Impending flood of iPad/iPhone/iPod touch audio hardware releases

[quiztones]

What other hardware besides the new Alesis I/O dock do you think has been a game changer as far as audio hardware for iDevices.

Do you think there's about to be a flood of new hardware over the next few years such as new mics, I/O solutions, etc.?

My hunch tells me yes, absolutely.

[koalaboy]

I would pay good money for an S/PDIF input dock adaptor.... I really would. IKM, or anyone else - MAKE IT HAPPEN !!

(I want to record into my iPad apps from an external pre-amp digitally)

[Grain Bastard]

Is the Alesis thing out yet????

You can get an Apogee mic interface & the guitar things from Line6 & IKM (also for mic's???)

I wouldn't say any have been game-changing as portable recording options such as laptops have been around for ages and the Ipad doesn't really cut it as a full daw imo. I got lots of cool apps which I have and will continue to use in my music but I see it as more of a portable 'instrument' rather than a studio, so I've decided not to rush out and get an interface for mine.

I'd say that apps are more important as 'game-changers' and the big ones will be when more of the big guns come out with say 'iCubase' or 'iTools'... GarageBand is promising with talk of importing projects into the full versions (I'm assuming that includes Logic as that imports GB files I think) and maybe the Fruityloops app will end up being compatible with the full PC version.

As it stands for me as a Cubase user, I'll often just plug my iPad into a spare channel on my mixer and just hit record. I'll play whatever I want from the iPad app and then the resulting audio can be trimmed for use in a tune - I can't be arsed buggering about with iTunes to get loops out when it's so easy to record.

Sorry for going off-topic a bit as you obviously want to talk about hardware, so I'll ask you this - What you looking for I/O-wise for your iPad? I thought about a dual output (2 stereo outs) would be cool for some DJ'ing app like Traktor but I've already got a very portable, tactile & proven DJ setup with my Macbook and controller and I'm not sure I would replace it with my iPad at present. If you want to record then I can see the appeal of some quality input but would you need it to be any more than a stereo pair? If I was taking enough mic's & cables to record a drumkit then I'd probably want more of a DAW than what is currently available on the appstore imo. Midi-wise I would like a good old fashioned reliable midi port for mine that would allow stuff like sync with the iElectribe and for controlling hardware with. I've got an app which is a controller for the Mopho but as yet I ain't actually tried it as I can't connect it up!!! lol.