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use multiple iPads
Hello iOS folks!
I have 3 iPads, 2 iPad mini retina and one iPad pro 9.7.
I only use my iPad pro för making music but I want to use the CPU power of my other iPads.
For example I run a DAW on iPad pro and send midi to synths running on the other iPads.
The audio will be sent back to the DAW running on the iPad pro.
I actually don't know why I would have such a workflow I'm just curious if it's possible to use the power of several devices in one composition.
Thanks
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you may consider an iConnectAudio4+ interface, which can connect to 2 iPads simulatanously (digital streams of audio and midi) and can add the 3rd iPad's headphone out into ports 3/4 by analog cable.
You can also use the interfaces midi out and an irig or something similar to receive the midi on the 3rd device.
Here is a related noob question regarding audio between iDevices; is it possible to connect multiple iDevices using a USB hub only?
One can send audio digitally to a Mac with El Capitan using usb only, so one should think an audio interface would not be needed between two iPads either. Is it so? I don't have a usb hub, so I can't test it. Would be happy if someone did it. It seems so unneccesary to need an interface for sending a digital signal from one point to the other, when usb is all you need.
I think this is relevant for many hobbyists dabbling with audio where old iDevices pile up after upgrades.
Ok thanks, I'll check it out.
Or you could use the Roland go mixer and Bluetooth midi maybe.
It depends.
Do you want a single stereo out from each iPad? Or do you want 4-8 mono outs?
Do you want/can have a mac a center or do you want to go iPad only?
Do you already have some audio and/or midi interfaces for the iPads?
But i think if you bounce/freeze then you don´t need the power of multiple ipads.
But maybe you want the screen realestate. E.g. Lemur on one, Kraft on another.
What do you want to do ultimatly?
My suggestion is use each device as dedicated machines i.e.:
Then buy the audiomidi interfaces with that in mind and adjusted to your budget.
Never thought of that. Guess 4-8 mono outs is more flexible?
I have a mac but I prefer iPad only (it's more fun
Yes I have RME babyface pro
Ok, I wasn't sure either if I actually wanted that kind of solution. I was just curious if there were some easy way to use my other ipads
Thanks for your suggestions
Interesting solution, thanks
You can actually get 16 mono or 8 stereo outs digitally (no unecessary D/A and A/D conversion ) from one iPad to another using the Ica4+ with the master one having 4 mono or 2 stereo outs.... Personally that's more than enough for my needs.
Yes that's probably more than enough. Thanks
Glad to know you find it useful. Add a mixer into those "audiomidi" interfaces I pointed.
I also want to point to iOS 11 IDAM even it will not be available to iPad mini 1 (right?)
https://aud-ios.com/2017/06/24/ios-11-features-list-for-music-production/
For studio use iconnectivity devices are great but you also could use audiomux/midimux-like apps with your mac... but I'm agree iOS-only is more fun and obviously... portable. Your RME fits the description, the iconnectivity devices (the intersting ones) not. That's only my humble opinion of course.
Using each devices as isolated but able to be interconnected make them more versatile into my eyes (using audiomidimux etc for the studio)
studiomux por AppBC
https://appsto.re/es/vthN5.i
midimux por AppBC
https://appsto.re/es/5heA5.i
musicIO: Audio and MIDI over USB por Power Trio
https://appsto.re/es/iLaL5.i
Lots of cool options. Very helpful, thank you
I would also suggest considering running one iPad Mini as a controller (whether that's Bluetooth MIDI or Audiobus Remote, or...?) for the iPad Pro.
The iPad Pro 9.7" can handle a lot, but the issue you will always have with iOS is that switching apps risks drop outs and crackles. The more you can do without having to switch apps, the better.
The latency for studiomux and audiomux was just unbearable for me. Personally I like to keep latency below 4ms. And studiomux just wasn't capable of it. Once you pile up a bunch of effects that delay becomes extremely noticeable when recording into a different device. My ica4+ has < 3ms in ableton when recording.
Thanks, I'll laborate with the different solutions and see which suits best for my needs
I didn't tried them so just a possibility... anyways iconnectivity products also have some driver OS issues over the time that their need to fix everytime macOS is updated. Dare with these things should be take in consideration since these aren't cheap devices neither. Also I didn't will need to handle more than 4 io audio channels which could be addressed with something like EIE (as example). For fx I will use a dedicated device instead the same as I pointed to avoid going too further. Different needs, different solutions...
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Good point. Even using one of them as screen for mac with splashtop2/duet apps. Not my actual cup of tea ATM but tried and work flawless with an old iPad3.
Audiobus remote or Lemur/touchOSC could add some interesting options to the right setup/workflow.
Maybe the point will be know the OP workflow so @fattigman what do you want to accomplish and how do you imagine it could be done? Do you need ultralow latency? Portability? Etc...
Tell us more since all of us could be right or wrong but nobody could choose for you at last...
iOS 11. Look at my IDAM link.
I had a look at your IDAM link, which talks about iOS to OS. All good, but I don't see why this shouldn't work for iOS to iOS also. Maybe it will? With just a usb hub in betweeen. Or is that unrealistic?
One of the iPad minis would work well with AB remote.
Mmmm I think is iOS to iOS since simple Audio recording from iOS to macOS is available at the moment without extra hardware or apps if I'm not wrong...
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/19235/ios-11-idam/p1
Not sure. iOS to mac more than probably (includding broadcasting) but iOS to iOS even seem possible maybe will be not delivered...
ATM for iOS to iOS the iconnectivity are the only direct digital solution I think.
pretty sure iDAM is only IOS to MacOS. not IOS to IOS. we will know for sure after it publicly comes out. But so far the betas don't seem to have IOS/IOS audio/midi.
Midiflow blutooth midi
My original thoughts were I have 3 ipads but I only use one for making music and even though it's a pro the cpu usage gets high after loading a couple of effects and synths. How can I use the other 2 to spread the cpu usage.
If I have to choose between latency and portability I'll choose low latency.
Man, thanks for that info.
I did not know that was possible.
Then the iconnectivity gets some points.
Definitely gonna check it out, thanks