The NDLR + iPAD (p1): Connection

[Steve]

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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[RonLar]

I have been using the Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth Wireless MIDI Interface. It is basically 2 MIDI plugs (In/Out) connected by a short wire. It is powered from the MIDI interface itself and send midi data to the iPad or iPhone synths. It does however cost a bit more than the USB solution above. $45-50.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/...-interface

[Darryl]

I have been using the Yamaha MD-BT01 Bluetooth Wireless MIDI Interface.  It is basically 2 MIDI plugs (In/Out) connected by a short wire.  It is powered from the MIDI interface itself and send midi data to the iPad or iPhone synths.  It does however cost a bit more than the USB solution above.  $45-50.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/...-interface

That's a pretty slick solution. I did not know it would pair directly with an iPad or if it only worked between two dongles.

[synthdad]

I've been using the iConnectivity MIDI1 and it works perfectly as well - can send an receive MIDI notes to/from the iPad. Great to visualise how the various options affect the motif and pad outputs. https://www.iconnectivity.com/products/m...nnectmidi1