manual/_manual/03_setting-up-your-system/05_setting-up-midi/01_midi-on-os-x.html

---
layout: default
title: MIDI on OS X
---                        


  
<p>In order for CoreMIDI to work with Jack MIDI a version of JACK for OS X that has a working CoreMIDI - JACK MIDI bridge is required. This feature is available on versions equal to or great than version 0.89 of JackOS X.</p>

  <h2>Routing MIDI</h2>
<h4>Inside Ardour</h4>
<p>There are multiple locations MIDI ports can show up in Ardour's MIDI connection matrix. CoreMIDI ports that are created by other software clients as well as JACK MIDI ports created by other software clients will show up under the "Other" tab. CoreMIDI hardware ports show up under the "Hardware" tab.</p>
<h4>External Applications</h4>
<p> There are multiple options for connecting MIDI ports outside of Ardour</p>
<p><a href="http://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/">MIDI Monitor</a> is a handy tool for doing various things with midi on OS X.</p>
<p><a href="http://notahat.com/midi_patchbay">MIDI Patchbay</a> is a handy tool for connecting MIDI ports.</p>