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Sound card with lightning —-> iPad with type-c.

Hi all! I've got a sound card with lightning. And earPods lightning headphones. I used to connect them to my old iPad with lightning. Now I have an iPad with type-c. Maybe someone has encountered a similar situation? How can I connect it all to the new iPad. Maybe there are ready-made solutions? Any particular adapter that will surely help? I will be grateful for any useful advice.

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  • edited August 15

    Hey @novich. I am pretty sure there are adapter suited for your needs. What comes to mind is a dual (female) lightning to usb connected to a (male) adapter. Hopefully, that will work. If not, I’m am more than certain that more knowledgeable members will be able to help.

  • @dogonBeats Yes there are many such adapters out there, but most of them don't even fit headphones, let alone a sound card. That's why I'm asking here. Maybe someone can suggest a specific model of adapter that fits. Apogee one sound card.

  • Hi, @novich.
    Note: I’m interested in the hardware compatibility topic, but I’ve never used ‘Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter’, ‘Apogee One’, and ‘2M MINI-B to USB-C for ONE, Duet and Quartet’ described below. So I apologize if I’ve written incorrect information below.

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    Brief description:
    -There is a ‘USB-C[male] to Lightning[female] adapter(cable?)’ for Lightning Earpods. For example, the Anker's adapter described below.
    -Apogee One seems to work with USB-C iPad only for output. And input does not seem to work.
    -The aforementioned Anker adapter does not seem to work for the Apogee One’s output. But I’m not sure.
    -You may want to ask Apogee about a specific way to make the Apogee One’s output work.

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    Detailed description:
    This Anker adapter (cable?) appears to be compatible with the Lightning Earpods.

    Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter (Audio Only, Does Not Support Charging)
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R6MKJZH


    Apple MFi Certified: Works flawlessly to connect Lightning headphones with USB-C devices.
    Simplified Listening: Use one pair of Lightning headphones for your iPhone, iPad Pro, Mac, or Windows 10 computer.

    On the other hand, the same Anker adapter doesn’t work with the Apogee One and USB-C iPad.

    https://knowledge.apogeedigital.com/do-apogee-products-work-with-the-ipad-pro-with-usb-c-port


    Note: The Anker USB-C to Lightning Audio Adapter is not a workaround

    *
    According to the linked "knowledge.apogeedigital.com" webpage above, inputs of Apogee One are disabled but only outputs might function to some extent with a ‘USB-C iPad’.

    (Does this mean there is a product or combination of products for ‘Apogee One and USB-C iPad’ that would work if only for output? I have no idea about it. So, you may want to ask Apogee about a specific way to make the output work.)

  • *
    And after reading the following linked webpages, I guess that maybe there is no product/method/way available at this time that can make the Apogee One fully functional(?) with a ‘USB-C iPad’.

    The below macrumors thread has 2 pages.
    https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/psa-apogee-one-incompatible-with-ipad-pro-3rd-gen-2018.2157600/
    https://d4.drumagog.com/auria-forum/viewtopic.php?t=16149
    https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/40824/stay-away-from-apogee-one-if-you-own-a-usb-c-ipad
    https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/47616/how-hard-is-it-to-hack-reverse-engineer-an-audio-interface

  • *
    Side note 1:
    I guess that if you have a ‘USB hub’ for a ‘USB-C iPad’, you may have already tested/tried it with the ‘Apogee One’. Because this combination of the three products probably does not require any special conversion(?) adapters and does not require a purchase of any cables or other equipment. (Having that said, I have no idea if the combination will work or not.)

    Side-side-note 1: Again. Output only. Cannot be used for input.
    Side-side-note 2: On second thought, the following two products may be needed in addition to the above three products for the compatibility test.
    -‘mini USB-B to USB-A cable’ (Bundled with Apogee One? I’m not sure.)
    -‘USB-C cable’ (a part of a USB hub or an independent cable?)

    *
    Side note 2:
    ‘2M MINI-B to USB-C for ONE, Duet and Quartet’ cable product by Apogee might be used for the same purpose (Note: Again. Output only. Cannot be used for input.) on the Apogee One and a ‘USB-C iPad’, but I have no idea about it. If you ask Apogee, they may be able to tell you about it.

    (It is not my intention to recommend this ‘2M MINI-B to USB-C’ cable to you. Nor do I intend to recommend a new audio interface for a USB-C iPad. I’m just interested in the hardware compatibility topic.)

  • @cramdog @BiancaNewe Thank you! All functions are already working. Including recording through a microphone with phantom power. In the kit I bought a cord with a regular USB for connecting to a computer. Through it I connected it to the iPad via a simple type c - usb adapter. Everything works great. Thank you for participating in my problem!

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