GH Services Products : MIDIjet Wireless MIDI Transmitters

GH Services is the North American MIDIjet dealer. MIDIjet products are hand-made in Canada by Classic Organ Works.

GH Services is located in the Niagara Region of Canada, near Toronto and the Canada-U.S. border. Owner Greg Holmes is a long-time musician, ready and able to help you with any questions you have. More about GH Services here.

Long-Range Wireless MIDI Transmitters

The MIDIjet Pro system connects any two pieces of MIDI gear. It's designed for live performance or any other situation where laying MIDI cables would be a problem.

It's as easy to use as standard cables. Just plug the transmitter into the MIDI output of a keyboard, and the receiver into the MIDI input of a sound module.

It's also great for MIDI wind controllers such as the WX7/BT7, WX11/BT7, WX5, MIDI EVI, and Casio DH-100 / DH-200 and portable remote keyboard such as the Roland AX-1, AX-7, or Yamaha KX5. Electronic drum players (using the Zendrum for example) can also benefit from going wireless.

Up to 31 MIDI connections can be made in the same environment using unique radio channels, with up to 31 pairs of MIDIjet devices. The channel is selectable via switches inside the battery compartments of the units. Powered by either 2 AA batteries or a DC adapter (included), MIDIjet is great for both live events and studio environments.

The transmitter and receiver both have hinged antennas, to allow for many mounting possibilities. The transmitter can be attached (using a rubber band or hook-and-loop) to MIDI wind instruments or portable MIDI keyboards, or it can be held in a pocket or cell phone belt pack.

Every MIDIjet Pro wireless adapter contains a unique identifier. At the factory, a transmitter and receiver are "bound" together so they acquire their counterpart’s unique identifier. You can perform the binding process yourself, but this is usually only done when you have backup devices on hand, as you would if you were touring. The benefit of the binding is that it encodes the conversation between two devices, which may allow multiple pairs to be used on the same radio channel (although that is not normal procedure).

MIDIjet is designed to replace standard MIDI cables in situations where cables restrict performer mobility, are visually unpleasant, or are awkward to connect. In live performance environments, MIDIjet liberates the stage floor of MIDI cable clutter. It is also ideal for connecting music equipment in home studios, where hiding cables can be aesthetically important in a multi-purpose room.

Note: The Pro model shown here is an upgrade to the previous MIDIjet, which had an internal antenna and a range of only 50 feet. This older model is being phased out, but is still available at a slightly lower cost. We can special order it for you if you are interested.

Prices

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The price for customers in the continental USA includes 2-day express courier shipping and customs broker fees. The price for European (EU) customers includes 4-day courier shipping and broker fees. (There may be an additional day or so of delay at the border.) For Canadian customers, the price includes shipping and we pay the sales taxes! On standard business days, we usually ship your kit out within 24 hours of your order. We also ship worldwide, with happy customers in places like Hong Kong, Germany, Australia, Sweden, and Hawaii. Please contact us for international shipping rates.

No sales tax for American orders. GST/HST is included for sales in Canada, and PST for Ontario. We accept Visa, MasterCard (+2%), certified cheque, money order, bank wire transfer, e-mail money transfer, or PayPal. Credit card payments are in CA$ at current exchange rates, resulting in minor variations from US$ values here. Note: You can try paying by PayPal, even if you don't have a PayPal account.

Special note: For overseas sales I don't include the batteries, to avoid problems at customs, and I don't include the AC-DC adapter, because it's designed for North American plugs and power. The adapter used for the MIDIjet Pro is Tamura model 318AS06050. Input 120V AC 60Hz 7W, output DC 6V 500mA. The connector is type D barrel with inside diameter of 2.1mm, outside diameter 5.5mm, and length of 12.5mm, with negative (-) on the outside and positive (+) on the inside of the female plug. See the info at http://www.tamuracorp.com/ Pick "Products", then "Wall Plug Adapters", then "Linear Wall Plug Adapters - Unregulated" (page 94). You should be able to find something similar in your country.

Update: Info is available for custom installations inside your gear! Contact us for details.

Testimonials

Greg, I got a chance to work and use my MIDIjet wireless New Years Eve and it worked great and gave me the freedom I've been needing for years regarding my keyboard controller. The band and my audience were impressed and thrilled as I trekked across the stage and in the audience without a cable limiting me and tangling up. Thanks for being so innovative...I love it! · Ron Ivory

I'm having a ball with it! :-) Thank you so much and congratulations to you and the folks at Classic MIDI Works for making wireless MIDI really work. · Don Lewis

Hey Greg, Just wanted to give you a quick thumbs up on the MIDIjet. I used it this weekend with the Yamaha AX-1 and it worked flawlessly. I was worried that people and/or tables, etc... would obstruct the signal but I even went around the corner of the bar and it still hung on. Thanks for a great product and a great addition to my setup. I don't miss having that long midi cable trailing behind me at all! · Joe Caluda, New Orleans, LA

Friday was the big day! Took it out to Tomorrowland stage at Disneyland and it worked completely flawless! I could've been halfway across the park and it would've worked! =) Well, at least it felt that way. Latency was surprisingly low... obviously you wouldn't want to be 300 feet away playing something really fast and complicated - but I don't think I'd want to do that wired either! It was kinda funny, with everything else on that stage that goes wrong on a nightly basis, the sound guy mentioned, "wow, something that actually works!" which is a huge compliment! Took it out on Sunday as well and did an all day run... worked like a charm... not a single dropout! Wish I could say that for the wireless mics! The bass player and I chased circles around the stage a few times and it held up perfect! What can I say... it just worked! =) · Jon-Michael Kubis

My unit arrived at my door on Thursday before a big 4th of July weekend with gigs every day. I quickly set up the receiver and transmitter and had them synched in minutes. I spent most of that Thursday night walking around my house with my Roland AX-7 and MIDIjet and listening to the music coming out of my studio. It was a very liberating experience! The big day came on July 4th. We performed at the local baseball stadium for the fireworks extravaganza. I had the AX-7 and MIDIjet connected to my Motif and wandered all over the ball field hyping the crowd while playing. It was the greatest feeling in the world! Not once did the MIDIjet give me any problems. Smooth sailing all the way. It just plain works and works great! If I lost or broke this unit I would immediately reorder! Thank you for such a great product! · James Ely, California

Happy New Year Greg !!! I just wanted to let you know that I am really enjoying using the MidiJet Pro with my Roland AX-1. It is truly an awesome setup. Although I am only controlling one out of my 3 keyboards, it works fine for the selection of songs I use it on, which is anywhere from one to 4 songs per set. I also use my wireless headset mic so I can run around the clubs playing and singing. No interference at all. Its range is really great too. If I had to guess, I think I've been up to at least 200 feet from the stage, if not more, and from the stage on ground level, to the 2nd story of the courtyard. I've actually gone inside the second story area while performing and there was no dropout. I will probably consider a second unit for my second remote keyboard. Take care, and talk to you soon. · Chuck Pedersen, Florida

Works great! Totally happy. You liberated me from the constraints of the dreaded MIDI cable. I can't thank you enough. · Paul Hampton, The Skeletones

The MIDIjet Pro performs SPECTACULARLY in live performance! It enables me to wirelessly send all midi information from my EWI controller to my Mac G5 sound sources on stage. There have been no drop outs, no noise, no midi inconsistencies, a huge range of distance, and virtually undetectable latency and the transmitter and receiver are tiny! I love the MIDIjet. It has given me a new sense of wireless freedom on stage. · Michael Brecker, tenor saxophonist, composer, and eleven-time Grammy-winner

Other MIDIjet Pro users:
George Duke, Herbie Hancock, the current Gwen Stefani tour, the Justin Timberlake tour, plus many more...

Other than MIDIjet Pro, there are some other wireless MIDI solutions, including the Limex system and Kenton Midistream.

The Limex system (from Austria) includes versions for MIDI only or MIDI+AUDIO. It operates in the UHF band (902-928Mhz, 10mW, dual/diversity receiver, digital frequency key shifting), and provides 5 selectable channels (for MIDI only) or 2 selectable channels (for MIDI+AUDIO). Manufacturer's published price is around US$1200 for MIDI, $US1500 for MIDI+AUDIO.

Kenton Midistream (from England) is also a dual/diversity receiver, but it is only available in one channel (914.5MHz, for use in the US only). Manufacturer's price is about US$650, not including shipping and duty from England.

MIDIjet is an economical alternative to other wireless MIDI systems, since is about half the price, and considering that it allows 31 channels and operates in the licence-free 2.4GHz band.

Product	Channels	Frequency	Price	Notes
MIDIjet Pro	31	2.4GHz band	US$415	Licence-free radio band worldwide
Kenton Midistream	1	914.5MHz	US$650*	Also restores continuous controllers after drop-out
Limex	5 or 2	902-928MHz	US$1200*	MIDI-only and MIDI+Audio versions
"Channels" indicates the number of units that can be operated simultaneously. All units can transmit and receive all 16 MIDI channels of data. Prices for Kenton and Limex are approximate, based on MSRP, and will be affected by shipping and import costs, and exchange rates.

All systems have dropout handling (they emit an "all notes off" if the transmitter signal is lost or out of range) with the Kenton system also handling restoration of MIDI continuous controllers. Also, note that all systems are one-way, with a transmitter at one end and a receiver at the other. For bi-directional wireless MIDI, two complete kits are required. MIDIjet Pro is the most affordable solution for that application.

Model		Description	Your Price*
	MJPKIT	MIDIjet Pro Kit Everything you need to go wireless! Includes: transmitter, receiver, 2 MIDI cables, 4 AA batteries, 1 DC adapter * Batteries and adapter are not included for overseas shipments	For U.S. customers	For Canadian customers	EU For European customers	World For most of the rest of the world
			US$ 415 Includes 2-day Express Shipping!*	CA$ 480 Includes Taxes and Shipping!	CA$ 495 Includes 4-day Air Shipping!	CA$ 525 Includes 4-day Air Shipping!
* If you use a PayPal button with an invalid shipping address, we'll notify you and cancel the order. 2-day Express shipping to the USA is 2 business days. Orders received after Wednesday noon may arrive on Monday following. We cannot guarantee transit times. Overnight delivery is an option, for an additional fee. Contact us. Prices subject to change due to currency exchange rate fluctuations, import fees, and other factors.