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Could you be a bit more specific?
The iOS device will appear in your macOS 'Audio MIDI Setup' as an available audio device once it has been enabled. This input device needs to be connected to something in order to hear it's output through the computer.
What DAW are you using? The audio from the IPad needs to come thru an audio input (your IPad, like if your IPad was your audio interface, and to use your normal audio interface with it , you need to go to your Audio Midi Setup and create a new Aggregate device to use both your interface and IPad. You don’t need AUM but it definitely helps, especially when you use multiple synths or instances and want to add fx and what not. I use Logic Pro X mostly when I’m using my IPad via IDAM.
Now you can either record the audio from the IPad straight to an audio track, and you’d need to have the midi and audio selected at the same time ( in record mode ) or you can send the audio from the IPad thru an aux track and monitor the audio from the IPad that way.
I hope this helps, it’s a little confusing first.
As mentioned, it varies depending on which DAW you use. I use Digital Performer, which has the ability to address multiple audio devices from within its own menu settings, but with other DAWs on the Mac, you'll need to create an Aggregate Device. Then you should see the iPad as an input source in your DAW.
To monitor in DP, I create an Aux track and set its input to "iPad 1-2".
To record MIDI to an audio track, I create a stereo audio track and set its input to "iPad 1-2"
Here are my step-by-step instructions for how I work in DP. Some of it might be analogous/similar for other DAWs. HTH..
How To Use IDAM With Digital Performer
**NOTE: Be sure to quit DP before disconnecting your iPad, otherwise it will give you a missing hardware error message.
To be more specific, I hit "enable" in audio midi setup. All is well, in that the Mac sees my ipad as another device.
In my daw (either Reason or Live) I see midi activity when playing a synth on ipad. However, I get no audio while listening with phones in my audio interface (in this case Audient).
I have seen videos utilizing IDAM with no audio interface - just the lightning cable. This gave me the impression that I did not need a separate audio cable from ipad into audio interface. Guess I'm wrong? For some reason I thought both audio and midi traveled down the lightning cable.
Thanks much for all of your thoughts so far.
In live you have to have record enabled and monitor on.
@kinkujin You don’t need a separate cable, but if your DAW can only see one interface at a time then you need to make an aggregate device with your ipad and interface. When using built in computer output, you should make an aggregate device with that and ipad.
Thanks again all. Same situation. No audio at all. I’ve created the aggregate device.
I’ve tried this thru Reason with which I use a Balance audio interface. I see midi on the Mac, on the iPad but still no audio.
I’ll also give it a try with Live later.
I’m tempted (?) to try Studiomux. I’m that frustrated.
Yup. The meters in Reason show activity.
Sound prefs where ?
Create an Aux track and assign its input to iPad 1-2 and its output to the main outs in your audio interface.
@zah I appreciate you but I got nowhere.
Is your ipad also enabled as a midi device on the mac? If you’re playing the iPad directly and seeing meters move, then you have audio in, and IDAM doesn’t do audio in both directions so you’re good there. But you’d have to set it as a modo device to have midi going both ways. I do it in logic with no problem, so maybe it’s specific to Live? I think that’s what was mentioned as your DAW.
I can record midi in Reason and send midi to the iOS synth, I can see the ‘note’ indicator light up when i press play (after recording simple sequence). So, looks like that part is functioning.
Right, checked that.
A comment: With IDAM, you can send audio from iPad to Mac, but not vice versa. In that way it’s possible to send midi from Mac to ipad to trigger an device on iPad, and send that audio to Mac.
Got it!! Here's what I did...
1) Took today off
2) Switched audio interfaces from Propellerhead Balance to Audient iD14
3) Pressed 'monitor' icon in Reason 'Hardware Interface Rack'. see the attached screen grab
Voila! I've got audio.
Next up, change back to Balance interface to see if that was compounding the issue. I'll report back.
I've never tried IDAM with Reason before, but prompted by this thread I thought I'd give it a whirl. "How hard can it be?," I thought.
Spent over an hour. Could not figure it out. iPad is identified as a MIDI destination, but I could find it nowhere in the audio i/o. I tried all 60s channels. Nuthin. Reason in general seems to barely be able to work with hardware MIDI, but with the iPad it's insanely user hostile. Impossible or extremely counter-intuitive... Can't tell. But I will waste no more time on this!
I would just try any other DAW. Reason is definitely the problem here.
hey guys, sorry to bring up an old thread but I'm looking for answers and most of the topic here relates to me....as I also use Reason
I've got as far as using IDAM to connect and I can record succesfully. I couldnt get my ipad recognised any other way than a direct lightning to usb connection so I just rolled with it (not sure why i got the adapter now!)
one thing thats got me with this way round though is that the ipad wont recognise my audiofuse. I created an aggregate device to get everything playing in reason and that's fine but when im in AUM it only displays the host and not the audiofuse in and outs. I understand thats the way IDAM works (no audio fed back to the ipad?) but what if i want to record a mic into the ipad?
would it be worth getting an irig cheap for those moments I need a mic? I'm only just starting but IDAM seems ok...just obviously cant use my audiofuse as audio inputs for the ipad if I want to keep my daw set up....are the irig mics any good? would rather use my rode condenser but a workaround would be cool
For IDAM, you can only use a direct connection with a charging cable. When using IDAM, your iPad can't also be using another interface. IDAM simply lets you send/receive MIDI from your iDevice and get audio from it.
I think I'm okay using IDAM....it works for my needs....unless theres any better way (this seemed like the first thing to go right for me so i went with it)
I just wonder how i could record a sample into an ipad app with a microphone? I'm guessing I could use the pads internal mic but are the irig adapters that allow a mic into the headphone jack be any good?
Are you asking about this in relation to IDAM or are you asking about audio input when not using IDAM...if the latter, you will find many discussions of that topic in the forum.
I'll have another search....If I'm honest IDAM was the only thing that worked for me (in keeping my main interface set up within my daw) and recognised on my mac...I like it but was wonderng how to connect a mic in that scenario..
I'm still researching how to connect with the camera kit adapter....so there may be a better way
I still don’t understand. Are you trying to get audio input into your iPad while it is connected for IDAM?
yes exactly that
It looks like the microphone works. I don’t know if one of those iRigs that plugs into the headphone connector will work (my guess is that it would), but be aware that the audio quality will not be as good as if you used a proper audio interface.
IDAM requires the Mac and iOS device be connected directly. You couldn’t use the CCK. The lightning in on the CCK is just for power. No data flows through it.
yeah ths is what I thought....I don't really want to buy another interface especially for the ipad. my audiofuse works nicely on my mac. IDAM seems to do me alright....just thought it was a shame to have no access to at least one mic input from the 'fuse via aum!
nevermind
so long as an irig mic works better than the built in mic I should be good for the few amount of times I would use it anyway!
The Mac cannot send audio to the iPad via IDAM at all. With IDAM, there is no way for you to get audio from your Mac's interface to the iPAD (or to get any audio from your Mac to the iPad).
There is a third party working on a utility to do that which is in early beta.
yeah I've done my research on idam and know about the audio only going one way...was just wondering if the headphone socket is good enough for every now and then recording? or if there was another set up I could do?
I might try the camera adapter again tomorrrow....we'll see