iPad Mixing

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ggrantly

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A couple of years ago, I spent too much time trying to integrate my iPad as a mixer. At that time, I was attempting to link it up with Motu CueMix to record via my Traveler III. All the pieces were there, but it was so kludgy and unreliable I finally gave up. A couple of years later, has anything changed? Even at that time, it seemed to me using the iPad as a mixing surface had real promise. I still use the Traveler for my interface and am now using Audition.

Please tell how you are using an iPad for any audio purposes, either recording or editing.

TIA
Grant
 
Do you mean as a mixing surface? I don't know if there is an app out there for that, but I can tell you that 100% of the film and TV sets I've been on did not use a tablet in this way. You can't feel the faders, so you have no idea if:
a) you are even touching the fader
b) where the fader is in regards to actually mixing

Plus, touch surfaces are finicky for mixing. I've seen some studio interfaces have an iPad doc as a controller and there were virtual faders, but I wouldn't consider them for mixing.

I also don't anyone that uses the iPad as their primary recorder or editor. It really isn't built to do either of those things well.
 
I'm waiting for the free Pro Tools iPad app to come out: http://www.pro-tools-expert.com/hom...-announce-free-pro-tools-control-app-for-ipad

Looks very promising and can enhance my workflow for sure.

Since then, I've used Neyrinck's V-Control app for iPad in a pinch and it has helped tremendously.

But I use the Spanner iPad app paired with the Spanner plugin (by Cargo Cult formerly Maggot Software) everyday. It has replaced the Pro Tools panner for me! Panning with the iPad is so much more reliable than with the JL Cooper joystick panner.
 
Dave, when I monkied with this before, I thought the iPad as control surface had real promise for multiple channel recording, and or for editing. I found the "feel" of the touchpad faders to be very good. Maybe the old school guys might not think it was so good. The reason I bailed out on using my iPad was due to very unreliable links on things like mute buttons and other buggy behaviors. I'm imagining using it with my traveler for recording small musical video with maybe 4-6 channels.
 
Mackie do a mixer using iPads, there is an 8 channel, 16 channel and 32 channel.
http://dl32r.mackie.com

I tried one of these at a trade show....... AMAZING, I'm now trying to find a job to justify a purchase.
 
Many times when doing voiceover work I will take an iPad running V Control into the booth to control Pro Tools, but I don't really use the iPad for mixing.
 
The new Mackie DL is intriguing and I can see where an iPad would come in handy. Making EQ and other adjustments whilst walking around a venue for instance. But I wouldn't want to do a complicated live mix-on-the-fly with one.
I always prefer real faders.
Like the spinning reels of a R-R, which also intimidated interns from... touching things.
 
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