Using an iPad with external hardware for music production - part 2: AUM and Torso T-1 sequencer

[@Skiddoo42]

18:19 very nice performance. One thing I really like about the T-1 is how the scales chosen evolve from one to the next in complementary fashion. I don't think this is explained in the manual and until I realized it on my own I didn't find that function very useful.

[@streetdoghanoi]

@@Skiddoo42 thank you! Honestly in isolation I wouldn’t normally have upped it and I’d have done a retake but in the context of the video being more about setup than performance I gave it a pass. I play around with the scales and see if I can see what you mean but this is a new device to me so I welcome any cool tips on it, thank you!

[@Skiddoo42]

@@streetdoghanoi You bet! The new manual is massive but I haven't taken the time to crack it yet.

[@streetdoghanoi]

@@Skiddoo42 I read a lot of it until I started actually getting some results from the torso then I forgot about it. It is a really good manual though, the overview > tech info > practical example format is just really good I think.

[@mateoconk]

Sounds great!

[@streetdoghanoi]

Thanks dude!

[@daf80]

Por lo que veo si entiendo bien, puedo conectar el ipad a un hub usb ,ese hub usb a windows 11 (es mi caso) y ya ableton me toma el ipad como instrumento para que pueda abrir cualquier app de musica, korg etc y grabar en ableton? No se requiere interfaz de sonido externa? Esto se puede hacer con link tambien?

[@streetdoghanoi]

Hey dude, I've never actually tried it with ableton but please let me know how you get on, if this works then its really useful!

[@LucidMusicIncRecordings]

I can't stand how you can't control MIDI and have wired sound at the same time. Sure you can bluetooth audio or get another external audio interface or Tim Cook could do the right thing and put some ports in the new Ipads, starting with a magsafe charger. Everyone should stop buying Ipads until Apple changes their wicked ways.

[@streetdoghanoi]

@@LucidMusicIncRecordings Agreed the latency inherent in Bluetooth is problematic if you’re not set up for hard wired audio but when I really need that precision I have a portable interface and it doesn’t bother me. Live transitions are usually quantized anyway so it doesn’t affect the outcome the way I do it but you’re right, in this particular setup there’s no getting around some latency.

[@LucidMusicIncRecordings]

@@streetdoghanoi For Apple, there seems to be no getting around to making me buy another one of their Ipads until we see the necessary hardware changes. What good is an M3 chip if I can't play my music on my good set of speakers without more dongles and other expensive gear. They have really lost the plot.

[@muitosabao]

No sure I understood the issue. Care to explain?

[@AxiomMusic]

Just came across this. I solve this problem by using an Arturia Minifuse interface. It is a multi channel audio interface with midi and a built in USB hub. You plug Minifuse into the iPad and then everything else into Minifuse. I have a midi keyboard, launchpad pro, microphone and guitar connected, with still a USB port free for additional gear (eg digital piano)… all into one USB-C port.

[@SomniumMediaCo]

And if you want to power your device you can get a splitter dongle and deal with the incompatibility issues that invariably occur sooner or later. No magsafe power and two ports = no more ipad purchases. Stand up people!