Nektar WIDIFLEX USB Quick Start Manual

WIDIFLEX USB
Quick Start Guide
Content
Your WIDIFLEX USB blister pack contains the following
items:
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WIDIFLEX USB Bluetooth LE device.
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Printed Quite Start Guide (this one)
WIDIFLEX USB Overview
WIDIFLEX USB is a USB adapter which allows you to send
and receive MIDI data via Bluetooth from any USB host with
a class compliant MIDI driver. With WIDIFLEX USB, you can
therefore add Bluetooth MIDI to any computer system
including Windows, OS X/MacOS and Linux. For example:
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Connect any Bluetooth MIDI capable equipment to
your computer system including devices running iOS
or Android Bluetooth MIDI apps.
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Connect to another WIDIFLEX USB equipped host.
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Use as a wireless MIDI cable by connecting to WIDIFLEX
(with a MIDI DIN jack)
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Group up to 5 WIDI devices to route data from 4 sources
to one or from one source to 4.
Connecting to a Computer
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Connect WIDIFLEX USB to your computers USB port.
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The LED on WIDIFLEX USB is illuminated when power is on.
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When the LED is blinking, WIDIFLEX USB is ready for
pairing.
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Launch your DAW/MIDI software and configure
WIDIFLEX USB for MIDI input and output in the
software's MIDI setup page*. The menu is typically
located in the 'Preferences' menu.
*WIDIFLEX USB is USB class compliant which means it uses
a host's MIDI class driver. Setup is therefore identical to
setting up a USB MIDI interface, controller keyboard or any
other standard USB MIDI device.
Bluetooth Pairing
If another WIDI device, such as WIDIFLEX or WIDIFLEX USB,
is present, the two devices will pair automatically.
If you plan to pair with another Bluetooth MIDI device,
activate pairing on that device. Once WIDIFLEX USB is
paired with another device, it's LED will stop blinking, except
when MIDI data is received.
The WIDI App
The WIDI app (CME PTE Ltd) can be downloaded from the
Apple App Store or Google Play. With the app, you can:
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Update the WIDIFLEX USB firmware.
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Create groups with up to 5 WIDI devices each.
Once set up, a group of WIDI devices allows setup of routing
configurations. For example, from one WIDI device to
multiple WIDI devices or from multiple WIDI devices to one.