Maybe I missed it but I didn't see iOS docking connectivity for iPhone. The appeal of the iU2 is iPhone dock connectivity or USB to computer.audiojunkie wrote:Just curious, why do you think the DuoCapture is not going to be a good answer? It does everything iU2 can do, is self powered, works on other computers, etc., etc. Roland hardware is always solid. The only thing I can see as a bad thing, is that it is expensive--otherwise, it looks like a solid hit.
--Sean
Tascam iU2 mobile interface
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
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- KVRist
- 130 posts since 31 Dec, 2004
i had the iu2 for 1 week, then i returned it. the build quality was ridiculous. i didn't believe the reports or i thought i wouldnt care, but it was really really bad plastic piece of shit.
but the main problem was that it didnt work with any app, not only garage band. it would go into clicks&pops mode after a few minutes use, until re-plugged. using ipad3. its just a faulty design, i dont wonder when its discontinued.
but the main problem was that it didnt work with any app, not only garage band. it would go into clicks&pops mode after a few minutes use, until re-plugged. using ipad3. its just a faulty design, i dont wonder when its discontinued.
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- KVRist
- 73 posts since 5 Apr, 2012 from drifting...
No offense, but I've been using the IU2 successfully for some months now. It's got its quirks, but the complaints about "build quality" are massively overblown.
To say it doesn't work in any app is just silly. I just bought Auria yesterday, and the IU2 worked well in both 30 pin (IOS switch) and USB w/ powered hub (Computer switch) modes.
To say it doesn't work in any app is just silly. I just bought Auria yesterday, and the IU2 worked well in both 30 pin (IOS switch) and USB w/ powered hub (Computer switch) modes.
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
Which iOS device and which version of iOS? I'm not paying attention to the build quality complaints. It's driver issues I'm concerned about.jjmcjj wrote:No offense, but I've been using the IU2 successfully for some months now. It's got its quirks, but the complaints about "build quality" are massively overblown.
To say it doesn't work in any app is just silly. I just bought Auria yesterday, and the IU2 worked well in both 30 pin (IOS switch) and USB w/ powered hub (Computer switch) modes.
I just got my latest issue of the Sweetwater catalog, and the iU2 is interestingly missing from their feature on iOS interfaces right at the front of the catalog.
My bad experience with the Tascam US800 has me nervous about similar driver complaints for the iU2. I think it's a great idea to have a dual compatibility device (it's worked for MOTU for years with USB/Firewire compatibility) where iOS is featured. I just worry that I would buy it, it wouldn't work, and Tascam does nothing to help - just like they have completely ignored the chorus of complaints about the US800 device (as they quietly drop it from their lineup).
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
BTW i would love if the iU2 worked reliably. More and more Iam using my iPhone to compose and sketch musical ideas. It would be great to have one device that I could use back and forth between iPhone and laptop to keep preamp sound consistent and so forth. But since nobody else seems to be trying this for now I think I will lay aside this idea. BLUE Mikey Digital looks like my current iPhone interface choice right now.
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- KVRist
- 73 posts since 5 Apr, 2012 from drifting...
Ipad 3. Last build of IOS 5, whatever that may be. There's no driver involved with this, btw. The whole key to these sort of devices is that they must be "class compliant" to work!rockstar_not wrote:Which iOS device and which version of iOS? I'm not paying attention to the build quality complaints. It's driver issues I'm concerned about.
I just got my latest issue of the Sweetwater catalog, and the iU2 is interestingly missing from their feature on iOS interfaces right at the front of the catalog.
As for newer interfaces, I'd be a little nervous about buying a 30 pin based interface at this time. Have you seen the new Iphone's dock connector? I assume that the next Ipad will sport the same thing.
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- KVRAF
- 4908 posts since 10 Aug, 2004 from Colorado Springs
I agree - but based on the responses on what appear to the majority of thread respondents here, the device doesn't appear to be fully 'class compliant'.jjmcjj wrote:
Ipad 3. Last build of IOS 5, whatever that may be. There's no driver involved with this, btw. The whole key to these sort of devices is that they must be "class compliant" to work!
I do have some reservations about that but then again the iU2 was street priced at $150 or something like that.jjmcjj wrote:
As for newer interfaces, I'd be a little nervous about buying a 30 pin based interface at this time. Have you seen the new Iphone's dock connector? I assume that the next Ipad will sport the same thing.
-Scott
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- KVRAF
- 2169 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
*Bump*
- I got the iur2 to work quite consistently with an iPad Air - the trick is to use it's USB input instead of it's 30-pin, and *power* the interface's USB the whole time that it is hooked up to the iPad.
It draws quite a bit of power - that's it's (1) real issue, besides build quality.
You can get cables that will make it work through Amazon - that's what I did - and you can even use a USB battery to power it! It's a little kludgy - I'm trying to figure out how to put together a portable solution using it with the cabling and battery. I may even re-case it - we'll see.
I've probably read virtually all of the complaints made about the iur2 - the build quality is lite, but the interface works and sounds just fine with the majority of iOS apps - including using its midi.
- I got the iur2 to work quite consistently with an iPad Air - the trick is to use it's USB input instead of it's 30-pin, and *power* the interface's USB the whole time that it is hooked up to the iPad.
It draws quite a bit of power - that's it's (1) real issue, besides build quality.
You can get cables that will make it work through Amazon - that's what I did - and you can even use a USB battery to power it! It's a little kludgy - I'm trying to figure out how to put together a portable solution using it with the cabling and battery. I may even re-case it - we'll see.
I've probably read virtually all of the complaints made about the iur2 - the build quality is lite, but the interface works and sounds just fine with the majority of iOS apps - including using its midi.
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- KVRAF
- 2169 posts since 7 Dec, 2005
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003HHK5 ... UTF8&psc=1
StarTech USB2HABMY3 (3-ft)
USB Y cable for external hard drive; USB A to mini B
Use the camera kit to connect the cable's USB black male connector to the iPad's lightning port (the red male connector plugs into a standard USB power source)
StarTech USB2HABMY3 (3-ft)
USB Y cable for external hard drive; USB A to mini B
Use the camera kit to connect the cable's USB black male connector to the iPad's lightning port (the red male connector plugs into a standard USB power source)