- The Network MIDI options that are included
on all Macs for free, is an incredible, incredible way,
to quickly and easily connect one computer to another,
using nothing but an ethernet cable.
But, if you've got a newer Mac or you're using a newer OS
like Mojave or even higher,
it's possible you went to Audio MIDI Setup
and had no clue where Network MIDI is.
Hi everybody this is Will Doggett.
Today we are going to take a look at,
how to find Apple's network MIDI settings
on Mojave and higher OS systems from Mac.
So, let's get started.
All right so like I mentioned in the intro,
and man, I've talked about this so many times before,
on this channel,
the Network MIDI that's built into every Mac,
is an incredibly, incredibly useful tool,
when we're connecting multiple machines together.
We don't have to go buy, extra MIDI gear.
We don't have to go buy another audio interface with a,
five pin MIDI input.
And we can use ethernet cables, right?
It's an incredible, incredible, easy way,
to connect multiple machines together.
If you've never done it before, I've included a link below,
on how to connect two Macs together,
that's gonna walk you through that process.
Free tutorial, it's a great way to get started.
But I hear from people often that reach out,
that are newer to using Network MIDI.
Maybe they have a brand new Mac, and they go,
"Hey, I watch your videos before, I watch was before.
I have no clue where this is, what do I do?"
And so, this tutorial is for you.
So let's talk about how to do this.
One, let's talk about how to get to Audio MIDI
in the first place.
So what I'm gonna do on my Mac is do Command + Space bar,
which opens spotlight.
Or you can go up here to this,
magnifying glass, upper right hand corner, click that.
And we're gonna type, Audio MIDI Setup.
I'm gonna hit enter, okay?
Now the first time you go to Audio MIDI Setup,
I mention this in all the videos and,
the impatient YouTubers get frustrated,
'cause I don't get to the point.
But in case you've never done this before.
First time you open Audio MIDI Setup,
what you're gonna wanna do,
is make sure you go to the MIDI Studio tab.
So if you don't see what I see right now,
you're gonna wanna go up to window and,
go to show MIDI studio, okay?
So, this is what it would look like for you.
Window, Show MIDI Studio,
and that's gonna show your MIDI Studio.
Now, pro tip, something that I do
because I'm in the MIDI Studio
far more than I'm in the Audio Studio,
is I go to Command + , that's preferences, Command + ,
I go to general, and I choose, When application launches,
and I select, only open specific windows,
and I choose MIDI Window, okay?
That means every time I open Audio MIDI Studio,
it's gonna take me there.
'Cause I'm there far more often again than I am, Audio.
Now, if you go to the MIDI Studio,
what you've seen previously, is you find Network MIDI here,
and all this mess of all these things,
and you get about your business, go along, right?
And go throughout the rest of your day, you're good to go.
And in case you're wondering what this is,
this is every MIDI device,
you've ever connected to your computer before.
So you see a lot of stuff here based on what it is.
These are all the things, MIDI devices,
you've ever connected to your computer before.
But, as soon as we hit, I believe it's Mojave,
that's what I'm on here,
suddenly the option that popped up to show
Network MIDI Studio, is no longer there,
and everyone freaked out and went,
"Where is it? I can't find it."
Let me show you exactly where it is.
There's two ways to get to it on your computer.
Probably the easiest way, and it's the most consistent way,
no matter what size your screen is here.
And I'll show you what I'm talking about in just a moment.
Is to go up to MIDI Studio,
and go down to the bottom of the screen,
and go to, Open MIDI Network Setup, okay?
And then when you do that,
you'll see your MIDI Networks Setup,
that you're used to seeing in all previous OSs, right, okay?
So getting the way to get there is to go to, MIDI Studio,
and we wanna go to, Open MIDI Networks Setup, right?
And that's gonna take us to that window.
Now, the other way to get there is to click this globe icon.
So if you go to the MIDI Studio tab,
you see Bluetooth, and then right next to it,
we see the globe.
If we click that,
that's gonna take us to the MIDI Network Setup.
Now, if for some reason,
your window is smaller than mine is,
you're gonna see that globe disappear, right?
So it disappears for a moment.
We get this more icon, click there,
and then we do configure devices,
and open MIDI Network Setup.
All right? And then that's going to take us there.
So that's a look at,
how we can get to the MIDI Network set up on,
Mojave or any version, after that, using our Mac.
And again,
so much cool stuff we can do with the MIDI Network stuff.
We just gotta find it.
And this is how we can find it.
So, hope you guys enjoyed this tutorial.
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