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Published 20 hours ago • verified publisher icon snhirsch

Using this with a bluetooth-midi controller

Open xdudu99 opened this issue 4 years ago • 5 comments

I have a bt-200s-6, trying to use it with this amazing code, but im a newbie to python and linux in general, so i dont know how can i map it or even find the device id to find the inputs. Ive managed to connect it and install the whole thing just fine.

xdudu99 avatar Dec 27 '20 15:12 xdudu99

What host computer are you using? Does the operating system recognize the bt-200s-6?

snhirsch avatar Dec 27 '20 21:12 snhirsch

I'm using a raspberry pi 4-b, and I can connect the bt 200s just fine, but syslog just shows a Bluetooth device connected (Bluetoothctl shows the Mac and name, so I would assume it's being recognized correctly). I can get the katana device id and vendor ID in syslog, not the bt 200s

xdudu99 avatar Dec 27 '20 21:12 xdudu99

Looks like you need to install a bluetooth driver with MIDI support. See if this gets you going?

https://mclarenlabs.com/blog/2019/01/15/korg-microkey-air-37-bluetooth-midi-keyboard-with-raspberry-pi/

snhirsch avatar Dec 27 '20 22:12 snhirsch

I'll try it later and post the results here for anyone having the same issue. Thanks for the directions.

xdudu99 avatar Dec 27 '20 22:12 xdudu99

Update: while i didnt manage to use your code, i managed (just about hahaha) to create one that kinda works and suits my needs for now. Here it is if anyone in the future needs it: https://github.com/xdudu99/Katana-Bluetooth-controller Just be aware that i never coded in my life and everything i did in this project was from searching on google.

xdudu99 avatar Jan 02 '21 16:01 xdudu99