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iPad > usb adaptor > External computer - what’s it like?
Hi all,
Sorry, not a very interesting question but.. I couldn’t find much coverage over on YouTube on this topic.
Just wondering does anyone out there (with an M-series onward) iPad, use an adaptor and work with their iPad on a desktop monitor? (for music making I mean).
I have the 2018 3rd gen pro 12.9,
And for a while I’ve been thinking of buying newer model.
i messed with airServer (under windows) for iPad screen I mirroring for a bit.. obviously not good enough for many reasons…
Just contemplating what it’s like… tappping on the iPad screen alongside looking up and using its UI on a bigger computer monitor…
‘(no disrespect to the awesome AUM, ecosystem and iPad software)… it’s more a case of, where I have mine setup on the desk, occasionally it leaves me wanting bigger screen…
-ofc 12.9 is fantastic, no beef here. Just wondering if anyone genuinely find it a game-changer…
big biggest issue right now is fact that my M-AUDIO 61key midi controller is on the ritz and sending spammy msgs to the iPad, messing a lot of things up when I’m playing and/or trying to map CCs for example.
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Do you want to hook up to a monitor, or a computer? A monitor is simple, you just get the Apple Camera Adapter and that lets you run HDMI out to a monitor. It works well if all you want is a second screen, and since iOS 26 it’s very close to a desktop environment if using a mouse and keyboard. Using it without at least a mouse wouldn’t be very pleasant.
If you want to route the iPad to a computer, that would be different. The way I consistently do it is using a capture card. I have the elgato HD 60x as a capture card. You’d run the HDMI out from your iPad using the camera adapter into a capture card, which goes to a desktop via USB and is seen as a webcam. I do this so I can stream my iPad on Discord, but it’s 30 fps and not a great picture. I wouldn’t use it as a primary means of plugging into a monitor.
All that said, I don’t find the experience pleasant. You’ve always got a skin tag of a dongle hanging off your iPad so bumping it slightly can mess things up if everything isn’t rock solid. It’s best using a mouse but then that really acts as a simulated finger so there’s weirdness that happens when clicking around or using certain apps. I don’t know how you’d manage two screens without a mouse unless you’re mirroring the iPad.
I tried using the iPad as a laptop replacement and it’s just not where it shines. I ended up getting a Mac Mini after a while, and eventually a MacBook Pro recently. You can use the iPad as an extended Mac display, or share the same mouse between them really easily in sidecar mode. You can screen mirror the iPad to the Mac pretty easily. Copy/paste works between devices, so I can copy text on iPad and paste in Mac (or vice versa). Handoff lets you pick up documents seamlessly between devices. IDAM lets you use your iPad as an audio unit source on DAWs in Mac, so with a usb cable you can get a good music workflow between them.
That Mac + iPad combo is where what you’re thinking of really happened for me - seamlessly working between a touch device and monitor as one seamless experience. Using just the iPad and a monitor made me feel like I was fighting the setup. The best use for HDMI out from iPad is for movie playback or presenting slides, not as an extended workspace but ymmv.
I have an iPad Pro M2 12.9” and an iPad Mini 4 and use both at my desk with the MacBook. I do a lot of coding, music, and art projects for reference. I’ve gone through a lot of different setups so feel free to ask any questions.
@FizzyLizzy27 . Just to be clear, i think you mean something like the Apple USB-C Digital A/V Multiport Adapter, not the older USB Camera Adapter.
Yes, true. Good catch.
There's generally not a lot of advantage since you still have to look at the iPad to know where to tap. However, I remember @LinearLineman being real happy with it for using Cubasis while he mostly played on his keyboard.
It actually works a lot better if you use a mouse and typing keyboard. Mouse support on iOS is weird to setup, but once you get it configured the way you want, it can be pretty good.