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How easy, reliable, “hi fi” and affordable is it to get audio out with a more recent iPad Pro?
.. While also using USB for other things, at times.
I’m still running with an iPad Pro 2nd Gen, so with dedicated audio out. Not looking forward to the lack of that, but of course, Apple insists..
Whatever I uograde to must have a 12.9” screen and plenty of storage.
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When you say audio out are you trying to record it to a separate DAW on your PC/Mac or connect to an interface for live use? Either way, all it requires is USB if you’re using a Mac or a USB interface. Which aren’t too expensive.
As far as sound, it sounds just as good as running audio out via the headphone jack from older iPads.
Don't overthink it - all you need is the Apple headphone dongle and a USB-C to USB-A adapter and you can then do everything you want:
Use the Apple dongle on its own to plug wired headphones into the iPad, and use the Apple dongle plus the adapter when using a hub. That's it, everything is covered.
I think there are better options than a USB to headphone jack dongle. For live performance, you should consider a USB DI box. On-Stage makes one (model DB2150) and Radial too (Model "R800 1050" costs twice as much). These include a high-quality digital to analog converter and they output a balanced signal that can be sent to a mixing board. They both also can sum the stereo mix to a mono output (very useful for most live settings) and a ground lift switch to eliminate much of the hum. Any "sound guy" (or gal) will greatly appreciate a balanced XLR output over a headphone out.
On the other hand, if you do prefer the dongle mentioned above, there is also a great DI box from Radial ("StageBug SB-5 Laptop DI") that plugs into any 1/8" headphone jack (via an integrated cable) and outputs a balanced signal. It can sum to mono (via the XLR output) or send balanced L and R signals (via two 1/4" TRS jacks) and also has the ground lift switch.