Wireless MIDI devices using Bluetooth (LE) Low energy

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Korg NanoKontrol Studio / NanoKey Studio Wireless MIDI Controllers
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=18403.msg122261#msg122261
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19765.msg142028#msg142028



Roland A-01 Controller+Generator
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=19765.msg142031#msg142031



Livid Instruments Guitar Wing
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=10406.0


Livid Instruments MINIM Wireless MIDI Controller
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=15750.msg112369#msg112369



Numark Orbit Wireless MIDI Controller
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=15927.msg113807#msg113807
https://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/numark-orbit



Retronyms Looperverse wireless MIDI Bluetooth LOW Energy floor pedal
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20564.msg148098#msg148098


PUC+ Wireless Bluetooth MIDI (USB and 5 pin)
https://jamstik.com/products/pucplus
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=15697.msg112015#msg112015


Bluetooth Jamstick+
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=12681.msg100496#msg100496
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=12681.msg100496#msg100496



QuiccoSound mi.1
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=11231.msg126317#msg126317



CME WIDI Bud - provides a BLE link for wireless MIDI communications
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=18416.msg131079#msg131079


DIY MIDI COntrollers, Bluetooth LE projects

https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20592.msg148266#msg148266


https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=20116.msg145008#msg145008



Popboard - The Arduino based Bluetooth MIDI Foot Controller
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=17171.msg122670#msg122670


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Akai Professional LPD8 Wireless - Bluetooth MIDI Pad Controller



Akai Professional LPK25 Wireless - USB-MIDI Controller with Bluetooth


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Curious for Katana Head owners
Bluetooth BLE MIDI adapter for Android

This one has its own battery power and claims Android compatibility

Docooler Bluetooth Wireless DIN MIDI Adapter Bluetooth 4.0 5-pin Adapter
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0732V4PVJ/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Wireless Bluetooth MIDI Adapter is specially designed for music lovers.
With Bluetooth LE transmitting MIDI, just connect digital piano and synthesizer and electronic drum kits to
for Mac and for iPhone so that you can edit music production and play the hottest music games. 

Features:
* With Wireless Bluetooth MIDI Adapter, it brings convenience for instruments with traditional 5-pin DIN MIDI in and out ports.
* Get rid of MIDI and USB, Wireless Bluetooth MIDI Adapter makes it easy to use plenty of music applications wirelessly. No need to reconnect every      time.
* Play hot music games on digital piano and synthesizer just connected with your for iPhone and for iPad with Bluetooth.
* Music applications offer plenty ways to enhance musical performance.
* Wireless Bluetooth MIDI Adapter supports iOS devices with iOS 9.2 and for Mac 10.10(Yosemite) or higher version. And working distance is up to       10m(30ft).

Specification:
Bluetooth Version: V4.0
Cable Length: Approx. 10cm / 3.94in
Item Weight: Approx. 31g / 1.05oz
Package Size: Approx. 15.3 * 10 * 2.2cm / 6.02 * 3.94 * 0.87in
Package Weight: Approx. 52g / 1.80oz
       
Package List:
1 * Wireless Bluetooth MIDI Adapter

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Mustang GT amps prone to Hijacking
https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hijacking-rick-rolling-a-smart-guitar-amp/
Hijacking & rick rolling a smart guitar amp

Chris Pritchard
26 Feb 2018

A few weeks back I spotted that two guitar amplifier manufacturers were introducing some smart features, controllable via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

First I found what has to be the most ridiculous 'vulnerability' in a Fender Mustang GT 100 amp: it acts as a Bluetooth audio device. There is no pairing security, so anyone at the gig you're playing at can stream arbitrary audio to it and hijack your amp output.

Yes, seriously. It was so ridiculous that I made a video of one of my colleagues rick rolling me:



This is nuts. This is marketed as a gigging amp!

The Bluetooth ID is 'Mustang GT', though anyone using this amp to play live would be well advised to turn Bluetooth off as below. Of course, that then stops you using the smart features that are the key to this amp. More on those in a moment...


Now, after picking ourselves up after laughing at the stupidity of the rick roll feature, we moved on to more involved hacks

Ruining a gig
If you really want to ruin a guitarists gig, it's possible to interfere with the sound presets that the amp offers. The mobile app interacts with the amp over BLE (separately to the Bluetooth audio feature) and allows you to download sound presets from other famous guitarists. A nice idea!

You can also create and name your own presets. It's even possible to create a complete set list, with presets for each song on that list.

So, did Fender include any permissions based security for the sound preset feature?

Guess what: no authentication or permissions around pushing a new sound preset to the amp.

Here's a video showing it:



Method 1: simply push a new sound preset to the amp over BLE. In the video I've pushed it to 'Purple Fuzz' to screw up the sound of the guitar, but I could do a lot worse.

Method 2: mute the app by turning the 'tuning' function on. No-one wants to listen to people tuning their guitar, so the amp auto-mutes. That's your gig over!

A bit more silliness to finish off
The mobile app allows you to name new sound presets and upload them to the Fender Tone website for anyone else to use.

The app filters out offensive names:


The list of filtered words was a bit pathetic, though we did laugh at it. I've never heard of a donkeyribber!


BUT all the swear-filtering is done client-side so it's trivial to bypass, like this:


Marshall smart amp
I had a quick look over the Marshall's Code 50 amp
https://marshall.com/marshall-amps/products/amps/code/code50
which has similar features. However, I found it to be pretty good security-wise by comparison. Whilst I could modify the sound presets, I had to pair with the amp first. After the paired device was disconnected, Bluetooth and BLE were automatically switched off. Much more secure.



Disclosure
We don't consider any of the above to be security flaws. They're features that could be abused, though they could really mess up someone's set at a gig.

Advice
Guitarists: Turn Bluetooth off when you're not using it.

Fender: come on – implement some simple pairing security. Even a button press on the amp to put it in pairing mode for a short period would be a step in the right direction.

And for you lovers of hacking and live music, please let us know if you see 'Mustang GT' on the list of available Bluetooth devices at the next gig you go to. No rick rolling though!

Further BLE reading
For more on BLE my colleague Dave's how-to on manipulating BLE with Frida is really useful.

https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/reverse-engineering-ble-from-android-apps-with-frida/

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Use these here

http://www.setlistsapp.com/

Flic is a wireless button you can hold in your hand, attach to your instrument or press with your foot. Click, double click or press and hold to control Setlists in style.