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Help with portable live looping setup
Hello!
I'll cut to the chase. I'm looking to create a portable live looping performance setup using my iPad air (4th gen) and loopy pro.
I then would like to connect an electric guitar, midi footswitch, microphone and midi keyboard/controller (to control iOS synth apps) to the iPad/loopy pro.
The tricky part is that I want this to run on portable power...
So my audio interface needs to be both powerful enough to provide power for the above instruments/devices, whilst also itself being able to run on portable power... Is there a go-to audio interface for this?(Minifuse 4 or zoom u44 etc?)
Could I minimise some of the power requirements by choosing a midi keyboard/controller that can be battery/usb powered?
I also wanted to check about the various cables/connections, I've read in the FAQ that an active pd usb hub is needed, are there any other technical bits for a setup like this that I should be aware of?
Hopefully that makes sense, and hopefully this sounds feasible!
Many thanks for any help, massively appreciated!
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Whether or not you use bus-powered peripherals, you will want to use some sort of power bank for mobile use.
Thank you!
This type of power bank https://amzn.eu/d/geETQTz or something more powerful?
So would it be:
iPad->pd usb hub (powered by power bank)->audio interface (for guitar and microphone)
Would it be better to plug midi keyboards/controllers into the usb hub, or the audio interface (any difference between midi 5 pin, or usb with regards to power consumption?)
You might want to join the Loopy Discord and ask advice over there. There are a bunch of gigging musicians that can advise you. I don't do enough moblie looping to advise.
Discord invite link:
https://discord.gg/jmaHhdzz