Hello all. After my last band folded I got kinda bummed and "withdrew" from all things musical. I sold my old Muse Receptor and moved on with my life. After being away from all this stuff for like 4 years I recently got contacted by an old bandmate and I am getting the itch again.
Before my last band collapsed, I was using (in addition to my vocal gear as singing is my primary thing) an M-Audio Axiom Pro and a Roland AX-7 driving an *early* Muse Receptor. I have since sold off my Receptor but still have the Axiom and the Keytar.
For some time back then I was toying with the idea of an iPad-based rig. I just totalled up all the music app purchases I made back then and it shocked me so I figure with that investment, I owe it to myself (with a potential venture in the works) to revisit this.
iMIDIPATCHBAY *seems* to be the thing that was missing from the equation back in the day: a way to tie the apps into a cohesive setup with a controller.
So who out there is using iPads in a live setting and what has your experience been like? Receommendations? Pitfalls? etc.
Thanks!
Mike
Rebuilding my Rig. Wanting to go full-on iPad-based.
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- KVRer
- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
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So is no one doing this?
So is no one doing this?
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- KVRist
- 449 posts since 24 Jul, 2013 from Wisconsin
Sorry, I can't help you directly.
But http://discchord.com/ seems to be the goto site for music creation on iOS devices. Hope it helps.
But http://discchord.com/ seems to be the goto site for music creation on iOS devices. Hope it helps.
Gaslighting...is a form of mental abuse in which information is twisted or spun, selectively omitted to favor the abuser, or false information is presented with the intent of making victims doubt their own memory, perception, and sanity.
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
Thanks Ed! I will check them out.
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- KVRAF
- 2493 posts since 6 Dec, 2005 from Bay Area, USA
On iOS check out AUM, Audiobus, MIDImux, and go from there...
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Don't ask me, I just play here.
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- KVRian
- 631 posts since 19 Sep, 2012
There's people on the audiobus forum using iPads live as well.
Instant human just add coffee
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
Thanks guys!
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
Just an update in case anyone finds this thread in search of answers for a similar problem. 
For closing in on a year now, I have been in an all-80s dance/party band as the co-lead singer and secondary keys player. I have put together an iPad-based rig using:
Roland AX-7 Keytar -> Yamaha MD-BT01 bluetooth MIDI adapter -> iPad (2017)
Apps:
OnSong: for lyrics and setlist organization. When I switch songs it pushes MIDI PC messages (IAP) to the following synths:
Korg iM1: This is my bread and butter synth for *most* sounds I need
JimAudio Poison-202: Mostly for bass sounds
AudioKit FM Player: for all my FM needs
Korg iMonoPoly: Arpeggiations
Moog Model D: Replacing Animoog as my go to virtual analog synth
Fingerlab DM1: Percussion and FX samples
Aside from the occasional reboot required to get the audio working again it has performed flawlessly
For closing in on a year now, I have been in an all-80s dance/party band as the co-lead singer and secondary keys player. I have put together an iPad-based rig using:
Roland AX-7 Keytar -> Yamaha MD-BT01 bluetooth MIDI adapter -> iPad (2017)
Apps:
OnSong: for lyrics and setlist organization. When I switch songs it pushes MIDI PC messages (IAP) to the following synths:
Korg iM1: This is my bread and butter synth for *most* sounds I need
JimAudio Poison-202: Mostly for bass sounds
AudioKit FM Player: for all my FM needs
Korg iMonoPoly: Arpeggiations
Moog Model D: Replacing Animoog as my go to virtual analog synth
Fingerlab DM1: Percussion and FX samples
Aside from the occasional reboot required to get the audio working again it has performed flawlessly
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- KVRer
- Topic Starter
- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
Nope - straight out of the headphone jack to a stereo DI.bill45 wrote:Are you using an audio interface?
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- KVRer
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- 25 posts since 19 Jun, 2008
I am not sure if its even related to a synth. Occasionally I will pull out my ipad and have no audio whatsoever. Not after a synth session. I am not saying it isnt one of the synths but it *feels* more like an iOS bug.bungle wrote:You shouldn't be needing a reboot to get audio going again, you need to find which of those synths is being a dick and get a replacement in.
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- KVRAF
- 1991 posts since 12 Mar, 2004
That is not a bug i have heard about, and i cover lot of iPad stuff.mikeparent wrote:I am not sure if its even related to a synth. Occasionally I will pull out my ipad and have no audio whatsoever. Not after a synth session. I am not saying it isnt one of the synths but it *feels* more like an iOS bug.bungle wrote:You shouldn't be needing a reboot to get audio going again, you need to find which of those synths is being a dick and get a replacement in.
Duh
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- KVRian
- 912 posts since 18 Feb, 2004
It very well could be. I haven't personally seen that issue but it's always a good idea to give these devices a kick in the butt sometimes (ie: reboot them). They are, after all, just computers. I have a weird issue on my 2017 MacBook Pro that nobody else seems to have where all of a sudden I can't drag files anymore. Seems things get wacky with the haptics on the trackpad and the only solution I've found is to reboot the system. Point being maybe a bit of housecleaning is in order on occasionmikeparent wrote:I am not sure if its even related to a synth. Occasionally I will pull out my ipad and have no audio whatsoever. Not after a synth session. I am not saying it isnt one of the synths but it *feels* more like an iOS bug.bungle wrote:You shouldn't be needing a reboot to get audio going again, you need to find which of those synths is being a dick and get a replacement in.
