![]() ![]() I briefly tried it with Garageband and Multitrack DAW. And my first impression is that the thing is just great! Reasonably well built, is compatible with both older and newer iPad/iPhone connectors, has a 3.5 stereo line in jack. Okay, today I got my new Line 6 Sonic Port. If you are not concerned about that as much as I do, you might try functionally similar Roland's Duo-Capture Ex and Focusrite's new Scarlett 6i6. PPS I have not given much attention to interfaces that require camera connection kit, because it just does not feel right to me. PS Never tried Griffin's dock, but it does not have MIDI that I consider a must for my particular configuration. ![]() On the other hand, the two dedicated boxes (BR-800 and SD-50) seem to provide all I need for high quality home recording. So my current impression is that at least thus far there is no complete _solution_ that would enable one to turn iPad into a versatile multitracker with a minimum set of inputs and outputs. Pros: Inexpensive (about $60), connects to iPad via phones 3,5 jack (leaving the main connector free and making it suitable for all iPad generations).Ĭons: Cheap piece of plastic, average build quality, sound "leakage" when overdubbing (a feature of iPad's 3,5 connector).Ĭons: No line-in, iPad connection cable is ridiculously short. Pros: Cheap (about $40), has a coaxial SPDIF out.Ĭons: Poor connectivity (just line in, line out and phones out), poor ADAC, no direct monitoring, mediocre build quality. To be sure, both the iPad and the dock had the latest firmare as of May 2013. Build quality is okay.Ĭons: Output sound goes on and off, MIDI keyboard is not recognised at all (tried different models). The output sound is "contaminated" by electric hissing, expecially the trebles. All required connections.Ĭons: Poor build quality (30-pin connector is loose and iPad itself does not sit firmly in the dock's tray). End of story.īut before this outcome became obvious, the following iPad "solutions" have been tried and found unsatisfactory: These are BOSS BR-800 and Roland SD-50 (the latter being a sound module). Having tried quite a number of iPad audio interfaces, of which I'll briefly write below, I got myself two DEDICATED pieces of hardware that now constitute the heart of my home studio. But I think that it would be more useful to start straight from the outcome. I wanted to write a big post about my enthusiastic attempts to find an appropriate audio interface for my iPad to turn it into a full-fledged multi-track recording studio, - a promise contained in many product brochures.
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