Wireless MIDI for a wireless world.
Today, it's essential to be able to make music wherever and whenever you want, without getting tangled up in a multitude of cables. And wireless control needs to be easy to implement, as responsive and reliable as a wired connection. Join the wireless MIDI revolution with Roland's WM range, which removes all constraints from your creative workflow.
Plug a WM-1 into a keyboard, drum machine or any other instrument with Midi In and Out ports to communicate wirelessly simultaneously with your MIDI music apps on an iOS terminal and Mac. You can connect more instruments and devices using additional WM-1 cases or a WM-1D Wireless MIDI Dongle. In addition to MIDI note data, you can transmit MIDI sync for tempo, effects, LFOs, loops, etc., without connecting a single cable.
Standard features
- A wireless MIDI adapter for keyboards, drum machines and other MIDI devices
- Low-latency MIDI communication between other WM series boxes and Bluetooth MIDI devices under macOS and iOS
- Fast mode provides ultra-low-latency transmission (3 ms) when timing is essential
- Standard mode accepts up to four devices, Fast mode only two devices*.
- 60-hour battery life on a single AAA battery
- WM-1D Wireless MIDI Dongle provides wireless MIDI on PC and Fast mode compatibility on macOS and iOS
- * Device types and environmental conditions may limit the total number of connectable devices See the Compatibility tab in the WM-1/WM-1D manual for more information.
Unleash your creativity.
In some situations, wireless MIDI can save you a lot of trouble. Would you like to work on a clean, simple setup with just one MIDI keyboard and a computer, iPhone or iPad? Your favorite MIDI controller is installed far from your computer, and you don't want to get tangled up in the long cable needed to connect them? Do you want to be able to move around your creative space without hindrance with a small keyboard or touch controller? Complicated set-ups get in the way of creativity. But once you've experienced the freedom of Roland wireless MIDI, there's no turning back.
Low latency. High performance.
For musicians, the drawback of many wireless MIDI systems is latency - the time that elapses between pressing a key or hitting a pad, and hearing the sound. High latency forces you to play in an unnatural way, and the timing is never right. The WM range's proprietary wireless technology delivers an ultra-responsive, natural playing experience, just as if you'd plugged in a standard MIDI cable.
The speed of light.
Standard mode on the WM-1 or WM-1D is suitable for most situations, but some applications may require even greater communication speed. Fast mode increases the transfer speed to 3 milliseconds, faster than the internal speed of many instruments, providing ultra-fast communication with another WM-1 or WM-1D.