Set up & use

Getting started

Connect a useMidi controller and verify class-compliant USB MIDI in under five minutes.

Requirements

  • Published firmware builds
  • useMidi controller
  • USB-C data cable (not charge-only)
  • Chrome, Edge, or Opera (Web MIDI)
  • DAW or MIDI monitor (Ableton, QLab, MIDI Monitor, etc.)

Quick path

  1. Plug in via USB-C.
  2. Wait for the host to enumerate the MIDI endpoint.
  3. Open your DAW → enable the controller as a MIDI input.
  4. Press a button or move a pot — confirm activity.
  5. Start mapping or customizing by opening the hardware configuratorConnect Device.
  6. Remap → Apply ChangesSave Permanently when ready.

No drivers. No Wi-Fi required for USB workflows.

Start over Bluetooth (2.5 beta)

  1. Power the controller and enable Bluetooth MIDI.
  2. Pair it in your operating system’s Bluetooth MIDI setup. Pairing it only in the general Bluetooth settings may not create a MIDI endpoint.
  3. Open the beta configurator and choose Connect Device.
  4. Select the wireless product-name endpoint.

Bluetooth configuration depends on browser and operating-system MIDI support. Firmware installation still requires a USB connection.

What success looks like

  • Host lists a MIDI device (name may vary: TinyUSB MIDI, ESP32-S3, product name).
  • Config UI status reads Linked.
  • Device info grid shows button / pot / feature counts.
  • Monitor tab shows MIDI and SysEx traffic on connect.

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