Cheapest way to connect my ipad2 to midi-usb?

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Cheapest way to connect my ipad2 to midi-usb?

Ok since alot of apps are doing core-midi now i want to jump on it.

I have an ipad 2, the apple camera adapter and a midi to usb cable

so it goes like this

Ipad2>Cam Adapter>Usb to midi cable>???>Macbook

so what is the cheapest missing piece of my puzzle (some sort of i/o?)
or is there something else i can connect from the cam adapter straight to the mac?

thanks.

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you need another usb to midi adaptor I think!

it’s a slightly weird way of doing things tbh though…you’re basically converting usb to midi and then midi back to usb.

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Correct … and 2 female midi to midi adapters to connect the midi cables if you don’t want to snip the midi connectors off and join the wires yourself.

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does TouchOSC work with a midi cable from the iPad??

why not use a usb to usb from the iPad camera connection?

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I’ve used MidiTouch and TouchOSC with the camera kit and USB to midi leads.

AFAIK that only works with a jailbroken iPad and a Cydia USB network app.

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Yeah it does

but it has to be usb to midi.

and midi over usb only works on ipads

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Hey Hippie, I’m getting some packet loss with using TouchOSC over wifi, can you explain more or send me a link to what I can do with these Cydia USB network app?
I have a jailbroken iPad 1, a camera connection kit but no midi-to-usb cable :disappointed:
Do I need this cable or I can do with usb-usb cable and Cam. Conn. Kit alone ?

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I read it in this thread on the TouchOSC forums

The USB to midi leads I’m using are only $5 each (delivered) on eBay so I’ve not tried using MyWi or any of the other apps that allow you to send network data via USB tbh.

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And there is more or less latency than use adhoc wifi connection?

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This:

Ok, maybe not the cheapest, but the coolest :sunglasses:

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I’m not noticing any latency or dropped messages.

The only problem I have is a known Traktor one, when selecting FX it sometimes slurs the audio.

Using 2 of these

and 2 of these to join them together

You could snip the midi connectors off and join the wires instead tho if you’re not going to use the cables for anything else.

I believe Nem0nic and others with midi connectors on their hardware like the Audio8 are just using 1 USB to midi lead

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Thank you so much hippie
One last question
Can your ipad be charged over usb using these cables adapters and all?

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No - the slot is in use by the camera kit.
I don’t know if there’s a special camera kit that allows for charging but the standard ones don’t. Some of the 5 in 1s say that the mini USB port is for data and charging but I’ve not got a high powered USB port to test whether they mean that it’s for charging the iPad or the device connected to the mini USB and suspect it’s just a bad translation in the item description anyway tbh.

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roger that,
I need to remember to charge the ipad before the set then :stuck_out_tongue: