CME WIDI Jack Premium Bluetooth MIDI Interface

So far this product has been great for me, and has been working exactly as I hoped. Its been pretty much plug and play with no troubleshooting for me. Haven't noticed any sort of delay. However I don't really use this with a bunch of blue tooth midi so not sure if it has drawbacks there, I usually just have two devices connected - a synth or sampler connected to a Bluetooth midi controller. I have also been able to connect it with my ipad (using korg gadget app) and it has worked to sync clock and midi input. - pros - given you have compatible devices, is pretty much plug and play. haven't had a issue connecting yet. - can be externally powered via usb c or powered by the midi out from your device. - not locked down to a specific midi cable type given you have the adapters. - works with A and B midi - has a built in magnet and comes with a separate sticky magnet so you can mount it on your devices if you have the room. cons- - the female jacks on the unit are NOT 3.5mm TRS and for some reason they are 2.5mm TRS. Not the end of the world but strange to me since 3.5mm is (in my experience) way more common plus I already owned a plethora of 3.5mm cables and 3.5mm to midi cables. It also seems strange that they picked this because the size difference between the two isn't that big. This information was also pretty buried on the store page so that came as a surprise when I received it. I want to think there was a valid reason for this, but it stinks of a strategy to get you to buy their cables. - the blinking status light is kind of bright and distracting, especially if you are transmitting a clock over midi ( it blinks on midi input and blinks repeatedly clock sync). When I am just goofing around with my sampler and controller at my desk I literally hide the widi jack underneath something or else the blinking light kind of drives me crazy because its surprisingly bright and piercing.

I'm not used to blutooth devices being this usable. Especially when they aren't from the same company. My use case, I needed to make an XKey 37 Air work with a Polyend Tracker+. For one, make sure you get the one with TRS cables. I ordered the one with 1/8 inch midi cables. I needed 1/4 TRS Roland style, to work with the Type-B input on the Tracker+. They do offer both. Just don't mess up like I did. Thankfully they sell the cables I did need for ten bucks in a pack of two, so I didn't end up having to buy a complete kit twice. In the meantime, I have a disgusting 5 adapter kludge making it work. Second, if you are just using it to receive midi from a device and output it to something, you'll need to power it with something. It takes power from the midi output. I can't give up my midi output on the Polyend Tracker+ to power it. And there's a very important reason I can't so I'm going to share it. If you are like me, and you are trying to make an external blutooth keyboard work with the Polyend Tracker, or Tracker+, and you try to use both the input and output so you can power a Widi Jack without using another usb-c cable, you'll end up spending another 70 dollars on a CME Midi Master box with built in blutooth, so you can then reconnect your tracker to the rest of your midi gear. At that point you will figure out that your blutooth keyboard, that only had ONE thing it could connect to, will try connecting to your fancy new midi/widi hub and tracker at the same time. CONSTANTLY. And it will put you in a situation where you are constantly fixing this nonsense by unplugging things in order, and plugging them back in an order, so it works right. For a few hours. Until it gets messed up again. yeah. Just source some USB-C Power, and power the WIDI Jack with it, and save 70 bucks and torture. Keep it simpler. So..... I needed external usb-c power. Thankfully I had no issues finding a spare USB-C cable. My surge suppressor has some 3amp USB-A style sockets, so I used a USB-A to USB-C cable to provide it power. Then my XKey 37 Air connected almost immediately. If you wait a minute it will always connect. If you are impatient, disconnect the power to the Widi Jack, then reconnect the USB-C, and it will connect almost immediately. What this gives me, is the ability to keep a really decent 37 key velocity and polyphonic aftertouch sensitive keyboard nearby, all charged up, that will always be able to talk to my Polyend Tracker+. That I can point at one of five midi destinations. Currently a Bree6, A Trigon 6, a Typhon, a TR-08, and a Pro-800 that is about to be replaced by an Artemis. And it's heaven. This is my dream rapid song creation platform, and this tiny little piece makes it all possible.

You will likely need a connecting device. I am using the WIDI Jack on my GT-1000 CORE and a WIDI Bud Pro on my "Home Studio Laptop" or on my mobile laptop that I use for Church Worship Services/Events. Having both WIDI Jack and WIDI Bud Pro allows me to connect my GT 1000 CORE to either of my laptops very quickly and easily without any hassle. Initially, I only had the WIDI Jack connecting to the laptops internal Bluetooth, where it connected but did not allow the BOSS Tone Studio to send or receive messages from the CORE device. Once I added the Bud Pro, the problem was solved. This was definitely worth the money spent!

Took about 15 minutes to get set up. Using it to send MIDI messages over Bluetooth from the BandHelper app on my iPad to my bass processor. Has worked perfectly so far, about a month in.

This product is not compatible with Roland PC-200MKII MIDI keyboard. I was going to return it after final compatible test. I bought a trs extension cable and cut its ground line to avoid the effect of ground loop between MIDI keyboard and WIDI jack. Yes, it works. I give 4 stars though some modification was needed.

What a cool little dongle. I used this to add a wireless footswitch to my Boss RC-500 Loop Station and it works excellently. The connectivity is fast and consistent, and it runs off of most midi devices internal power meaning it doesn't need it's own supply though it does have a USB-C jack for this purpose if needed, making it compatible with older gear that may not have modern midi specs. The included cables are just what i needed, though their short length might not suit all applications. Make sure you choose the correct package with the proper cables for your setup. Totally worth it for the convenience it provides in not having to run more cables to an already crowded floorspace.

This WIDI is the best that I’ve used. In perceivable, latency and accuracy. This is a must have if you need to create a wireless connection with external gear. I love CME products!

When it works, it's great. When it doesn't work (which happens regular), it can turn you gig into a train wreck.

La mejor marca en tecnología WIDI

Good value

Ho acquistato diversi prodotti CME e fanno tutti il proprio dovere. Connessione stabile, latenza praticamente impercettibile. Prodotti per uso professionale

Una de las mejores alternativas para agregar MIDI Bluetooth a cualquier sintetizador. En mi caso lo utilizo sintetizadores que no son compatibles con el WIDI Master o que requieren corriente externa para funcionar, si emnbargo gracias a ala variedad de cables opcionales que ofrece CME para el WIDI Jack, encontré el combo perfecto para usarlo con un Tenori-On. La funcionalidad es estupenda, soporta sincornizarse hasta con 4 dispositivos al mismo tiempo, incluso de otras marcas, como los nanoStudio de Korg. Puede operar sin corriente externa a la perfección, pero tiene la opción de conectarse por USB-C para tomar corriente si se conecta a un dispositivo sin voltaje en los puertos MIDI. Las únicas cosas en contra quizás serian el diseño y el no tener quizás una batería recargable interna, para que pudiera seguir siendo totalmente wireless cuando lo requiera.

Funktioniert tadellos und ohne merkliche Latenz. Einmal verbunden, wird es vom Mac/iPad sofort erkannt und verbindet sich dann immer wieder automatisch - Klasse! Würde ich wieder kaufen.