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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 keyboarrd rig setting and what has your experience been like? Receommendations? Pitfalls? etc.

Thanks!

Using Garageband Ipad

Mike

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Using Garageband Ipad As Sound Module 7

Hi Mike,
I used to use my mac with mainstage and loads of expensive plugins and string samples. Now I only use an ipad pro 12' live and play live every week. I use AUM to host my apps (iSymphony Orchestra for strings, Galileo for Hammond, Korg iM1 Synth, PPG Phonem, and Neo Soul for Rhodes). I use Midi designer as my midi controller, I use Midiflow as a midi anything modifier (routing volume pedals to expression, change velocity curve of Neo Soul, transpose up an octave Galileo, key range on iM1 etc etc) and finally Korg Plugkey hardware for audio out of the lightning socket, not the built in headphone socket. Not had a problem yet. Also now using the split screen feature of midi designer and a 12' screen - in landscape mode, I have my midi controller on the left, and lyrics/chords using 'ONSONG' on the right. Amazing sounds.
I will add to @rhaley Midiband, iRealPro+Xmure combo and Bsmk16 for arranging approach. Also korg module, synthmaster, sensual sax, iMini, iPolysix and garageband alchemy.
If you need audio loops backing tracks then blocswave+launchpad combo and LooptunesHD for use it with your axiom instead needing a launch controller.
Midi wrench, audioshare and AB(3 soon) as tools.
For live looping Group The Loop for arranging songs with structure or Loopy masterpiece when it arrive.
I play in a wedding band (so strictly covers). My setup still consists mainly of hardware devices but my iPad is hooked up to my main keyboard via midi which allows additional sounds and easy layering options. I use a lot of what was mentioned above: Korg module with the Triton IAP is my main app, I use this with the setlist feature to quickly switch sounds, iSymphonic, Magellan, Noisepad for beats/samples, Beathawk, and a few others for fun. I have imidipatchbay but I am not currently using it.
I tried running a rig strictly with controller keyboard and iPad but had crashing and noise issues. More simple setups will work best with consideration to CPU. Overall I was not able to compromise the reliability of hardware since I am playing first dances and moments that cannot be relived! I know other guys run strictly iOS rigs without issue but my peace of mind is best kept in tact with a combination of hardware/software.
Current setup:
Korg Microkorg XL+
Roland RD 64 connected to iPad via ik multimedia irig 2
Yamaha MG06x mixer
i play live with casio px5 sound, and use ipad as an expander for some sounds. imidipatchbay is very good to manage app (i think also midiflow is similar). but one very important thing to know is that if you want to change preset automatically from imidipatchbay or similar the sound app that you use have to support bank/prog change to change preset. and unfortunately not all the apps support this (a 50% maybe). for example, from what I know, no arturia app support progam change, so the only way to change preset is in his own panel, and it isn't conmfortable.
read this https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/3894/bank-select-via-midi-ios-synths
i primarly use galileo for hammond, im1 and sampletank for general sounds, sunrizer or drc for synth, ibs 16 for string soundfont.
Wow thanks guys. This seems to be the most active forum around for this kind of usage.
Ya hrestov, I may have pulled the trigger prematurely on iMIDIPATCHBAY: its a great little app, but I didnt do my homework: it seems to be that there has been very little progress in the past 4 years with iOS synths responding to MIDI patch change. I would have thought things would be in a lot better shape at this point.
I like the idea of using the lightning connector for audio. I will have to look into that further. Multiband compressor vst free download.
I am very glad to finally find some folks who are actually doing this live!
More info on where I am at. I currently have an iPad 2 and an iRig MIDI adapter but if I can prove it can be the basis of a workable setup I will be in the market for an iPad Air 2 and I will likely go with the Yamaha bluetooth MIDI adapter, at least for the keytar.
Below is a list of apps I have already acquired:
- Alchemy
- AniMoog
- Audiobus
- Beatmaker 2
- Bismark bs16i
- CoreSynth HD
- DM1
- Figure
- Gadget
- Galileo
- GarageBand
- iElectribe
- iGrand Piano Free
- iMaschine
- iMIDIPATCHBAY
- iMini
- iMPC
- iMS-20
- iPoly6
- iPro DJ Sampler
- iRig MIDI Recorder
- iVoxel
- Live FX - DJ Effects Free
- MIDI Designer Lite 2
- MIDI Monitor
- MIDI Studio
- Music Tool LE
- NanoStudio
- Neo Soul Keys
- NoisePad
- Novation LaunchKey
- Novation LaunchPad
- OnSong
- ReBirth
- SampleTank
- Sound Prism
- SSSSynth
- Stringmaster
- Sunrizer
- Sylo Synthesizer
- SynthStation
- TableTop
- Thor
- Traktor DJ
- Tuner+
- Turnado
- Virtual Guitar Free
- VJAY
- Voice Synth Free
I use my iPad Air 2 as a live keys rig. I have found it to be very stable! Some details:
- I use AUM to host all of my apps/effects
- I use SampleTank for pianos (an occasionally other misc sounds)
- I use iGrand as a secondary piano
- I use Poison 202 for pads & leads
- I send my pad to a bus and run it through Crystalline to give it some nice shimmer (which i can fade in/out as desired)
- My favorite delay is RP-1
- I'm trying to use AU for as much as possible.
- I use an iRig BlueBoard for a quick way to mute sounds and toggle delays on and off
- I use the fader