Yamaha Wireless USB to Host MIDI Adapter

The Yamaha MDBT01 is a sleek, compact MIDI to Bluetooth adapter that offers wireless freedom without sacrificing sound quality or reliability. Its bright LED indicators make it easy to monitor connection status, even in low-light environments like studios or stages. The adapter delivers excellent MIDI signal integrity with minimal latency, ensuring your playing stays tight and responsive. Whether you’re controlling synths, triggering samples, or syncing with your DAW, the sound quality remains clear with no noticeable degradation or added noise. Thanks to its solid design, the MDBT01 operates silently—there’s no fan or mechanical noise to interfere with your recordings or performances. Setup is simple: plug it into your MIDI device, pair with Bluetooth-compatible gear, and enjoy a stable connection even in crowded wireless spaces. I take this everywhere when travelling. When I was playing in churches, I would take this with me just in case the church had a digital piano and I wanted to use my iPad or laptop sounds. Compact and durable, this adapter is perfect for musicians and producers who want a reliable, noise-free wireless MIDI solution. The Yamaha MDBT01 is a smart, value-packed choice for anyone looking to cut the cords and maintain professional-grade sound quality.

I specifically purchased this in order to connect my QRS PNO3 player piano system with PianoStream. The instructions in the box are very minimal, but most musicians purchasing this will already have a good idea what they need it for and how to use it. Yamaha does have an app for this and it is necessary to download the app and update the firmware. The Yamaha app also allows this to be renamed from MD-BT01 to something else, for anyone who wants to rename this. Once that is done, I found this easy to connect with my iOS device, and the Bluetooth connection is strong. I plugged this into my QRS system, which is mounted under the cast iron plate and soundboard of my piano, and the connection remains good while I am sitting in the next room about 35 feet away, and I can operate the system perfectly with my tablet at this distance. Note that the connection has to be enabled in the QRS app or QRS WiFi interface, which I do under System Setup>Performance Setup>Routing & Delay Settings>MIDI Options>Piano Out. Then find the button “5-Pin MIDI in to PWM” and switch it on to green. Then the system works. Not very intuitive, but I worked this out over about 30 minutes and now it works flawlessly. Changing other MIDI settings in the QRS interface makes the system perform wonky. Given the high price of musical instruments and player piano system, the price of this Yamaha MD-BT01 device is an incredible bargain for the quality of the product and for what it does. This Yamaha MD-BT01 device is the perfect missing link that I needed to greatly expand the functionality of my player piano system. Normally I would take off one star for the low quality instructions in the box, but this works so well and it is so useful that it is still a 5-star product.

I have an older Clavinova model CLP-220 which has midi in and out but not bluetooth. I wanted to use a teach yourself piano app (Skoove) off of my ipad. Skoove can use your iPad’s microphone provided that the room is relatively quiet. If there’s a lot of background noise you have to raise the Clavinova’s volume A LOT for the iPad microphone to pick it up correctly. I needed to play quietly enough not to disturb others. This product works great. I plugged it into the Clavinova. I downloaded and opened the free app Smart Pianist to enable the midi to connect to the iPad, then Skoove worked just fine. The only thing to be aware of is that when the program asks you if you want to listen to headphones or the piano-it’s talking about the iPad’s headphones. If you want to use the headphones you have plugged into your Clavinova you must choose the piano. Clarification the Smart Pianist program supports the midi connection and nothing more for this model. Yamaha has a list of what clavinovas can use the entire Smart Pianist program and the CLP-220 is not on the list, but for midi access it works.

I purchased a used unit and it arrived quickly and works perfectly fine, like new. To be honest, I really wasn't expecting much from this expensive piece of plastic. I am totally blown away by how easy it was to setup and get working. My biggest concern was that it wouldn't work plugged into a portable battery pack, but it does, just fine. I'm using it with the Koala app on iPad Pro 11" 2021 and a Presonus Atom pad MIDI controller. I plug the Atom into the Yamaha adapter female USB-A port, then the adapter's male USB-A end into a USB battery pack. It just works, and it works totally seamlessly with no perceptible latency. This setup allows me to continue using the single USB-C port on my iPad to plug in my wired headphones. Solved my problem very nicely. If there was one thing I'd change, it would be to have a little ON/OFF control on the adapter, that way I could leave it plugged into my battery pack all the time. If you have a bunch of different MIDI controllers like I do, then this is a great investment because it can work with any of them. Highly recommended.

Works well if you midi interface or synth output follows proper midi spec and provides the necessary 5v power the device requires... Tested well with ipads, iphones, android 12 devices, and Access Virus B Desktop, Dave Smith Evolver, Roland Sonic Cell and SD-50 sound modules, NI Maschine MK2, and Akai MPK249 Hardware. Did not work with Rockband Keytar, Arturia keyLab, or Maudio Key station 61 es.

This adapter works like a charm. I’ve used it on 3 different keyboards with no problem. Just plug it in and connect. There is a red LED in on one connector that lights when you’ve correctly plugged the in/out direction. I use this with my iPad and Sunday Sounds app

Very useful product. It converts your regular MIDI keyboard to a wireless bluetooth keyboard. It is very easy to connect on an iOS device. It automatically find the dongle in the app. I use both iPhone 5S and iPad Mini. However it was hard to connect to a Mac at first, but then I solved it. You cannot find directions to connect on the manual or on Yamaha's website. But the information below which I found on another website (Yamaha Synth Dot Com) helped me a lot. Since I cannot share the direct link of that web page, I share the useful information below to help other users: “Connecting the MD-BT01 or UD-BT01 to a Macintosh computer requires the use of “Audio MIDI Setup”. This is located in the Utility folder of the Mac and easily found by typing the name into the Spotlight search (the magnifying glass in the upper left corner of the screen). First, connect the MD/UD-BT01 to your MIDI device (there’s a handy red LED to let you know when the connection is correct). Then, open Audio MIDI Setup and power on the MIDI device with the connected MD or UD-BT01 (or cycle the power once, if it is already on). The Audio/MIDI Setup application starts with an overview of connected audio devices. To see the MIDI studio, choose the “Show MIDI Studio” from the “Window” pulldown menu within the Audio MIDI Setup Application. The MIDI Studio settings show all available devices along with previously connected devices. Since each system is unique, your MIDI Studio will look a little different than the one above. The devices that are available for connection are highlighted. Click on the Bluetooth icon to open settings for the MD/UD-BT-01: My MD-BT01 appears as “BA-BT-01” (I named it using the MD-BT01/UD-BT01 Utility app on iOS from the previous article). To connect the device, click the “Connect” icon under the Action column of the dialog box below: Once you have connected your MD/UD-BT01, it should show up as an available MIDI device in your DAW software. This will allow you to wirelessly connect MIDI I/O to your DAW software, and any wired connection via MIDI or USB MIDI will appear and be available simultaneously.”

These a terrific. I use them on several synthesizers at the same time to send midi to my ios device. iPad. Latency is not noticeable. I'm a pianist and notice latency. I have tried many other bluetooth midi devices and these are the only ones I will use from now on.

ningun problema he tenido con el dispositivo , llego en perfectas condiciones

When I tried to pair MD-BT01 with my iPhone/iPad, the device wouldn't show in the Bluetooth Settings. I searched for a solution to the problem and Yamaha came up with the following answer below. I had to install the free VISUAL PERFORMER app for iOS and paired MD-BT01 from the app. Now I'm able to play all my midi collections from a midi player using MD-BT01 wireless connection. ______________________________ This is normal. The Bluetooth settings in the Settings app only show Bluetooth devices that need to sync with the iOS device. While Bluetooth must be turned on in the Settings app, Bluetooth MIDI devices, such as the MD-BT01 and the UD-BT01, will only show up in apps compatible with Bluetooth MIDI. Use the Visual Performer app found here as an example. 1) Turn Bluetooth on in the iOS Settings app. 2) Open the Visual Performer app. 3) Touch the gear icon in the lower right corner. 4) Touch Bluetooth MIDI Device. 5) Touch the Bluetooth device to connect. 6) When “Connected” is displayed, the app can now be used with the device. NOTE: Once the Bluetooth MIDI connection has been established in the Visual Performer app it will also be available to other apps on the same iPad or iPhone.

From Amazon warehouse was informed before purchase damages box etc but what arrived was in original packaging with all documentation and saves me over £15 from anywhere else.

Works as advertised. Excellent product

While the dongle connects easily and there is no perceptible lag, there is a significant volume loss compared to wired MIDI cable arrangement.Also, when you increase the volume to compensate the loss there is hisss sound in the background