Hi All,
Looks promising as far as working with Cantabile. On sale for 35 bucks
Cheers,
Dave
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Man, it may be great but MIDI Bluetooth makes my butt clench 
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Yeah, not really eager to add another layer of latency - plus, my days of jumping around with a Keytar are over (hmm, actually, I never did that 
), so I can’t see the value of going wireless with my very stationary keyboards…
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Since I am using cheaper controllers now onstage, I only have keyboard power thru USB. But, if I use my powered “wall-wart” primo controllers (not battery powered), it is still tethered to a power source, so I don’t see any gain with a MIDI adapter. If I did use a battery powered controller, it adds substantial weight to the keyboard, and also adds further worry to the integrity of the rig.
I never use more than 2 keyboards anyway, so 2 USB cables is not a hassle compared to dealing with bluetooth, but it is good to know they are improving latency.
Just the thought of sliding across the stage on my knees (which I did a few times playing sax) makes my bones hurt. But with a keyboard…totally impossible. I would need a few people to help me up, and put me in the ambulance. But, at least I would leave a lasting impression. 
Ahhh, what we do for Rock 'n Roll! I now go to the bar and ask for a glass of ice water and some Naproxen. 
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I have 3 WIDI masters. Why? Well, why did the guy climb the mountain? Anyway, I use them, and they are pretty darn good. I’ll check out that dongle thingy.
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Just pre-ordered. Why? Because it was there at 50% off.
me too 
I recently got one of these and the WIDI Master for my Akai EWI5000 Windsynth so I dont get tangled in cables and can move around a bit. I use them to link the EWI to the Sax and Brass VST’s on a Laptop running Cantable. They are excellent and have great range and very low latency …just what I needed…not sure about sliding on my knees though,i need to work up to that
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I use my CME Xkey Air 37 connected via Bluetooth through the CME WiDi Bud. Everything works perfectly. Wireless. Happy on stage 
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how did you get cantabile to see the widi bud, please?
@steve68 just connect the WiDi Bud, go to Cantabile’s Options, add a MIDI port and select the WiDi Bud as device.
ok; it’s connected now & enabled, there’s data going between the widi master and widi bud pro, but no sound. onscreen keyboard gets sound no prob. any ideas? thanks!
On Cantabile’s main screen, under “Input Ports” assign the MIDI input (WiDi Bud) to the correct Preset/Destination (= your virtual instrument).
The Panda Midi offering is top notch and has the lowest latency
I use it from my downstage PK-5 to my laptop
No more 20 ft usb cable!