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iConnectAudio 4 - 2 ipads AND laptop?
Just wondering if there's any way to add a 2nd iPad into my setup which currently uses both iConnectAudio input plugins for iPad and Laptop. There's obviously no way to do this using available plus in the back of my iConnectAudio. Would I need to buy an additional piece of hardware, routing software, etc? Or is it even possible?
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Maybe you could connect the 2nd iPad to your Macbook via iDAM, which seems like it might work if you don't need to send audio to that iPad, only from it.
My laptop is a PC, not Mac.
You could USB two of them, and use the IconnectAudios audio input for the third. If all your Ipads are newer usbc, a usb to jack and a suitable cable will work.
Bluetooth midi into the third.
Thanks A_Fox. If you have the time, I will a little more detailed guidance, i.e., broken down in to specific steps. If not, that's ok.
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Lees sorry i am just off to Glastonbury Festival (volunteering) so can only be brief.
You can only connect two things via USB to the IconnectAudio. But you can use its audio inputs for the 2nd ipad.
For the additional Ipad, the cheapest option if it is USB not lightning is buy a USB to headphone adapter, and a 3.5mm stereo to two 1/4” jack cables. Connect those in to the IconnectAudio inputs.
If the ipad is older with headphone out… use the headphone out.
Analogue connection is not as good quality as digital but for many sounds (emulating noisy analogue synths etc) it does not matter to me.
Or buy an additional audio interface and two balanced leads.
There currently is not a reliable way of sending digital audio over wifi between ipads and other devices.
If you are using a mixing desk connected into your IconnectAudio, you could plug the audio from the 2nd ipad into your mixer, via an audio interface.
If you are really keen on staying digital, you could buy an additional IconnectAudio, but I think the initial setup would confuse me! (I have one). Connect two ipads to one Iconnect Audio, and connect that into usb on the other IconnectAudio, along with the laptop.
You will be able to route Midi from one ipad to the other Via bluetooth. You will also be able to send midi from your laptop to the 1st ipad, and forward it via bluetooth to the 2nd Ipad.. and the other way to the laptop, but that depends on what apps you are using.
Yeah it depends what you want the third ipad to do.
One option I have used is you can add an iconnectmidi2 and connect it to the third ipad and connect that to the iconnectaudio4 usb hub as one of the midi inputs, then you can charge the third ipad (via iconnectmidi2) and send the midi to the other ipad.
As mentioned above bluetooth midi is another way and can be cheaper. And then you could also use a mini usb audio adapter (I use a soundblaster play3 which is good because it has input and output so you can also use the input from the first ipad into the second via the analogue outputs from ICA into the play3).
One trick is to use 2 Y cables (see this thread https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/43133/getting-midi-from-ipad-to-windows) to directly connect one IPad to your PC. Only usable for midi of course but it works very well. The second ipad can be connected to your iConnectAudio together with your PC. That way, you have a lot of different possibilities of connection
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Very helpful. A_Fox. Thank you.
How do I connect the two iPads via Bluetooth?
AUM, Audiobus, and most host apps have a Bluetooth MIDI connect dialog built into them. Midimittr is a free standalone app that makes this easy too.
Once established the device appears as a regular midi source in any app and the connection stays until the last app using the connection closes. You have to re-establish the connection each time it has been taken down.
If you're already using AUM then it's real easy. There's a Bluetooth button right on the routing matrix. One iPad will use the "Central" option to advertise itself and the other iPad will use the "Peripheral" option to connect to it.
If you're not using AUM, Midimittr is handy. Many people use it out of habit even though lots of apps have the Bluetooth MIDI dialog built in.
Since we are on topic, does connection when both plugged in usb c works good with PC and ipad? Ordered mine today, but was watching and reading mixed reviews