iRig KEYS becomes the first Lightning-compatible music keyboard

[Peter - IK Multimedia]

iRig KEYS becomes the first Lightning-compatible music keyboard

New cable allows you to plug iRig KEYS directly into iPhone 5, iPad mini or iPad 4



A lightning cable for iRig® KEYS is now available for purchase from the IK Online Store for only $19.99/€17.99 (excluding taxes). BUY NOW!

iRig KEYS is the universal portable keyboard MIDI controller for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac/PC that lets musicians create, compose and record on the go. Its plug-and-play design features 37 velocity-sensitive mini-keys, pitch-bend and modulation wheels, 5 backlit programming buttons and a volume/data knob. iRig KEYS is Core MIDI and USB class-compliant, so it works straight out of the box with no additional software necessary. It comes with a 30-pin dock-connection cable for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, and a USB cable for hooking up to a Mac/PC.

iRig KEYS is the perfect companion for creating music on the go. It comes with iGrand Piano FREE*, a concert quality piano app; SampleTank™ FREE*, a sound and groove module app; and SampleTank L** for Mac/PC.

*Download from the App Store.
**Register and download from the IK Multimedia website.

[dixie237]

Hi Peter,
can you clarify please if using the irig keys, as the iPad port is now tied up with the connection to the irig keys, how do I send audio from the iPad to my computer to monitor and record, and how do I send midi clock to the Ipad from an external source?
Cheers
D

[Breeze]

Hi Peter,
can you clarify please if using the irig keys, as the iPad port is now tied up with the connection to the irig keys, how do I send audio from the iPad to my computer to monitor and record, and how do I send midi clock to the Ipad from an external source?
Cheers
D

For that scenario, you'd need to run it USB along with USB MIDI/Audio through the CCK. Although if iRig keys had a plain old MIDI out, it could have connected directly to a MIDI interface... V2?

I only find iRig keys useful for working within the isolated iPad environment. I'd much rather be using full sized keys with a responsive keybed for any serious work. The upcoming iConnect product is going to be more relevant to that scenario, cross-connecting the iPad's MIDI and audio directly to another computer.