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By VulcanCCIT Sun Nov 09, 2025 7:17 am
I am writing a music app that teaches you how to read a note on a music staff. It is working just fine via USB and my MPC. I wanted to enable bluetooth in the app which I have so that you could connect Midi via bluetooth to the Mac and or Ipad. In testing I was not receiving any midi. So to rule out my app, I simply loaded up Audio Midi Setup as well as another app called Mdiview. Neither of these are seeing any Midi Data coming over the bluetooth channel. The MPC is connected to the Mac via Bluetooth. Audio Midi Setup does show the Akai MPC as a device. However playing a note from the MPC nothing is received on the Mac. Again if I connect everything up via a USB cable all is well. I do have the Connect Midi Ports automatcially when detected checked. I have enabled Midi output via the Sync section of the MPC. I have tried in Controller mode and stand alone mode. What am I missing? It has to be something simple... Apple's Audio Midi Setup should at least see the midi data.

Before I wrote this I thought maybe it was because the USB cable is still connected to the MPC...does it not send bluetooth if the USB channel is actice?

I have not tried unplugging it as it is late and I have been at this all day. Any advice is appreciated and I thank you all!
By VulcanCCIT Sun Nov 09, 2025 10:09 pm
I got this going on both mac and IPad. Using the MPC in StandAlone mode instead of Controller mode, I had to create a new track , select a Midi Track, then for port, I had to choose the Ipad (Or Mac) and my app works great now via bluetooth. What I do not know is if the MPC Key 61 should be sending midi via bluetooth in controller mode. I know it works via USB... I say that as even though the IPad/Mac show bluetooth is still connected when I am in Controller mode, when i go back to Standalone, bluetooth is turned off and I have to reconnect everything again.

Here is a pic of the app so far...maybe soon you will see it in the app store :D
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