I just noticed that Focusrite makes a unit for iPads, so you might want to check this out...
Focusrite iTrack Solo Audio Interface for iPad : $130
Focusrite iTrack Solo Audio Interface for iPad : $130
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Ipad/Ipad touch as field recorder? Why or why not?
- Thread starter RTLdan
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Ahh, this is true. Point taken.The issue is compact battery powered portable recording devices.
As a side note, are there people out there who are actually using laptop rigs, or is it another case of awkward workflow killing the potential quality gains?
By the way, just wanted to say thanks Dingo (and others!) for suggesting some options for me in spite of the fact that I am asking for more than is probably realistic with that budget.
Ahh, this is true. Point taken.
As a side note, are there people out there who are actually using laptop rigs, or is it another case of awkward workflow killing the potential quality gains?
By the way, just wanted to say thanks Dingo (and others!) for suggesting some options for me in spite of the fact that I am asking for more than is probably realistic with that budget.
There are people out there that will use a laptop on a sound cart with dedicated field recording software. Usually I see this with guys running a digital board, like the 01V96, or a very capable analog mixer, like a sonosax. They'll have some sort if interface, usually something like and RME fireface, or something like that. BUT, this is not their main recording device. They all have a dedicated field recorder like a Deva or SD recorder, and the laptop is a backup.
I've just been trying out a Mixpre-D connected to an iPad mini for audio recording. I run a USB cable from the MixPre-D into the Apple camera connection kit which connects with the iPad. I'm using an iPhone app (which runs fine of the iPad mini) called FiRe from Audiofile Engineering (http://www.audiofile-engineering.com). It's a basic recorder that captures at 24bit/48kHz.
It's a little unwieldy to use the iPad mini, but it works. I'm actually using it as a backup recorder, while running line-level signals into a Zoom H4n.
It's a little unwieldy to use the iPad mini, but it works. I'm actually using it as a backup recorder, while running line-level signals into a Zoom H4n.