Bluetooth MIDI in OS X Mavericks

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I just received a new wireless controller (Livid Minim) that works over Bluetooth MIDI. It works fine with my iOS devices, but won't connect to my Mac at all. I'm using a 2011 iMac running OSX Mavericks and will not be upgrading (A previous attempt to upgrade to Yosemite was disastrous and lost my entire system, had to restore from a complete disk image I took before the upgrade)

Is it possible to use Bluetooth MIDI devices in Mavericks? Everything I read only refers to Yosemite or greater, but I see nothing that actually states it cannot function on Mavericks. Would appreciate any definitive answer on this matter.

Best Answer

Bluetooth MIDI in Yosemite (and up) Only

You cannot use Bluetooth MIDI in OS X Mavericks as it is not supported. Bluetooth MIDI was implemented in Yosemite. For more info, see https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/qa/qa1831/_index.html

but I see nothing that actually states it cannot function on Mavericks.

It is very unlikely that you are going to see a statement from Apple stating that an OS three versions back specifically doesn't support a feature that was introduced in an OS that one version back. Features that are listed are what's supported, not listed as to what's not.