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It couldn’t be easier, but somehow a lot of people don’t know about it. I got my first Mac device in June and didn’t “discover” IDAM until a month or so later. I couldn’t believe it. I was recording stuff in AUM and saving in iCloud to transfer. Plug in a cable and change one setting? Wow!
This is how I came across it:
Will this work with another daw like reaper or cubase?
It's hit or miss with other DAWS unless the DAW manufacturer specifically supports it. This is usually due to DAW version differences and audio path infrastructures.
That being said it makes me wonder if a ios app can be made that would allow to you to route IDAM to other unsupported DAWS on Mac Desktop and iOS.
Devs if this hasn't been done yet. I want first dibs.
As IDAM create a USB class compliant Audio (in) & Midi(in &Out) interface it should theoretically work.
I've only tested with Logic Pro, GarageBand, Live Lite, Reason Lite & Renoise.
As long as the host has settings for select which Audio & Midi ports to use I see no reason why it shouldn't work.
One thing to note though is that in order to reduce latency and avoid core audio resampling it's best to use a session/playback sample-rate that matches the input from the iPad.
Cheers!
It works with Reaper, I just got it set up with Reaper in the past week. Only thing I haven't figured out is how to get audio to travel from Reaper to the iPad. But I can send MIDI in both directions, and I can output audio from AUM to Reaper.
IDAM Audio is Input only
Audio is from iPad to Mac only with IDAM. It isn't bi-directional unfortunately. (at least in High Sierra)
I've used this with Bitwig, Logic, Reaper and Studio One. The sample rate available is going to depend on the model of iOS device you're using. For example my iPad Pro 9.7 will only connect at 44.1. This will then determine the sample rate your DAW on the Mac will be using when IDAM is being used. The IDAM connection overrides the system audio settings.
Another super handy feature with being plugged in is that you can transfer files using the finder on your Mac as if the iPad is a connected drive. This is the case in Catalina, may be different in earlier OS's. From memory I think this became a thing when iTunes changed to Music on the Mac.
It works in High Siera and Mojave too.
Will this work with an older OS? I have Pro Tools 11 and OS Yosemite
I would love there to be a multichannel, birectional IDAM for Audio and MIDI both. I wonder if it could happen, or if Apple would even let it happen? It’d kick the iOS/MacOS environment for music making into the stratosphere, workflow wise....
Catalina and Big Sur all good too.
iDAM wasn't introduced until Mac OS 10.11.1 El Capitan.
Are you saying that with IDAM you can send audio from Mac to iPad with IDAM in those OS versions or just that IDAM is available in them?
You can't send IDAM audio from Mac to iPad in any OS version.
IDAM is midi in and out to and from mac and only ipad to Mac audio to record synths and such.
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/audiotoolbox/enabling_usb_audio_and_midi_for_ios
Other things you can to with it is to use the ipad as a controller for your DAW. Could make use of older ipads turned into deticated midi controller.
iphones too.
I thought that was the case.
Thanks a lot for this thread! Setup was a breeze, and using both the iPad and Mac for music-making just became a hundred times more functional (a thousand times would be an exaggeration). In LPX, if you set up external instruments to different MIDI channels, they can be masked on the iPad side so you can point them to different synths. Then when you send the Audio back to LPX, you can record everything playing on the iPad (or not. You can mute/solo as desired.) on an LPX audio track.
Hmmm, why haven't I seen this before? Are the forum gurus keeping this stuff from us and using it for their secret sauce?
Kidding, of course... I'm sure a fan of using everything you've got together if you can, and this tops my list (so far).
Thanks for the info on the lack of Mac to iPad audio.
Today I found that IDAM also doesn't work with the Camera Connection Kit, so MIDI controllers must be connected to the Mac, but that works without adding too much latency.
There is is too much latency to play/record notes and output the iPad's audio from my 2014 Mac Mini, but it will still be useful for recording audio from already recorded MIDI tracks.
So, I have a extra older ipad 2 on behringer is202 and there is zero delay. It allows me to use all the arp apps with LPX in real time so it's stays connected at the studio. It's like a deticated super arp. A lot the these midi apps are cool but not available for desktop. So this bridges the gap and is more functional. Also gives old ipad and hardware a new life. Then I have ipad air 2 as portable ipad. The list is big but most of the midi genatrators work for this. Fugue, arp pro, tal no lx arp and more.
No problem. That's why I listed this. There seems to be a lack of awareness with IDAM for years now.
Forget to mention that since I use the Is202 it also acts as a extra vocal effects and guitar processer. Again adding apps like voxsyn pro as a deticated external DSP and without taxing my DSP or RAM. IMO apps like voxsyn pro will blow any hardware vocal effects processers out of the water hands down. I have owned them all thousands of dollars wasted. IOS APP $5-10 DONE.
How much latency? I wonder if something is mis-configured. I find the latency pretty low ( Mac is a 2011 MacBook Pro quad i7)
Wait. You're using IDAM with an iPad 2? I thought it needed iOS 11, but the iPad 2 can only go to 9.3.2?
Last iOS for iPad 2 is 9.3.5 -- I am not able to use iDAM with it. It shows up disabled in Audio MIDI Setup on the Mac. Maybe he means iPad Air 2?
So the case of the ipad 2. I'm bridge the gap with the behringer Is202. See pics bellow.
It then connects via the Usb on the behringer. Also makes all these extra ports available in LPX. Not that I needed them.