Audiobus: Use your music apps together.
What is Audiobus? — Audiobus is an award-winning music app for iPhone and iPad which lets you use your other music apps together. Chain effects on your favourite synth, run the output of apps or Audio Units into an app like GarageBand or Loopy, or select a different audio interface output for each app. Route MIDI between apps — drive a synth from a MIDI sequencer, or add an arpeggiator to your MIDI keyboard — or sync with your external MIDI gear. And control your entire setup from a MIDI controller.
Download on the App StoreAudiobus is the app that makes the rest of your setup better.
How to send your iPad Synth app playing live to your PC's DAW. The method . . . simple & easy.
I thought I'd share the easy set up to send your iPad Synth app playing live to your PC's DAW for recording & mastering.
1) You will need a dual USB CCK interface (they can purchased on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07ZYYBTFN) It has two USB ports and a charging port to keep your iPad powered up.
2) I strongly urge you acquire a decent MIDI keyboard too. Your MIDI keyboard plugs into one of the Dual USB CCK ports.
3) You will need a long USB cable if your iPad sits some distance from your PC like mine does.
4) You will need a good mixer. I recommend the Behringer Xenyx Q502USB. https://www.amazon.com/Behringer-Q502USB-Premium-5-Input-Interface/dp/B008O516JW/ ( I got mine used off eBay for $15 plus $29 shipping.) Your mixer plugs into last remaining USB port on Dual USB CCK unit.
5) You will need a trusted audio interface like Focusrite. I use the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. https://www.amazon.com/Focusrite-Scarlett-Audio-Interface-Tools/dp/B07QR73T66/
6) You will need two 1/4 inch male to male cables to go from your mixer to your audio interface with at least 2 inputs.
7) You of course need a good DAW. I use Cubase LE4 as it was free and works with my current Windows OS.
That's pretty much it. Set your iPad volume output as needed. Set your levels on your mixer as well as on your audio interface so you have no clipping and no glitchy noise floor. It can be tricky as each synth app and each app preset can have their own volume output. But in a few minutes you will have the perfect situation happening and you are ready to record -- ahh, the joy/agony of making Apple work with Windows.
More info and pics here:
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Hope this was informative.
Comments
You're a fan of the Xenyx series of mixers? I've had a couple, wouldn't call them good, all things considered, but they are cheap.
Not really -- I don't know bleep about mixers really -- never used one before in 19 years of recording -- but it serves my purpose with this iPad to PC issue -- and was it was the mixer suggested to me when researching doing the iPad to PC DAW trick. I watched & read a few reviews and it sound sufficient. And for a $44 investment -- if it starts acting up -- I will just sell it -- and buy another better brand. I do that sorta trial and error method all the time. You buy used or new at a huge discount and resale usually ya get all your money back or ya make a quick buck. https://reverb.com/shop/johns-gear-locker-2684
Fair enough. I am probably around about the same. First mixer I bought was a Behringer Xenyx, really old but still worked if a little faded in the faders. Then I bought a new one, same model I think. Thats now wholly taken up by my drum machine's outputs. The mixer has some fx on it and I can't decide whether they're ok or terrible.