Review Roundup: MD-BT01/UD-BT01 Bluetooth MIDI Adaptors

The reviews are in - and the Yamaha MD-BT01 and UD-BT01 Bluetooth^® Wireless MIDI Adaptors score high marks.

Check ‘em out:

Ask Audio: "The UD and MD BT01 adapters are pretty much no brainers if you work with MIDI devices and want them to communicate with a computer, mobile, or tablet device"

Musicplayers.com: "Wireless MIDI is now truly a usable option. Well done, Yamaha!"

Techinmusiced.com: "It comes from a well-respected manufacturer, and is priced fairly...you can make a Chromebook, old MacBook, or Windows computer into a BLE enabled device."

Once you get your MD-BT01 or UD-BT01, don't forget to check out the "Get Connected" articles. Part I covers basic set-up on iOS, and Part II covers set-up on Mac OS.

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About the author

Blake Angelos

Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.

Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.