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Transferring files
How can I record music on my iPad and moved them to ableton on my pc
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If it’s a Mac you can just airdrop them (easier to zip them into iPhone one file first), or use iCloud.
If it’s a Windows PC, iCloud may still be an option if you have it. I think there’s a Windows client.
Otherwise, pretty much any cloud storage service, eg Dropbox, or if you put the files into AudioShare it has a little web server you can connect to and download. If the recording was done in AUM they are on AudioShare anyway (shared storage) - but AudioShare is a separate purchase, so cloud services may be easier if you have them already.
I’m on pc
You can set up file sharing on your PC and use Files app to access the shared directory.
I like the app We Transfer
At the start, I'm using PC almost 30 years and Total Commander is my invaluable workhorse.
I didn't find any similar tool for iPad so after 2 hours of futile fight with Google drive on my iPad I bought FileBrowser Professional app yesterday. I saw some videos several weeks ago which persuaded me to buy it. I can say now FBP is time and nerves saver. Instead of moving files to GDrive and then to PC (and vice versa) I'm connecting iPad to PC directly via Wi-Fi, see shared folders there and can copy anything from and to the iPad.
Simplest way is to enable file sharing on Windows (i.e. share a drive / folder via SMB), and then you can just access it from your iOS device using the "Files" app's "Connect to Server" option.
I've had really mixed luck with file sharing from both the Mac and the PC. It's fine for small folder structures and transferring a few files, but as soon as you try to open a large folder structure it can bog down to the point of being unusable.
My preferred method now is to place the files in iCloud Drive, then access them from a browser on the PC. The advantage is the files are always there no matter the type of device - even from Linux.
Next best is just a USB drive carried from one device to the other. 40 years later and "sneaker net" is still a top contender. 😂
iCloud can be accessed by PC also. Otherwise you could transfer via Bluetooth?
Humm ... I never tried bluetooth file transfer to a PC.
... nah ... not busting out the old Windows doorstop to try just out of curiosity. 😉
There's really no acceptable reason to break out a Windows computer... for anything.
I'm finding that more and more as time goes on.
Sometimes I'm tempted in order to help someone out who's having an issue, but since getting my wife and most other problematic relatives on iPads, family tech support is happily almost completely in the past.
I used to get to finish off my 10 hour work day fielding my furious wife's PC issues. The day I got her on an iPad that almost completely stopped overnight. 😎 The only downside is ... damn but is she ever more efficient at shopping online now. 😵💫
All of my relatives gave up PCs after being exposed to the Mac mini. Most then moved on to MacBook Pro and iMac.
I think the people I'm thinking of would have almost as much trouble with a Mac as they did with windows. It's the trimmed down iPad functionality that makes the difference.
Anyway .. sorry @me1970 for the thread hijack. 😉
Why such rudeness
It’s because we all have to use Apple products to use AudioBus. We are corrupted by that experience. Forgive the rudeness.
There are quite a few solutions with Dropbox on both ends being a good start. There are so many options provided here.
Rudeness? Can you be more specific? I don't see anything that would be considered rudeness. The only thing even somewhat close is a slam at Windows PCs vs. Macs. The winky face should be enough to indicate that comment was tongue in cheek and not directed at you personally.
Mac users love to disparage Windows. (And Apple too.) Nothing to take personally.
And ... it is inconvenient to work between an iPad and Windows in almost every way. That's just a fact. It's a fault of both companies really.
That’s how I read it too. Windows is pretty painful to use in conjunction with an iPad, so it does tend to prompt jokes and frustrations.
@wim & @michael_m I didn’t read it that way. I think @me1970 is just super dry. It was a response to the apology for hijacking the thread. Deadpan. Dry. He wasn’t offended. Humor loses the funny when it has to be explained. 😅
Or… I could be totally wrong. I’ve seen people get offended over less. 🤔
this seems to be a good way to share files between PC and iPad. But so far it doesn’t work for me.
On Win 11, in Advanced sharing settings, I’ve enabled Public folder sharing. On the iPad, I don’t see the “connect to server” option. I just want to send an audio file from Twisted Wave to the PC.
I guess I need some guidance. If someone has some spare time, @espiegel123 or @SevenSystems, or anybody with some time to explain this silly simple process, it would make things much easier for me. There are preinstalled options in Win 11, but they are about contacts and messages. I don’t need that. Just an audio file transfer.
@Phil999 I don't have spare time 😂 but I'll respond anyway: In the "Files" app on iPad, there should be a "..." button somewhere in the sidebar, and that should bring up a menu with 'Connect to Server'. That is on iOS 16, not sure if Apple changed it again for iOS 17. They LOVE to change things around for no reason!
I forgot that I bought that years ago - my wife kept asking me to do tasks that were easier to do on iDevices, and this worked really well for file transfers.
Definitely would recommend it.
Just my 2 cents: I've been using Media Assistant for the last few months which has a Wi-Fi Drive option available in the free version, and use that to copy files between iPad and PC. I create a lot of videos and it handles files up to 2 GB at least with ease, and folders, and is quite fast on my home network, which is not super high speed.
Media Assistant on the App Store
You just open your web browser and point to the web address the app provides, so it's as easy as uploading and downloading files from a website. If you do use it, just make sure that you don't take the focus off the app, and you may need to keep tapping the iPad screen to keep it from sleeping if the transfer takes too long. That may be a bug, but I have not contacted the dev about it yet.
**Edit: Changed wording of "Wi-Fi transfer" to "Wi-Fi Drive" since that's what it is called in the app.
Great app and website for moving bigger files in general, up to 2gb, no sign up, no cost.
Another admittedly more tedious option is moving to a 3rd party thumb drive, hard drive, SSD, then to pc.
Or
Connect device directly to pc.
thank you all for the help! Special thanks to @SevenSystems for not having spare time.
I really suck with computer networks. In the Files app I found the “connect to server” option, entered the names and password, and, as usual, it didn’t connect. On the PC side (Win 11), Public folder sharing is enabled. Theoretically it should connect.
The same happens with the File Browser app (which I am using since many years). Does not connect to the computer. Luckily File Browser connects to my NAS, so I can send the file there and import it to the computer via NAS. But for this I need to switch the network on the iPad, because the NAS is not connected to the internet. It is the “old” method. It works, but I find it a bit stupid.
Media Assistant is not available in my country. That might be a solution.
Yeah I know, first world problems. It is not the few additional steps I must do to transfer a file that bothers me. It bothers me that I am not able to do it directly. Another example: after a lot of research and changes in settings, the Win 11 laptop can connect to one drive on my main workstation (Win 10). When I want to connect to a second drive, Windows tells me that I’m not allowed to connect to a second drive. This is absolutely stupid. It makes no sense at all.
What bothers me most is that there once was a time, with Win 7, where I had complete control over everything regarding networks. I could attach and detach network drives at will, connect each device and computer with ease. With Win 10 it became more restricted, and with Win 11 I find myself put to square one.
That's still the case today with Linux ☺️ which is really the only viable desktop operating system these days for anyone who cares even the tiniest bit about privacy, control, and no-bullshitness!
Don’t know if anyone mentioned the app Documents by Readdle? It’s free, with extra functions via IAP if you want those, but all the normal file/explorer functions etc are free. I use it to transfer files to a couple of network drives hooked up to my router (that’s hooked up to my PC), but you can transfer directly to PC via SMB etc. Apples Files app constantly fails on transfers, whereas Documents don’t, if it does it will resume the transfer(s).
Edit: It’s also very easy to get any files into Documents as it’s deeply integrated with iOS, you can send files from another app to Documents without having Documents opening up, it’s got Apple Photos app integrated, etc.
Two more simple thumbs up for wetransfer and the venerable sneakernet.
Google Drive, Dropbox, etc…