Set up Bluetooth MIDI devices
Bluetooth connections are between a peripheral that’s discoverable and another device (the host) that initiates the Bluetooth connection.
You can use Audio MIDI Setup to connect Bluetooth MIDI devices to your Mac or iOS 8 or later devices that use Bluetooth LE (low energy) hardware.
You can also make the following types of Bluetooth MIDI connections:
Mac to Mac
Mac to iOS device
Bluetooth MIDI connections are bidirectional for Macs and iOS devices. For example, a Mac in the peripheral role and a Mac in the host role are both capable of sending and receiving MIDI data.
Make your Mac a Bluetooth peripheral
In Audio MIDI Setup, choose Window > Show MIDI Studio.
Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the MIDI Studio window.
Your computer name is the default advertising name for the Bluetooth service. To change the name, enter a new advertising name in the Name field.
Click Advertise to allow Bluetooth hosts to detect and connect to your Mac.
Once a host connects to your Mac, it automatically stops advertising.
Make your Mac a Bluetooth host
In Audio MIDI Setup, choose Window > Show MIDI Studio.
Double-click the Bluetooth icon in the MIDI Studio window.
Set your Bluetooth MIDI peripheral in pairing mode.
Be sure to install any software provided by the manufacturer of the Bluetooth MIDI peripheral. For more information, see the documentation that came with your peripheral.
Select the peripheral from the Bluetooth MIDI device list, then click connect.