I’ve been getting a lot of questions about using The NDLR with an iPad. Ever since we got MIDI over USB working I have been using an iPad for testing and several different configurations. Here’s what I’ve learned...
Part 1 - Getting them Connected...
The iPad adapter is super important. The one shown below is the one I use. These sell on the Internet for about $15. There are others that are simply a lightning plug on one side and USB on the other. Both are generally called a “camera connection kit”, super easy to find on the Internet.
The adapter below does two functions at once. First it enables the iPad to be a USB host controller, a place to plug The NDLR into. Second, it provides a lightening port, a place to plug-in a power adapter so you don’t drain your iPad battery while providing power to The NDLR.
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Part 1 - Getting them Connected...
The iPad adapter is super important. The one shown below is the one I use. These sell on the Internet for about $15. There are others that are simply a lightning plug on one side and USB on the other. Both are generally called a “camera connection kit”, super easy to find on the Internet.
The adapter below does two functions at once. First it enables the iPad to be a USB host controller, a place to plug The NDLR into. Second, it provides a lightening port, a place to plug-in a power adapter so you don’t drain your iPad battery while providing power to The NDLR.
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