of 30 seconds to set up, thanks to "Ben" with the review "Connecting to your MacBook" above. Why don't those instructions ship with the device itself? Who knows.
Music background: Bedroom musician
Rated 5/5

Nice not to have a lot of wires

I have a Mac mini computer. It was extraordinarily difficult and frustrating to get the Yamaha MD-BT01 paired with my computer. There are really no good instructions on how to do it. I assume it is much easier on an iPad or a computer more receptive to bluetooth. I was finally able to solve the problem by downloading MIDIMITTR application which enable me to finally pair everything up. I am giving this product five stars because it does what is says it will do. I am chalking up my problems linking up with my ignorance of computers.

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Ash Grey

When I began writing an article on producing electronic music in iOS, I wanted a good MIDI controller to go with it. It couldn't hog the Lightning port so I needed a Bluetooth model. All I had was an old 2007 Edirol PCR-30o, and I was reluctant to invest in a new keyboard just for this project. Then I stumbled onto the Yamaha MD-BT01 and everything came together. This little gem runs on the low-voltage power supplied by my controller's 5-pin MIDI. It won't work with devices that only use three pins, but those are rare. I got lucky, and when I plugged in my MD-BT01, the lights came on right away. The only frustration I experienced was that the MD-BT01 it didn't show up in any of my synth apps. Even that didn't take me long to sort out. As it turns out, both of my go-to platforms (Steinberg Cubasis and Korg Gadget) are native Bluetooth hosts. Before I figured that out, I found Midimtr, which is a free standalone Bluetooth MIDI host. Once detected, my controller functioned just like any other iOS-compatible keyboard. Since Bluetooth is a far faster protocol than 8-bit MIDI (established c. 1981), there's no lag that I can detect. In the end, I bought a second MD-BT01 for my even older Yamaha P-250 piano. Like all old Yamaha pianos, the P-250 is finicky about MIDI. That makes daisy-chaining keyboards a real pain, but it didn't slow down the MD-BT01. I had no problems connecting a second MD-BT01 to iOS either, and both work well at the same time. Next to sorting out iOS MIDI and audio routing, setting up my controllers was a breeze. In fact, it worked so well that this workstation has become my main music-production rig.
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