I’ve created custom MIDI mappings in Bome MIDI Translator Pro. The output ports are named BMT1, BMT2, etc. I found the option in settings where these ports can be named as ‘Bome MIDI Translator 1’ or with the terminology ‘BMT1, BMT2,’ and I selected the latter.
Inside my DAW, I see these as input ports labeled BMT1, BMT2, etc. However, I find these names not very descriptive. I’d prefer to rename the virtual ports to something more meaningful, like the name of the MIDI controller I’m remapping or something specific to my needs. This would help me identify which port I’m dealing with when enabling/disabling ports in my DAW.
Is it feasible to rename these virtual ports in Bome MIDI Translator Pro? If so, how can I do it?
Internally to Bome MIDI Translator Pro you can create alias names for any port so that you can have more meaning full port names within Bome MIDI Translator Pro. However the choices for external names are limited to long names and short names and the names are fixed.
However, there is another product that you can create unlimited MIDI Virtual ports with their own name. They are a bit different is that when you define the new ports, you also have to set up some routing since the ports created will be just ‘endpoints’ and you have to connect them to make them useful.
Hello,
I feel like I have the same issue as this person. I just want to make sure it will work before I buy it. I have a DJ controller (1) that is not designed for the specific software but has the same MIDI as controller (2), which is meant for the software. On Windows, I solved this by renaming my controller (1) in the registry to controller (2), and the software recognized it as controller (2). However, my MacBook doesn’t seem to offer any renaming function (possibly) for MIDI. So, I want to know if it would help if I put controller (1) IN into Bome MIDI Translator 1 OUT (which I know the software detects as input) and rename Bome MIDI Translator 1 OUT to controller (2)’s name. I tried to explain this as clearly as possible, and if anyone has experience with something like this, I would appreciate the response.
Thank you!
As stated earlier in this post, Bome MIDI Translator Port names cannot be changed but you can assign your own port names and port routing with Unlimited Named MIDI Ports. This is an addon to Bome Network and if you are not using the network portion of Bome Network to other computers, then Bome Network is free. You can download the free version here. (Scroll down the page)
If you need to also use Network MIDI with other computers, you will need the paid version of Bome Network. (Bome Network Pro)
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