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I would never get an interface with only a guitar input when for the same money you can get one that will support a microphone as well. You never know where music will take you. I recommend the iRig Pro, which has guitar, mic, phantom power, USB or Lightning connectors, headphone output with volume control, and midi in/out. Or just about any other interface with similar capability over something single purpose that’s only going to paint you into a corner.
Wow. They've come down in price. Not much more expensive than the iRig HD2. Cool.
After doing more research some people are saying not all USB interfaces work with the , so now I'm really confused...I had the understanding that with a cck you could use any USB audio interface...I wNted to use USB so. Could use the cck so I could charge my iPad while Recording so I'm have no clue what to do now
You have to see the terms “Class Complient” or MFI (made for iDevices).
Then you should be able to use them.
But if they are older models, iOS updates can make them unusable still.
And some manufacturers are bad about describing their products, so you won’t come across either of those 2 terms I mentioned, but their product may still work.
In the end, asking around here for confirmation before you buy anything is the best practice.
You could try the forums for the actual manufacturers, but those forums are usually not very active. This here Audiobus Forum is very much alive, so you will get a response if you post your questions nearly every time.
In my humble opinion you should always use balanced (TRS or XLR) cabling, thus take care not to end up with RCA-ins or outs, when signal quality counts...
That's what I always thought too but it would seem logical that all makers of interfaces and monitors would use the same 1/4 trs balanced j/outs
I think manufacturers save some money by using RCA-connectors, and there‘s always lots of people not caring/not knowing about possible bettering of signal quality (I used to play Gigs with a guy who hosted sessions in his „studio“ for years without carong at all. My offer to help get rid of ground hum and - much worse- grounding issues in his place was not wanted...). Just today I had another depressing hum-issue, which was easily resolved by switching to TRS cables (they‘re too short and I‘ll have to wait for the then ordered longer ones to arrive, but hey! the sound is ok like one-two-three...).
I use a super cheap audio interface that was actually recommended from this forum. Behringer U-phoria. Got it for 27 bucks from sweetwater. Works like a charm. I can’t believe how well it works actually. I run my bass through that and Tonestack on my iPad and then into our PA system. I don’t know about their guitar amp modeling software but their bass stuff (and their effects for that matter) are pretty spot-on. We haven’t had to save up for a new bass rig and could invest in other gear we needed instead. Even when I do get a really nice rig someday I’m probably going to split the signal and still use my iPad setup for certain passages because the possibilities are endless
I have decided on the Steinberg urs22 mkII.....now I need a powered hub to run the cck....any certain specifications that I need? I mean is there a minimum amount of volts that the hub needs to put out?
Running the steinberg urs22 and charging my iPad at the same time requires a powered hub right?
Yes. I dont know all the iPad specs, but the 2017 took 2Amps. So I got for example a
Vantec 4-Port Hub + 3 Smart Charging Port. The 2a one charges the iPad. Fyi going over on current, i.e. amps, mAs, is fine. Dont go over voltage, but these are all 5 volts.
https://www.amazon.com/Vantec-Aluminum-10-Port-Adapter-UGT-AH100U3/dp/B00J8LW04Q?th=1
Not necessarily. I think you should be able plug the UR22 and a charging cable right into the CCK. I don’t have one to test, but this works with my other devices that require power.
@wim and @Jdolecek48 Powered-hubs don't charge the iPad. If you have the version of the CCK that has both USB in and a Lightning input, you can charge the iPad by connecting a powered lightning cable (and all that it will supply is power, btw) while data comes in through USB.
The main reason you might need a powered hub is to make sure that the USB device is providing enough power not to trigger the iOS rejecting of devices that draw too much power.
Powered hubs also are useful for letting you feed data from multiple USB devices (such as a MIDI interface and an audio interface) at the same time.
Mostly correct. However, the hub I have has three ports that have power output sufficient to share an iPad. I connect one usb from the CCK USB port to the uplink on the hub for data, then a regular Lightning charger cable from the CCK Lightning port to a powered port for charging. This eliminates needing to connect both the hub power and an iPad charger. No big deal, slightly cleaner.
Other times I’ll go without the hub, simply connecting my interface into the USB port of the CCK, and a charger to the Lightning port.
Ok so now I'm even more confused.....I do have the cck that has both the USB port and the lightning port, so can the iPad power my midi interface or should I buy a powered hub?
You should be able to plug it and a charger cable into the CCK without a powered hub. It’s worth a try if you have no other needs for a hub.
Yes. The one I linked above can power the iPad like this.