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Sean | February 12, 2013

Do we really need iPad specific hardware at this point?

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now, and if you follow me on Twitter you may have heard me rant about it a while back. Right now, with an iPad Camera Connection Kit ($30, even less if you get only the USB connector on ebay – just make sure it’s official) and a powered USB hub (give or take $25 new) you can connect just about any of the gear that you already have to your iPad. Some of which you can even connect without a hub. I just feel like a lot of the major ‘iPad compatible’ gear is drastically lacking at least one important feature. The Akai SynthStation 49 drastically lacks knobs and sliders, the iO Dock doesn’t work with USB MIDI controllers unless you’ve got a computer in between it and the controller, or unless you want to do all of this, ect… What do you guys think? Is there any iPad specific gear that you’re considering? or using? Or is it all just marketing hype? Leave a comment below!

Category: Akai SynthStation 49, hardware, hardware thoughts, io dock, ipad camera connection kit |

Sean | December 1, 2012

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New iOS Musician YouTube video: Sonoma GuitarJack and iPhone 5 with Lightning Adapter – A much better dock connection

Sorry about the cardboard, I put my old iPod on a box with a hole in to record the video! (which actually works really well…)

Sonoma Wire Works GuitarJack Model 2 on Amazon
Apple Lightning to 30pin Adapter on Amazon
GuitarTone (FREE) from Sonoma Wire Works on the App Store

Category: guitar, guitar jack, hardware, iOS Musician YouTube videos, Lightning connector, Sonoma Wire Works |

Sean | October 28, 2012

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JamUp Pro XT and Alesis AmpDock: A match made in heaven

The Alesis AmpDock is easily the most sophisticated iOS guitar interface on the market. You’ve got knobs, a separate pedal board, all sorts of ins and outs, MIDI DIN, but best of all, the pedals and knobs are assignable to presets and knobs inside JamUp Pro XT! You can set up knobs in the virtual amps and pedals to be controlled by the physical ones on the AmpDock, and have pedal board trigger different presets… that’s perfect for live use!

Category: guitar, hardware, iOS guitar amp and effect processing, iOS Guitar Interfaces, JamUp Pro, using your iDevice live |

Sean | July 14, 2012

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M-Audio Axiom AIR Mini 32 Keyboard video: “…use with iPad and desktop”

A NAMM sneak peak of the upcoming Axiom Air Mini 32 Keyboard. In the video, “it is a keyboards that’s targeted towards customers who are looking for a very good keyboard to use with both iPad and desktop.” Always nice to see major hardware companies thinking about iOS music creation.

via Matrixsynth

Category: hardware, keyboards, M-Audio, MIDI, NAMM, video |

Sean | June 13, 2012

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Mackie DL1608 Podcast – Episode 2

Uploaded on Jun 13, 2012 by mackietv

“In Episode 2 we dive into the input processing of the DL1608 and show how the high pass filter, 4-band EQ, compressor, and gate are controlled.”

This think certainly looks like a promising mixer for the iPad – especially for live use! Not only does the Mackie DL1608 offer the most (12 XLR and four combo mic/line inputs) inputs of any iPad interface, but it allows you to use up to 10 other iPad to control your live mix over Wifi – all you need is a wireless router. So sound engineers and musicians can control their own mix right on stage.

I think this is a fantastic use of the iPad! Sure all of this could be done with a computer, but now anyone with an iPad can easily edit their mix from anywhere on stage, wirelessly. Just another example of how the iPad is changing the way we perform music…

Category: hardware, Mackie DL1608, video |

Sean | April 21, 2012

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