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Studiomux ain't bad at all for MIDI to Windows. You use a USB cable, not Ethernet.
Agreement ref Studiomux. There's plenty of MIDI bandwidth over USB but you need to avoid cheap hubs as these can degrade the capabilities.
rtpmidi is not recognizing the midi source from iPad (in directory section) if I use a regular USB C chord. Any thoughts what may be going wrong here? (I have latest iTune)
Isn't rtpmidi network only? I don't think that's gonna work over USB cable. In fact, I'm not sure it's going to work from an iOS device at all, regardless of whether it's over network (wifi or ethernet). "Network Session" in iOS is a bit different from rtpmidi (I think). But even if it can work, you need an app such as MidiFire that can establish the connection. And, Network Session over wifi ... sucks.
Got a problem with trying StudioMux? [edit ... oh, there's no longer a free Midi only version on iOS. So yeh, $10 to try maybe you don't want to do that. Though it's possible the free public beta is still up even though the v2 app has been released ... I haven't checked.]
[edit 2] nvm. I guess rtpMidi is compatible with iOS Network Session. Still without springing for Ethernet, midi over wifi generally works like crap. And you'll need something like MIDIFire to establish the connection unless you're using one of the rare iOS apps that can do that.
Earlier I made rtpmidi work using an ethernet cable (network midi) (yes wifi sucks and I am NOT looking for wireless solution).
But with the new iPad Pro my lightening-to-ethernet dongle became useless. Hence looking for another alternative.
I have beta StudioMux and I won't mind spending $10 for midi. support in studiomux. But then I am back to the problem that I need to buy two USB-C-to-ethernet adapters (as both my laptop and iPad both has just USB-C port). Too many dongles..
iConnectivity product will be my next option. But trying to take advice, if nothing works then I will invest into that.
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If you have the StudioMux beta you can try it out without spending anything. There's no extra cost for MIDi. It's built in. Sorry if I wasn't clear on that point. If it works then you would want to buy the app because no-doubt the Beta will expire.
You don't need ethernet adapters for StudioMux. You only need a USB cable.
You don't need iConnectivity product. You could use any interface that has midi + an inexpensive USB to MIDI cable. You might even be able to use two of those (one for the iOS device and one for the PC) and just connect the DIN plugs together (in to out and out to in).
While using studiomux I am connecting my PC with iPad using usb-c-to-usb-c cable only. But my iPad is not being shown as midi controller inside DAW. What could be potential issue? What set up I need to do inside Studiomux?
There is hardly any tutorial available on youtube or anywhere...
But the usb-c to midi converter adapter I am finding - all of are having mid 5 pin din MALE part. How to get the din (5 pin) female part to connect to this male part? Do I need to buy a midi host then (which costs $50+ )?
This came up recently in another thread. You can get an adapter with two 5-pin female ports that can connect two USB-MIDI interfaces. I'll try to find the link.
Edit: This is the thread. See this post for the adapter.
I use one of these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077X7R74Y/
It works fine as far as I've tested with iOS, MacOS, Windows (7), and Raspberry Pi.
I'm thinking maybe an adapter like this would work to wire two together: https://www.amazon.com/Ancable-2pcs-5-Pin-Coupler-Female/dp/B08XB8H8ZZ/
I really don't know if it would work though.
For MIDI only you shouldn't really need to do much. Once you run the StudioMux server in Windows and the StudioMux app on iOS, you should see studiomux available as a MIDI source and destination in your DAW. If you have other apps running, such as AUM, that expose ports, you should see those as well.
If it's not working then you may need to have the actual released StudioMux app installed. When I tried it just now with the Beta version, it wouldn't connect. As soon as I loaded the released version it connected right away (on MacOS ... didn't bust out the PC and it's Windows 7 anyway). The icon at the top-right in the iOS app will be spinning slowly if unconnected and should stop spinning and change to two connected cables if connected. Also, the tray icon in windows should indicate 1 Connection.
Audio setup is more involved. I won't go into that here. If MIDI isn't working then audio won't work either.
Yes it worked. I had old studiomux server in my PC. Once I got rid of that and installed latest published server from their website with published latest ios Studiomux app in iPad, it immediately connected.
Also I am impressed with very negligible latency. Its low enough to play fast notes.
Thank you all your help in this forum!!!
I am not worried about audio transmission now as I used scarlet audio interface for the purpose..
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