I have a first gen iPad that is increasingly getting used less and less.
What I would like to do is buy a dock like the Alesis IODock and have it permanently wired into the studio.
Being a first gen it's restricted to iOS5 though, so that obviously limits the choice of apps.
The only useful one I can think of is the Korg iMS20 but I have a real MS20 and the Legacy collection.
So I put it to you, does it have any place in today's studio?
iPad Gen 1 & iOS5 apps today (Q4 '15)
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- KVRAF
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
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"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- Beware the Quoth
- 35449 posts since 4 Sep, 2001 from R'lyeh Oceanic Amusement Park and Funfair
Probably wouldnt run the latest versions, but for me I'd say the best utility would be as a controller, ie Lemur or Touchcontrol.
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- KVRAF
- Topic Starter
- 15135 posts since 7 Sep, 2008
Good thinking. One can never have too many control surfaces.whyterabbyt wrote:Probably wouldnt run the latest versions, but for me I'd say the best utility would be as a controller, ie Lemur or Touchcontrol.
"I was wondering if you'd like to try Magic Mushrooms"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
"Oooh I dont know. Sounds a bit scary"
"It's not scary. You just lose a sense of who you are and all that sh!t"
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- KVRAF
- 37439 posts since 14 Sep, 2002 from In teh net
Yeah that's how I use my iPad 2 now and the Air 2 is for the heavyweight synths.whyterabbyt wrote:Probably wouldnt run the latest versions, but for me I'd say the best utility would be as a controller, ie Lemur or Touchcontrol.
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- KVRAF
- 7154 posts since 19 Apr, 2002 from Utah
That would have been my recommendation as well. 
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(Also: I'm Accused of lying about Linux—it boots, runs my pro audio workflow, stays stable, updates--though yearly dismissed as “niche”. Yet I'm the deluded one.)
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- KVRAF
- 12212 posts since 7 Sep, 2006 from Roseville, CA
Yeah, that's exactly what I've done with my gen-1 iPad since buying my gen-4. I tried to sell it on craigslist a year or so ago and was only getting $40 offers, or trade for skateboards (whyterabbyt wrote:Probably wouldnt run the latest versions, but for me I'd say the best utility would be as a controller, ie Lemur or Touchcontrol.
), etc, so I decide it wasn't even worth trying to sell. Now, it just stays in the studio with V-Control Pro and Lemur always ready to go.The other thing I use it for is to put it on a music stand when the vocalists come over and I have them just email me the lyrics they plan on singing. It actually works great for that because they don't have to hold a piece of paper near their face to read (i.e., no rustling paper noise spilling into the mic) and they can zoom/scroll quietly, etc.
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- KVRian
- 631 posts since 19 Sep, 2012
My gen1 has been relegated to the kitchen for recipes and timers
Instant human just add coffee