Bidirectional communication using midi over Bluetooth LE

Question

Controls MIDI Targets from: Ableton

I need your urgent help. I want to use Mididdesigner with Ableton Live and via Bluetooth LE. It works well but faders in mid mappings are non bidirectional - when I touch iPad fader it moves on the MacBook Pro screen but not vice Versa. How to configure it properly? With wifi all was working ok.

Comments

I'll check out the bluetooth bidirectionality today. Let's see whether I can replicate your issue first. Thanks!
Dan

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Oh thanks a trillion ! I have not seen output this was not active. Your software is worth of every penny. one more thing does not work - I want to use 2 iPads -one of them I am giving to musician- fader moves on each iPad when I do it in ableton live - but fader NEVER updates on iPad2. When I touch it on iPad 2 all other work. Is there a way to achieve it? Please could you try? They have the same assignments

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can you explain the setup a bit more, please? How are the two iPads hooked to Ableton? iPads should respond to each other or Ableton Live, but they need to be connected to each other -- via Wifi or BT -- as well. Thx.

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Please forgive me! I need to do the same for the second iPad.
But one thing is not doable. I am using OmniTr software for iPad to control instances of Omnisphere. Does it need to be done via Bluetooth? I know it is off topic but maybe you know maybe there is a way to use Bluetooth with this program?

And the second thing: do you think is Bluetooth connection like this safe to use in concert hall where there are many people?

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Hey there, definitely reach out to Omnisphere and ask them. Regarding BT in a concert hall... it really depends on what level of concert we're talking about. Are you Skrillex-level important? Then I'd use musicIO (lightning cable connection). But I think that for most concerts, BT is quite safe.

Answer 1

MIDI Designer over Bluetooth LE is fully bidirectional (confirmed 2016-11-17, 2.4.6 and 2.5)

You need to ensure the following:

1. That both the source and destination boxes are checked in MD
   
   
2. In Ableton Live, that you've got remote (or track, but if you're using the blue MIDI mapping mode, that's "remote") checked for input and output
   
   

Answer 2

MIDI Designer over Bluetooth LE is fully bidirectional (confirmed 2016-11-17, 2.4.6 and 2.5)

You need to ensure the following:

1. That both the source and destination boxes are checked in MD
   
   
2. In Ableton Live, that you've got remote (or track, but if you're using the blue MIDI mapping mode, that's "remote") checked for input and output