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Support for BlueTooth MIDI

LarryG
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Support for BlueTooth MIDI
by LarryG » July 20, 2019 - 20:51

Does MIDIMapper support Bluetooth MIDI? It doesn't seem to recognize the HW when present.

coolsoft
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Re: Support for BlueTooth MIDI
by coolsoft » July 22, 2019 - 08:40

MIDI Mapper recognizes all the devices mapped by the WinMM layer.
It calls the midiOutGetDevCaps() function (https://docs.microsoft.com/windows/win32/multimedia/midi-functions) to enumerate them...

Could you please check if other programs (like VanBasco MIDI Player) recognise it?

LarryG
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Re: Support for BlueTooth MIDI
by LarryG » July 25, 2019 - 03:49

Here's an example with a BT midi device connected. It shows up in MIDIBerry but not the midimapper.

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coolsoft
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Re: Support for BlueTooth MIDI
by coolsoft » July 25, 2019 - 08:32

It seems that BlueTooth MIDI devices have a non compliant driver interface that makes them partially (or not at all) visible to standard MIDI programs.

This is the best workaround I've found so far:
https://www.yamahasynth.com/ask-a-question/can-i-use-the-md-bt01-to-conn...

Sadly it's hard for me to further investigate on the issue, because I would need the BT hardware here to test...

LarryG
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Re: Support for BlueTooth MIDI
by LarryG » July 31, 2019 - 03:14

Thanks for the prompt response and the tip. It is kind of what I expected with BT MIDI on Windows. I'm using Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth Wireless MIDI Interface for $49.99 from Sweetwater.

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