Story
In this project we'll show you how the Calliope mini can be turned into a MIDI player. The sound source is an iPad, on which the app Bismark BS-16i is installed. The app has numerous MIDI sounds and of course any other MIDI sound module or keyboard can be connected to the Calliope mini.
Required hardware / software components
1 x Calliope mini
1 x Apple lightning USB adapter
USB-MIDI-adapter
iPad
1x MIDI cable
Bismark BS-16i
![](https://calliope.cc/media/pages/projekte/calliope-mini-als-midi-player/44454e93cf-1558479170/midi-scheme.jpg)
The first step is to connect a MIDI cable to the Calliope mini ("-" and P0).
![](https://calliope.cc/media/pages/projekte/calliope-mini-als-midi-player/0861fbc4ba-1558479169/midi-01.jpg)
In a second step, the MIDI cable is connected to an iPad. The following hardware is required.
![](https://calliope.cc/media/pages/projekte/calliope-mini-als-midi-player/a40f11294b-1558479170/midi-02.png)
In a third step open the app Bismark BS-16i on the iPad and activate the entry MIDI USB at CORE MIDI INPUT.
![](https://calliope.cc/media/pages/projekte/calliope-mini-als-midi-player/8fa3be48ed-1558479169/midi-04.jpg)
A visual demonstration of this project can be seen on YouTube popup: yes.
This text as well as the images were published under a CC BY-SA 3.0 DE license popup: yes. It was originally published in German by Patrick Schäfer popup: yes and Matthias L. Jugel popup: yes and translated into English by the Calliope team.