Are you one of those who occasionally complain about apps released without Audio Copy and Paste (ACP) or Audiobus (AB)? I am for sure, often to a hysterical extent. However the other day I learned a cool trick to get audio out of such apps without recording to PC or using the horrible iTunes transfer. It will cost you, but not much. I got the trick from the iOS freak "PanthsOfDead" ' s (POD) homepage:
http://www.pantsofdeath.com/pantsofdeath/the_new_pants/
What you need is the iRig guitar connector and a set up like this
I have rewritten the otherwise drum app oriented tip on POD's homepage to fit instruments like synths.
1. Connect the guitar-in socket to the phones out socket.
2. Plug the ipad/mic plug into the ipad phones socket
3. Open up a audio recording app (e.g. Audioshare) and select Mic as an input and Press record
4. Switch over to your non ACP/AB app and control it with an internal or external sequencer/arp (you cannot hear what is going on, so you have to make a sequence on forehand)
5. Go back to the recording app and press stop
6. You now have your recording in the recording app to edit further
If the app cannot be controlled with midi or an internal sequencer/arp then you can at least use it as a sample source (e.g. kraftpad)
It is not optimal but to me still better than being dependent on PC or alternatively not buying a cool non acp/ab app.
iRig guitar connector costs 29,99 € (40,6 $) and I am going to buy one tomorrow. Just wanted to share this with similar minded.
Big thanks to POD for posting this tip.
Cheers
