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iPad 9 anyone?
iPad 9 anyone - using it for music?
any experiences ?! good ?! bad ?!
thnx
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I use one for basic stuff like Animoog, Model D etc. It's fine, though I have had weird midi issues where things just won't connect with virtual midi. I guess that's iOS related.
It does have a headphones port 👏🏼
It works great. Korg Gadget, Koala, Cubasis and Zenbeats (Of course you need to freeze some tracks if you have lots of Auv3 instruments and effects) work smoothly.
I use it to make good sounding demos or sketch ideas with 8 to 12 tracks and I never had to feeze anything.
I sold a couple of grooveboxes that were collecting dust on a shelf and bought two 9th gen. I couldnt be happier.
Loopy has made me think I need to sell a mint ipad mini 5 ( 64gb ) Id need to work with loopy ( also other systems ) for a while. Then decide because of mainly gbs. Cpu etc should be about same as ipad mini 5?
Will the screen for synth tweaking and visuals be much worse than ipad mini laminate screen?
I have an iPad 9, which is my primary machine for music. I also use Geoshred very frequently, so the screen was a big deal to me. I was pleasantly surprised when I tested it out in the store vs the pro screen. It doesn't look as nice, but to me, the touch felt very natural. I upgraded from an Air 2, and have not noticed any deficiencies in the touch response compared to that either.
Yes, I don't have a problem with it. I suppose it comes down to connectivity and horsepower for me. A little more horsepower wouldn't go astray but for what I do it is great. Haven't had any memorable issues that could be blamed on the 9th gen. I do also like to have the headphone port which puts it ahead of the Pro models in some ways. Although I'm sure I'd be fine with a USB-C to jack if needed.
Super pleased with mine. I’ve had it for a couple months. I went from a 6th gen to 9th. I use NanoStudio a lot - often with several Obsidians, 4-5 AU synths, a bunch of internal fx, & some AU fx - and I don’t think I’ve had the CPU crack 50%.(Usually 25-40% for many projects). Haven’t had any weird issues so far...
ipad 9. Lightning to usb c.
Iconnect audio 4c.
Can/do I still use apple connection kit. So ipad would be same as setting up a normal ipad. I think the ipad9 is just usb c at the psu.
The audio4c wouldnt be charging the ipad anyway because there would be a usb c to usb cable. Which is for audio and midi?
So its just about gb's. I got about 300+ gbs spare as I dont record but half a drambo project will be an ipad with synths. Other half drambo project on other ipad mainly drambo drums. Plus with loopy projects on the synth ipad. Id need these on same ipad. Just so synth presets ( saved via synth? ) will load in both hosts. Then there might be loop recordings. Bigger ipad = bigger screen but isnt that different because a bigger ipad is further away but direct contact will be better ( although can be fine tuned with controllers )
So its mainly to future proof gbs. If I need more gbs on ipad mini. When I sell it wont fetch as much money as now.
Ipad 9 should be as powerful as ipad mini 5 and ipad air 3.
Will it still use camera connction kit/same cables to ipad but just uses a usb c psu?
I checked screen at store. Couldnt tell difference without ipad mini present and the ipad pro were just on a news site. So couldnt tell difference either. So screen should be ok.
I bought. Bank account = 0.
I see a post and didnt want some negative comment. Selling ipad mini 5.
Thanks ehehehe
Ipad 9 arrived. Liking the old samsung tv vibe. The bouncy screen and the thickness.
j/k
Its fine. It will be the Drambo drum/glitch word ipad. Mononoke/thermo fundamental ipad.
It were a tough decision with a mini measuring tape. Measuring mononoke pads. The ipad 9 screen is smaller but the pads are the same.
Its actually more power ( from aum dsp ) than ipad air 3
by about 5%
My project yesterday ( before buying )
Were a thermo. Fundamental and mononoke in aum. Plus drambo hosted drums with loads of locks. Should have made for sure cpu will be ok but its a niche catergory ( the encoder project ) Dont exactly need a billion synths.
Setup then.
Ipad 9. Drambo host with drums/glitch words. Aum project, with mononoke/fundamental/thermo to encoder. When needed.
Ipad air 3. Drambo host with synths or loopy pro with synths. Ipad air screen should be better for Drambo piano roll and 5% less for cpu for poly synths, should be ok as the ipad 9 screen is better suited for drums. Maybe even slightly more responsive with mononoke. Although I noticed some slight visual glitching when switching apps/host. So hope the cpu thing isnt a con and it is actually more than the ipad air.
It will be tough mixing all these synths though with headphones.
He's actually not wrong. Went from an iPad 6th Gen to an iPad Pro M1. Screen is nice, as is the USB-C and Apple Pencil, but I haven't gained much that would help me recover from the loss of the headphone jack.
I moved from a 3rd gen iPad to the iPad 9, so obviously there was a huge change there. I've still not pushed it to its limits, but I know that it'll handle what i intend to get from it.
The only issue I have is the bulk and weight of it. And this i made worse due to me using one of those Otterbox-a-like, built-like-a-tank cases.
Other than that, it's great!
Thanks seon. Switching between hosts, seems faster on ipad air 3 than ipad 9. Also a slight bit of jitter in doing so, on ipad 9 but cpu in aum with same synths loaded. Ipad 9 dsp seems better. Hope theres not a hidden con. Need the ipad 9 to handle drambo host for drums/samples/effects and maybe record by track. Aum with mononoke/thermo/fundamental/effects and record by track. The mononoke/thermo/fundamental would be so this ipad isnt just for drums. Before buying ipad air seemed ok with this. Although it wouldnt have been everything needed as described. Why would switching hosts be faster/smoother on ipad air 3?
CPU/GPU, Storage & Ram speed also play a big part...
Hope its gpu I guess. Wouldnt be worth buying ipad 9 and selling ipad mini 5. If it gets all glitchy with midi.
Its a 256gb where as the ipad mini. 64gb.
Well it will be ok. Id just have to swap the ipad 9 duties to ipad air.
Could be, I think it's unfortunately way too easy to fall into the 'compare by numbers' when it comes to iPads.
(For example my old iPad Air 2 with its A8X is faster in practical use than the 5th Gen iPad which uses the A9).
Guess this also goes to show that even with the M1's as the M1 iPadPro's are still somewhat faster than the new M1 iPad Air 5.
WWDC'22 is not that far away and remains to be seen if we get new iPad Pro's...
(If the rumors about a full glass back iPad Pro's I know which one to get, glass will always be more fragile than metal).
Cheers!
Thanks samu. Havent midi mapped yet with ipad 9. Theres drambo drums. Aum with 2 x mononoke. Thermo. fundamental.
Consider 2 x ipad system with audio4c. Just means you got more stems to sort but less cpu with a DAW of stems. I think.
A 2 ipad system benefits more from controllers though. So you will end up buying controllers.
I was thinking of replacing my iPad pro 2017 10.5 since the benchmark are a bit better for the 9th gen. But the 9th gen as half the ram if my 10.5. That would make a big difference in practical use.
I will keep saving money for the Air.
Sorry for the bump , but I need to replace my old Air 2 which nowadays is struggling with multiple AUs ,well it's been a while that the cpu can't deliver on low buffer settings , so I'm looking for newer models...
iPad 9 (2021) seems good since it's the last model that has jack port , plus I already have CCK2usb dongle
Will the performance gain be at least " very noticeable "?
Its better than ipad air 3.
Not sure about low buffer settings.
Only thought to lower buffer for a scratch turntable input.
I gotta buy a used ( 3rd ipad 9 )
Makes sense.
Even if clip launching tracks to sync as patterns ( to edit )
Dosent work out as expected.
Id buy an ipad 8. As its just for beatcutter and sampling but its almost same price.
Should have bought an m1 ipad when I bought tne 2nd ipad 9.
If clip launching dosent work out.
At least there would be an m1 for a timeline. Plus even an ipad 9 for drums.
Could have just sent audio drums to a timeline then made synth edits.
Noticed you can buy fake ipads.
Although Id probably not buy a fake ipad for say £350.
You can buy new ipad for £500.
Which is just stupid money just to have a clutter free sampler ipad.
and worse if I need a timeline.
Can you believe Iv based my whole setup, without testing functionality.
Example.
Clip launching and fine editing by lingering all ipads on a clip, then progress.
What if an ipad isnt the same bar length etc.
Can it work.
Should I just keep buying ipads.
Not just that.
My drum ipad can be multi instance auv3 drums. A background aum can be apps like thermo ( loads of midi needed ) without crashing ( I believe ) Never really made many drum patterns and utomation. Just a bar.
but now added bass synths to that ipad.
What if that ipad isnt enough cpu now.
Then buying a 3rd ipad 9 might not be ideal.
Yet overspecced for sampling and triggering.
Will just buy the ipad. Might end up selling it all anyway. That seemed the disheartning plan.
and although an ipad pro lets you chill out more but with decent specs and a timeline,
Lounging around isnt for me.
Neck muscle issues ( dizzyness )