Running a software iPad studio is every bit as fun and creative as your desktop/laptop studioįirst, the good news. However, deciding which interface to buy can be confusing thanks to Apple using the Lightning, USB-C and Thunderbolt interfacing standards in the current range of iPads, not to mention older USB audio interfaces not using the USB-C standard! But we’re here to clear it up and make (some) sense of it all. Every recording situation can now be handled by an iPad, from recording a songwriter playing guitar and singing to recording several band members playing a live gig.
You can get any number of ins and outs with audio interfaces, so whichever combination you require, there is an interface available. You could, of course, do this with the iPad’s built-in microphone but the results will be far better if you choose to use a dedicated audio interface.Īs with desktop recording, your iPad interface will need mic, line or combi XLR/line inputs for connecting both microphones and instruments up for recording, plus outputs to connect to speakers.
Need to record audio from the real world into your iPad? Sing, play guitar, record an entire band? It’s all possible. Keyboards let you play that synth via a Bluetooth keyboard, or controllers let you tweak a DAW. Interfaces enable you to add vocals or guitars to your iPad compositions, for example, and play back the results through decent studio monitors. There are some great hardware iPad options, including devices that allow you to route audio into and out of your iPad or allow you to ‘play’ your apps. And as we shall see, there are many such devices, and even more apps to run on iPads to make the mobile studio experience just that more, well, pro! The hardware you need (or not) Plus most of the latest iPads have USB and even Thunderbolt compatibility meaning you can plug in and play a range of audio interfaces, MIDI keyboards and more. Fast forward to 2021, and Apple’s latest Pro iPads have the same M1 chips found in the company’s desktop and laptop machines, so the devices are very much on par power-wise with your standard computer. In 2020, we might have told you that mobile music making can't yet offer the flexibility of a decent studio based around a powerful computer.
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