diff --git a/examples/MidiBle/MidiBle.ino b/examples/MidiBle/MidiBle.ino
index 6d80999..d5b72d0 100644
--- a/examples/MidiBle/MidiBle.ino
+++ b/examples/MidiBle/MidiBle.ino
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ bleMidi::BluetoothEsp32 sBluetoothEsp32;
 bleMidi::BleMidiTransport<bleMidi::BluetoothEsp32> bm((bleMidi::BluetoothEsp32&) sBluetoothEsp32);
 midi::MidiInterface<bleMidi::BleMidiTransport<bleMidi::BluetoothEsp32>> MIDI((bleMidi::BleMidiTransport<bleMidi::BluetoothEsp32>&)bm);
 
+unsigned long t0 = millis();
+bool isConnected = false;
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -16,7 +19,9 @@ void setup()
   Serial.begin(115200);
   while (!Serial);
 
-  MIDI.begin("hihi", 1);
+  Serial.println(F("booting"));
+
+  MIDI.begin("Huzzah BLE MIDI", 1);
 
   bm.onConnected(OnBleMidiConnected);
   bm.onDisconnected(OnBleMidiDisconnected);
@@ -24,7 +29,7 @@ void setup()
   MIDI.setHandleNoteOn(OnBleMidiNoteOn);
   MIDI.setHandleNoteOff(OnBleMidiNoteOff);
 
-  Serial.println(F("looping"));
+  Serial.println(F("ready"));
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -34,10 +39,14 @@ void loop()
 {
   MIDI.read();
 
-  MIDI.sendNoteOn(60, 127, 1); // note 60, velocity 127 on channel 1
-  MIDI.sendNoteOff(60, 127, 1);
+  if (isConnected && (millis() - t0) > 1000)
+  {
+    t0 = millis();
+
+    MIDI.sendNoteOn(60, 127, 1); // note 60, velocity 127 on channel 1
+    MIDI.sendNoteOff(60, 127, 1);
+  }
 
-  delay(1000);
 }
 
 // ====================================================================================
@@ -49,6 +58,7 @@ void loop()
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void OnBleMidiConnected() {
   Serial.println(F("Connected"));
+  isConnected = true;
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ void OnBleMidiConnected() {
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 void OnBleMidiDisconnected() {
   Serial.println(F("Disconnected"));
+  isConnected = false;
 }
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/Ble_esp32.h b/src/Ble_esp32.h
index f5aae65..2456ec9 100755
--- a/src/Ble_esp32.h
+++ b/src/Ble_esp32.h
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ bool BluetoothEsp32::begin(const char* deviceName, BleMidiTransport<class Blueto
     advertisementData.setFlags(0x04);
     advertisementData.setCompleteServices(BLEUUID(SERVICE_UUID));
     advertisementData.setName(deviceName);
-    
+
     // Start advertising
     _advertising = _server->getAdvertising();
     _advertising->setAdvertisementData(advertisementData);
diff --git a/src/midi_bleTransport.h b/src/midi_bleTransport.h
index 96f1468..901b39c 100755
--- a/src/midi_bleTransport.h
+++ b/src/midi_bleTransport.h
@@ -15,12 +15,10 @@ template<class BleClass>
 class BleMidiTransport
 {
 private:
-	uint8_t _midiPacket[5]; // outgoing
+    midi::RingBuffer<byte, 44> mRxBuffer;
     
-    typedef midi::RingBuffer<byte, 44> TxBuffer;
-    typedef midi::RingBuffer<byte, 44> RxBuffer;
-    TxBuffer mTxBuffer;
-    RxBuffer mRxBuffer;
+    byte mTxBuffer[44];
+    unsigned mTxIndex;
     
 	bool _connected;
 
@@ -29,35 +27,44 @@ private:
 
 public:
 	inline BleMidiTransport(BleClass& inBleClass)
-		: mBleClass(inBleClass)
+		: mBleClass(inBleClass), mTxIndex(0)
 	{
 	}
 
 	inline ~BleMidiTransport() {}
 
     inline bool begin(int baudrate) {} // n/a
-
-    inline bool begin(const char* deviceName)
-    {
-        return mBleClass.begin(deviceName, this);
-    }
+    inline bool begin(const char* deviceName) { return mBleClass.begin(deviceName, this); }
 
     inline unsigned available() { return mRxBuffer.getLength();  }
     inline byte read() { return mRxBuffer.read(); }
-    inline void beginWrite() { mTxBuffer.clear(); }
-    inline void write(byte inData) { mTxBuffer.write(inData); }
+    
+    inline void beginWrite()
+    {
+        getMidiTimestamp(&mTxBuffer[0], &mTxBuffer[1]);
+        mTxIndex = 2;
+    }
+    inline void write(byte inData)
+    {
+        // check for size! SysEx!!!
+        if (false)
+        {
+            // should only happen from SysEx!
+            // if we approach the end of the buffer, chop-up in segments until
+            // we reach F7 (end of SysEx)
+        }
+        
+        mTxBuffer[mTxIndex++] = inData;
+    }
     inline void endWrite()
     {
-        getMidiTimestamp(&_midiPacket[0], &_midiPacket[1]);
-        
-        mTxBuffer.read(_midiPacket + 2, mTxBuffer.getLength());
-        
-        mBleClass.write((uint8_t*)_midiPacket, mTxBuffer.getLength() + 2);
+        mBleClass.write(mTxBuffer, mTxIndex);
     }
  
 public:
     void receive(uint8_t* buffer, uint8_t length)
     {
+        // TODO: check for size!! (SysEx!!)
         mRxBuffer.read(buffer, length);
     }