Nektar Widiflex

Wireless MIDI Solutions: No More MIDI Cables!

Nektar WIDIFLEX and WIDIFLEX USB offer wireless MIDI solutions for your MIDI recording setup. Go wireless and ditch the MIDI cables!

Connect standard MIDI devices like synthesizers or drum machines via ultra-fast Bluetooth BLE MIDI by simply plugging WIDIFLEX into the MIDI ports of your devices. Create wireless instrument-to-instrument connections or wireless MIDI groups—even without a computer. And turn your computer into the hub of the wireless system by adding WIDIFLEX USB. All this with extremely low latency and great range—a fantastic solution for studio and live use. Untangle yourself!

WIDIFLEX – Add Wireless Bluetooth BLE MIDI to Standard MIDI Devices

WIDIFLEX is a set of two MIDI DIN plugs, with all Bluetooth functionality integrated into the larger plug, which connects to your device’s MIDI output. You don’t even need an external power supply: WIDIFLEX is powered via your device’s MIDI output jack!

Plug and play: All you have to do is plug WIDIFLEX into the MIDI DIN ports of your MIDI devices. The large plug goes into the device’s MIDI Out, the small detachable plug into the MIDI In.

For a direct MIDI-to-MIDI connection, simply plug a second WIDIFLEX set into the device you want to connect to. Automatic pairing connects both devices automatically, and you can start bidirectional transmission of all MIDI data, including MIDI clock and MPE.

For a computer-to-MIDI connection with current Mac OS or iOS computers, you can immediately pair WIDIFLEX with their built-in Bluetooth. On Windows, you may need to connect a WIDIFLEX USB: once plugged in, it automatically connects to WIDIFLEX, and the new MIDI port appears in your DAW.

Bluetooth (BLE) to MIDI connections are also supported. With WIDIFLEX, you can pair Bluetooth MIDI controllers with your stage piano or synthesizer and play them from the stage!

Connect up to 5 WIDI devices: But WIDIFLEX can do much more than just create a wireless MIDI connection over Bluetooth: create multiple fixed pairs and WIDI groups of up to 5 devices, as shown below.

About WIDI

The current WIDI products are Bluetooth 5 compatible and comply with the MMA specification for MIDI over Bluetooth. The MIDI over Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE MIDI) specification is based on Apple’s implementation (released in iOS 8 and OS X 10.10), ensuring early adopter products remain compatible with the industry standard.

WIDI includes a range of smart algorithms like Adaptive Frequency Hopping to optimize performance by always selecting the best frequency for a given distance between devices. With only 3 ms latency between connected WIDI products, MIDI transmits data at a standard speed of 31.25 kBit per second over cables—and WIDI products using Bluetooth 5 achieve up to 400 kBit per second.

WIDI products are 100% MIDI compatible and transmit all MIDI messages over Bluetooth, including MIDI clock, long SysEX, and MPE. They offer full bidirectional transmission and reception with dual automation functionality, both as a central hub and as a peripheral.