iPad to Windows PC via USB C

[KRTW]

Greetings. I am travelling the world on a motorcycle. I have a guitar with me, and an audio interface and am recording an album as I ride. Due to weight and room constraints, I cannot carry a keyboard, but I do have an iPad. Geoshred looks awesome as a controller, and I use both Reaper and Fl Studio on my PC. It must be 5 different times I've looked to see how I can use the iPad and get MIDI and or audio into my PC from the iPad using only a USB C cable. Taking a look at Sonobus. But there MUST be a way for this to work. Can anyone here help?

Thanks.

[KRTW]

I would like to thank this community for the excellent help and support.

[vitocorleone123]

No, there's really no reliable way to do what you're asking as far as I know. You need a small audio interface with MIDI connected via the CCK dongle (or just a MIDI interface if you don't care about audio - that would be smaller). Or get a Mac.

Never heard of sonobus.

[dermichl]

Buy yourself 2 USB to MIDI adapter cables and connect them in reverse

[KRTW]

What's a CCK dongle. Not getting a MAC. Thanks for the reply. rtpMIDI works but terrible latency. Need a cable. I do have a 2x2 MIDI device with me. And just bought a USB C to MIDI cable. My wife will deliver it in a few weeks. If I can get other ipad apps working without latency this way, I'll take a good look at geoshred again. On a strictly theoretical level, MIDI over a USB C cable should work.

[BertKoor]

I know that. CCK = Camera Connection Kit.

The iPad seems to have only an 8-pin "lightning" connector. The CCK allows you to connect something over usual USB (while also being able to charge it.) Also I've read that no-brand CCK's are all but reliable. Only originals by Apple are guaranteed to work. So visit the next Apple store to sort you out.

[muki]

Need a cable.

maybe it's not really clear what kind of connection the iPad has?:
32pin (very old), lightning or usb-c ?

[heliacal]

Getting Windows and Apple to work together is an exercise in frustration...

[BertKoor]

GeoShred on iPad produces MIDI
-> CCK (iPad USB adapter)
-> USB Midi device (out port)
-> MIDI cable (5-pin DIN)
-> USB Midi device (in port)
-> DAW on PC consumes MIDI

You might need a 5-pin DIN female-female adapter if both the USB Midi devices have a cord with a male plug instead of a female connector in which you'd plug the MIDI cable.

[KRTW]

I have a definitive answer finally. USB C to USB C will not work because BOTH devices are hosts. You cannot communicate host to host. I have ordered a USB C cable to 5 pin DIN. In fact 2 of them just in case. I can then use my MIDIPLUS 2x2 to get MIDI into the PC. Thanks for all the posts. My wife is coming to visit here in Uruguay in a few weeks and will bring me the cables.

Peace.

[KRTW]

There are NO Apple stores in South America. There are stores that sell Apple, but not an actual Apple store. Imagine that. Bogota, Lima, Montevideo, Buenos Aires - nadda.

[vitocorleone123]

What's a CCK dongle. Not getting a MAC. Thanks for the reply. rtpMIDI works but terrible latency. Need a cable. I do have a 2x2 MIDI device with me. And just bought a USB C to MIDI cable. My wife will deliver it in a few weeks. If I can get other ipad apps working without latency this way, I'll take a good look at geoshred again. On a strictly theoretical level, MIDI over a USB C cable should work.

Camera connection kit. USBC (or a lightning version if you have an older device) and USB port. Stick with the expensive Apple version not the knock offs.

I use that into a separate audio interface that then is wired into my main audio interface. Works perfectly well and is reliable. Clearly not practical for you right now.