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USB interface with multiple Midi inputs
Is there an IOS MIDI interface with multiple Midi inputs out there?
I need only two. I would like to connect both a Launchpad X and a Midifighter Twister to an iPad (with lightning) and power/charge everything.
Thank you.
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If the Midifighter twister has USB midi, you need a simple powered USB hub and not a MIDI interface. You can connect your Launchpad X and other USB Midi devices to a hub that is connected to the ipad.
Don't those both have USB interfaces? If so, you can find Lightning USB adapters with 2 ports plus power. Or use the Apple USB-3 Camera Adapter and a generic USB hub.
Edit: I checked and these are both USB devices. You'll need a USB-A to USB-C cable for the Launchpad, and a USB-A to USB-B (printer) cable for the Twister. I found this dual adapter, https://www.amazon.com/Lightning-rosyclo-Certified-Charging-Compatible/dp/B08M5GQ9QN/. If the devices take too much power, you might need a powered USB hub along with the adapter, as already suggested.
You may want to change your title from"MIDI" to "USB", since it really has nothing to do with MIDI. 5-pin MIDI interfaces are quite another thing.
Thanks, you're right and I did change the title.
Thank you for the kind suggestion. Getting a powered USB hub might be the best option as I have issues powering one Midi controller already. I use a camera connection kit adapter: it powers the Midi controller when a battery pack is plugged (but drains it fast, as those controllers have many lights) BUT it doesn't power the Midi controller (same with Launchpad and Midifighter) when plugged to the wall.
That's cool, this means I probably won't run into the powering issue I'm having right now (power bank powers the Midi device but regular phone charger plugged to a wall doesn't power it).
A regular phone charger is only 5 watts (1 amp). A normal iPad charger is 12.5 watts (2.5 amps). Using an iPad charger might help where the phone charger is too weak. But you likely do need a powered hub for both your controllers.
FWIW, my Apple iPad charger isn't enough for the LaunchPad X but my powered Belkin hub does.
Good to know!
Thanks, that's good to know, had no idea chargers had different watts. I thought something was off. I understand better now.
@stelvio if you were to find yourself on a usb-c iPad you might be interested in my post yesterday, midi fighter twister / launchpad x and audio interface setup, no external power needed (but available if you desire):
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/44469/any-solution-to-using-usb-midi-wired-headphones-on-a-new-pro#latest
For a lightning device, which I mostly use, I have the LPX and MFT and audio interface into a usb battery powered usb 2 hub, then into an apple usb 3 cck (as suggested elsewhere in this thread). Sometimes I power the iPad via the cck from a second port on the same battery, sometimes not, it doesn’t make a difference to the controllers. I can also run another controller off the hub when desired (or daisy chain a second hub for even more).
I have also used a double USB port cck (with power input) and sometimes it’s enough for the Launchpad to fire up, but I find it’s not reliable for any length of time (certainly confused me when I first got it).