They really could put that software in a little knobby box and I’d buy it- powerful. Waldorf Nave is the best synth app of all time. Seems a little too good to be true- we shall see. I have the 4+ preordered from Sweetwater…only $199. I know most of us (including me) do not have many instruments that send audio over MIDI, but that seems to be a direction things are going in, and it really legitimizes iOS devices as part of a studio (sound-wise- they’re already legit as controllers…), and really makes getting that stuff and your hardware synced up and into the DAW a (hypothetical) breeze! So, you could plug your 5X5 or whatever interface into it and expand your ins/outs AND run 3 midi audio devices into it at the same time- only using the two USBs in the front…That’s without even using the 4 midi ins and outs (2 of which will have a MIDIPal super glued in ). Not only that, it supports (they claim stability…but we shall see) EIGHT controllers, synths/whatever with additional USB hubs. can be used sample directly into newer MPC models with audio over USB, for example).
(powered) USB ins, 4X4 midi interface, plus an audio/midi out over USB- with the ability to run audio BETWEEN the two USB ins (iPad, PC, iPhone, USB turntable, etc.
Whenever iConnectivity gets around to releasing the iConect MIDI 4 and 2+ models, you’re going to be able to use software for very complex routing without a patch bay (even over WIFI with OSC/Lemur stuff- you can hook the thing right into the Ethernet port on your router- there are also rumors of an ap to control your routing !). Most of my stuff is either old and used or DIY so, although I have a bunch of things, it took me quite awhile to put it all together.Īll this would be very simple if one company would get off their asses and bring their amazing product to market already… I don’t know of any audio and MIDI patchbay, which is why I use the mixer and the patchbay. Notice the second MIDI Out on the A90 (via patchbay in port 9) is going to the MIDIPal MIDI in (via patchbay out port 7), and then the MIDI Out on the MIDIPal (via patchbay in port 7) is going to the various Shruthis (via patchbay out ports 4, 5, 6, 11).
Here’s what the patch I’m currently using looks like (at least virtually): Or I can control the iPad that is hooked into my Alesis IO Doc from my Kurzweil K2600XS, or whatever else I feel like, all without changing any cables. I have stored setups for running my Shruthis in poly-chained mode, or as a polyphonic setup using the MIDIPal being controlled from the Roland A90. The patchbays have memory locations, so you can re-patch your setup with a button push. I’m also considering getting a 32 channel mixer to replace my 24 channel for the same reason. The MSB was expensive but I’m lazy and like to have everything plugged in all the time. I started out using an Akai ME30P and then moved to a Yamaha MJC8 and now I’m using a JL Cooper MSB 16/20.