Use WIDI Uhost as a USB Host device

Insert the Type-C end of the USB cable into the USB Power port of the WIDI Uhost.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to a standard USB power adapter or power bank to provide power to the WIDI Uhost.
After connecting, the BLE MIDI LED indicator of the WIDI Uhost will slowly flash blue, indicating that it is waiting for a Bluetooth connection.
Connect a plug-and-play "class compliant" USB MIDI device to the USB Host port of the WIDI Uhost using an OTG USB cable (The USB MIDI device in the video is the Xkey keyboard USB model).
After connecting, the USB MIDI LED indicator of WIDI Uhost will be solid green.
Connect and set up the required Bluetooth MIDI devices. The video shows an iPad running the MIDI Wrench App.
After creating the wireless connection, the BLE MIDI LED indicator of the WIDI Uhost will turn solid blue, indicating that the Bluetooth connection is established.
When the USB MIDI keyboard is played, the BLE MIDI LED indicator of the WIDI Uhost will flash quickly blue and send the MIDI message to the iPad.
WIDI Uhost can also receive MIDI messages from iPad.
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[@ArminWoods]

….would really be interesting to see Uhost run a group of WIDI masters as the central device

[@CMEPro]

I would see, join our group, but you are already a member on Facebook 💙

[@gamivibes]

how do i use my Uhost with win 10 ? i cant get my yamaha keyboard to play the midi !

[@CMEPro]

Sorry to hear this. WIDI is compatible with the latest UWP API drivers for Win 10/11. For a variety of reasons, many software developers did not implement the UWP API and hold on to older driver versions. At this stage only Bandlab and Steinberg software support Bluetooth MIDI natively. As a solution, WIDI is compatible with the freely available Korg BLE MIDI drivers. The procedure is explained via www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/#tve-jump-1834ac15cc6 On your USB MIDI device, make sure you use a USB OTG cable between your Yamaha and the WIDI Uhost: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/#tve-jump-1835c0fdff2 A second option is to bypass the limitations of the built-in Bluetooth of your PC by adding a second WIDI Uhost to it. This way you are able to create a direct WIDI to WIDI connection that works flawlessly without the need of installing any drivers. Hope this helps 😃🤞

[@crabbydad8931]

how much power does this draw - need a large battery bank or small battery for a 4 hour gig?

[@CMEPro]

@@crabbydad8931 the power consumption of WIDI devices is really low. Make sure you have a power bank that does not have a sleep mode, as those will think there is no device attached, because the power consumption is so low, and turn themselves off. If you use it as a wireless host for a USB MIDI client device, it can power that device through a single standard USB power source. The question is which hardware are you powering via the WIDI Uhost, that is the one you should scale your power source towards. Feel welcome to opt-in on the shared knowledge of the community via facebook.com/groups/cmeprofans Hope this helps 😀

[@GetchaPull]

I am trying to connect my Boss Katana MK2 amp to the Boss Katana AIR/EX app via bluetooth but I always get a "communication error" message. Can you tell why is this happening? Thanks and regards.

[@CMEPro]

Please make sure you update the Bluetooth firmware to v225 and that you use a USB OTG cable between your Uhost and Katana. If the problem still persists, reach out for some personal guidance via: www.cme-pro.com/support/#tve-jump-183922d36ae Also, check out the online start guide for WIDI Uhost: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/ Hope this helps 🙏

[@filippotessari1297]

Dear Friends, I need your help to sort out how to use widi uhost with my emeo sax. I tried with guide and tutorial but I am not able to let it work. My needs: I have an iPad (iOS 16) with camera connection kit I want to connect emeo with iPad to play with music apps (swam/emeo). I want to use uhost for the emeo to iPad connection. I don’t understand if uhost must be connected to the iPad or to the emeo (I believe the first). Or if I need two separate widi to create the connection I am able to connect widi to iPad and swam recognize it as midi input, but the emeo doesn’t communicate with the app. Please help me describing the step by step procedure. I really hope you can help me in this issue. Thank you so much for your help Best, Filippo

[@CMEPro]

@@filippotessari1297 you can connect the WIDI Uhost with your Emeo’s USB port with a USB OTG cable. Next you can wirelessly connect the WIDI Uhost with your iPad and transmit MIDI from your Emeo to your iPad. Hope this helps: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/

[@betsonmusic]

Can you use it with a Macbook? what is the range of distance? Does it send also MIDI cc values? not just MIDI note values? Thanks!

[@CMEPro]

Yes, 65ft, yes 👍 You can wirelessly connect to the built-in Bluetooth of your Mac. You can also use it as an advanced Bluetooth MIDI interface to bypass the onboard Bluetooth by plugging it into your USB port. Range is 65ft (30m) without obstacles. WIDI can transmit any MIDI message, including MPE, Sysex and CC/PC

[@betsonmusic]

@@CMEProthanks for the response:)) Also, does it send back MIDI? I’m looking to connect it to an Akai APC 40 mk2 to move on stage controlling Ableton. The plan is to give power to the device trough a battery with pass through connected to the Apc USB port,and then connect the WIDI device to the battery. But the Apc show’s the lights of what’s going on in the computer. So would it receive that information from the computer?? Could I change things on the computer and it would appear on the device like when it’s connected with usb cable? Thanks!🙌🏻

[@CMEPro]

@@betsonmusic it depends on how your APC is designed. WIDI devices are bidirectional by default. They can transmit any MIDI message. I do not know your device, but if it is class compliant plug and play USB MIDI, it is compatible with WIDI Uhost. You can power both your hardware and the Uhost via a single power source plugged into the Uhost. Make sure to use a USB OTG cable between your Uhost and APC to ensure it can operate as the host for your client controller. Also, some manufacturers use USB ports to transmit other data than MIDI. WIDI devices only transmit MIDI messages. You can learn more via the online start guide: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/ Hope this helps 😀👍

[@ernstaugustvonsachsen6925]

Very disappointed with this device. When I plug in the power via a power bank the light on the left is solid turqoise. When I plug in my midi device on the other end, the light on the right is turned on and is solid green. From there on, nothing happens. I can't connect the Widi Uhost to my device using bluetooth. Why is it turqoise and not blue? I have been able to set up the Widi Uhost via bluetooth before so the latest firmware is installed.

[@CMEPro]

Sorry for the inconvenience. If you connect two WIDI devices to each other, one will stay blue, the other turns turquoise indicating it operates as the central. When you connect a WIDI device via Bluetooth to an operating system, it will stay blue as it will always operate as the peripheral of the operating system that acts as the central. This is about the Bluetooth LED on the left. The green LED on the right turns green when you connect the USB side and it powers on. This is normal behavior: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/#tve-jump-1835c2af79e I guess your WIDI Uhost is automatically connected to the device that you used to upgrade its firmware. This occupies the connection, and at that point it is no longer available to connect to your MIDI device via Bluetooth. That is standard behavior too. You should remove your WIDI Uhost from the general Bluetooth device list of your mobile device used for updating via WIDI App, to avoid this auto-connectivity. Once that is done, the left LED will blink blue slowly, indicating it is waiting for a connection. If your MIDI device has integrated Bluetooth MIDI, they will now be able to auto-connect. You can use group auto-learn to create a fixed connection between your WIDI device and your 3rd party Bluetooth MIDI controller. Please check out the online start guide to understand the LED indicators and locate the scenario for connection instructions for your specific setup. www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/#tve-jump-1835c2af79e If you need more guidance, let me know or reach out via support: www.cme-pro.com/support/ 🙏

[@Jellybeantiger]

My Sound Card (Audient id 4) is Usb only NO MIDI. Can I use this Uhost device as a receiver for my Widi Master device which is attached to my Yamaha dtx multi 12? I'm confused. I'm more a musician than a tech head. I could not get Widi Master to work in Windows 11(onto my second Widi Master). Is it because my sound card isn't midi???? Bluetooth is on my mobo. Would you be able to make a tutorial on this. It says Uhost needs two different types of usb cable. Where the hell do I get those specific cables ????

[@CMEPro]

If your sound card does not have MIDI, you cannot add it with WIDI. If you want to connect a hardware MIDI device to Windows 11, it should be possible with 1 WIDI Master connecting to the built-in Bluetooth of your Windows PC: www.cme-pro.com/widi-master-start-guide-bluetooth-midi/#tve-jump-1834ac15cc6 As Windows has limitations and most of its software is not able to integrate Bluetooth MIDI it is recommended to either work with the freely available Korg BLE MIDI driver or bypass these limitations with a hardware solution like the WIDI Uhost. For the above, and explanation on getting the right USB cables, please refer to the online start guide: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/ 🙏

[@maum2732]

if I wanted to connect 2 usb midi devices, (i.e. an usb-midi controller, to control an usb-midi synth), but without a pc and without din ports (and wireless is not important), can I use this widi uhost to both devices, using an usb hub?

[@CMEPro]

Thanks for reaching out. If wireless is not important, you are looking at the wrong product… Anyway, you can add WIDI Uhost to both devices. As your MIDI devices only operate as client devices (they need a host), you can use WIDI Uhost as their host device. If you use WIDI Uhost as a host, you cannot work with a USB hub. It will not work this way. www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/#tve-jump-1835c050918 In other words, to communicate wirelessly between the two devices you mention, you will need 2x WIDI Uhost. One Uhost for each device. Hope this helps 💙🙏

[@jeffcampbell8803]

@@CMEProwhat if the controller is Bluetooth, such as M-Vave chocolate foot controller ??

[@CMEPro]

@@jeffcampbell8803 WIDI can connect with any standard Bluetooth MIDI controller and device. Unfortunately, the Chocolate from M-Vave will require an update in the M-Vave firmware. We reported it to them about 3 or 4 years ago. Nothing was updated ever since. It is a problem we cannot fix…

[@williamcenote8179]

Pleeeeease make it work with Ableton Live Push2

[@CMEPro]

That is not up to us. WIDI is simply a virtual MIDI cable. It transmits any kind of MIDI message. Exactly as the MIDI specs describe. With these kind of controllers, developers add other kind of data to be transmitted via the USB cable. That is why MIDI message will work, but you will for instance not have the display functionality and similar stuff. There is no update that will be able to change that from our side. Sorry 💙👍

[@Roland_Geyer]

Windows 11 1. Bluetooth Geräteermittlung erweitert 2. App loopMIDI 3. MIDIberry Windows 11 1. Bluetooth device detection extended 2. App loopMIDI 3. MIDIberrey

[@CMEPro]

When you want to connect wirelessly to Win 11 you can also use Korg’s BLE MIDI driver: www.cme-pro.com/widi-uhost-start-guide-bluetooth-midi-usb-host/#tve-jump-1834ac15cc6

[@Roland_Geyer]

@@CMEPro I had already initiated this and only these additional measures worked 👍

[@CMEPro]

@@Roland_Geyer when it works, it works 😀👍

[@lattieboyjohn]

The widi uhost have never work great for me. I think I would try the Yamaha UDBt-01 to see if that is a better device. The widi uhost and widi bud keep choking when I play the Akai EWI usb. I have try everything that I can imagine seem like a waste of money on a wireless bluetooth solution.

[@CMEPro]

I am sorry to hear this. I can fully understand this is frustrating. Please allow me to help you. With thousands of satisfied enthusiasts worldwide, I am sure we can help you out too 🤓👍 First, please make sure to update both the USB and Bluetooth firmware of your WIDI Uhost via WIDI app. After updating, please do a factory reset. Next, please clear the Bluetooth cache of your mobile device that is running WIDI app. You can do this by deleting the existing WIDI devices from your general Bluetooth list and by toggling Bluetooth off and on again. Now you can repeat the same updating process for your WIDI Bud Pro. Do a factory reset afterwards and clear the Bluetooth cache. Make sure you disconnect your WIDI Bud Pro from your mobile device to make it available for pairing to other devices. Next, reboot your WIDI But Pro and power on your WIDI Uhost. It should pair automatically with your WIDI Bud Pro. I assume you want to pair your EWI with your computer? Please make sure there is a USB OTG cable between your EWI and Uhost. This is needed for your Uhost to be able to take the USB host role. I do not think the Yamaha solution can do this. I think that can only work with USB clients like your computer. After establishing the connection, it should be rock solid with low latency and no dropouts. If you still do not consider the wireless connection as you would expect, there are two options. 1) Reach out to the community as there are many happy people with the same setup available via facebook.com/groups/cmeprofans 2) Reach out to CME support to debug your setup via www.cme-pro.com/support Hope this helps 😇💙

[@lattieboyjohn]

@@CMEPro Its not the widi bud pro but the widi bud, so i went ahead and oder the widi bud pro from amazon, will get it in about a weeks time so will definitely let you know if my problem was solved.

[@CMEPro]

@@lattieboyjohn thank you for trying this. And apologies for misunderstanding. Technically there is a difference between WIDI Bud with Bluetooth 4 and WIDI Bud Pro with Bluetooth 5. Feel welcome to update on the progress. Happy to help 🤗

[@lattieboyjohn]

@@CMEPro Just got the Widi Bud pro and all my problems are solved, I can now use the Akai EWI usb wireless with out any hiccups. Thanks to all the technical support that I got from the post I made. Thank you guys.

[@CMEPro]

@@lattieboyjohn great to hear this and thanks for the update. Enjoy 🙏💙😊👍