iPad + Midi Commander = Smallest Rig Ever?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ต.ค. 2024
- Naturally, using an iPhone would make it even smaller! If you are interested in the Midi Commander (meloaudio.com), here is where you can get one:
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With this midi controller, you can get an incredibly small rig for playing live. You can control everything you need with your feet. I love it.
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That is exactly my main setup now! It rocks on both iPad and Dell Laptop! It's amazing and bulletproof stable, can run on batteries forever! Thanks as always Robert.
I’m planning on using it to control NDSP amp sims and DAW. Thanks for the demo Robert!
Thanks Robert. For those with a lightning connector amp kit (like IRig or SonicPort), there are some extra connections needed for the iPad/iPhone. It mentions this briefly in the MIDI commandeer manual, but you will need an Apple Lightning to USB3 Camera adapter ($31 from Amazon) and some type of powered USB hub (approx $15 from Amazon). You then can run your Lightning IRIG adapter and the MIDI Commander into the USB hub and connect the USB hub to the Apple camera adapter to the iPad/iPhone. This works well. I've been using a bluetooth IK Blueboard previously, but it only has 4 programmable buttons whereas the MIDI commander has 8.
Wich powered usb hub you use?
Any latency issues with the audio interface and midi commander into the powered usb hub? I have an irig hd,do you think this setup will do just fine? Kinda worried about latency issues i’m planning to use tis set up live i just wonder if this will not give me “yeah it didn’t work, throw it away” problem..thanks..
If you do use live, I'd love a video on your set up. Really think this is how most of us are going to end up setting up in the years to come.
I just checked the back of my Marshall DSL 401 - no MIDI! Likewise my Fender and Vox amps. I don't have an iPad/Phone (nor do I want one) but the concept looks brilliant. However it has just made all my gear obsolete! Like Joe Walsh's album title "I'm an analogue man". Oh well, time for a trip to the guitar store and entering the 21st Century...any excuse, right? I never thought I'd have to learn so many new tricks as an old dog. Great work as always Robert.
Thank you. Technology for guitar keeps improving.
Looks interesting- Convenient for last minute gigs!! 🤘🤘🎸👍😎
You're a good man, thanks for sharing. It's really helpful.
Robert you played 3 very cool riffs in this video. @2:51, @3:32, @4:48, Can you play them for us .
Thanx
Sounds GREAT man!
Nice unit
Sounds amazing!! ☺
Thank you.
Great video, very well explained thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Very professional, congrats!
I wish someone would show how to actually setup the midi commanders via its menu to work with these pedals, on off, exp etc. Everyone just keeps demonstrating their rig versus the actual setup
This is the best I've seen so far: th-cam.com/video/abAd_rPr4CA/w-d-xo.html&ab_channel=KenShorley
Sounds pretty good! I like where technology is going
Keep in mind my iRig interface is ancient and does not sound so good because it goes into the headphone jack, which is not ideal for tone. A better interface will improve the sound a lot. The point with this video is just to show how you can control the sounds on an iPad/iPhone with the midi controller.
So now there's a product from melo audio that combines the audio interface and the foot control idea in one box. What do you think?
What do I think?
Well I have been doing this for more than 10 years with Native Instruments Guitar Rig + Rig Kontrol 2 (pedal).
There are 2 instrument/mic inputs. I have the guitar in #1 and mic in #2.
Use the splitter in GR to process the guitar separately from the mic.
My cheapie W10 tablet ($200) with 4g RAM and 128g storage handles this and a bunch more. 👍😎
Nice video. As a curiosity, why not use the supplied adapter for connecting to a lightning Apple iPad? It allows audio as wells as powering the MeloAudio device.
I am loving the iPad for building guitar tones in AUM using the busses. Each "pedal" can be 100% wet but then dialed into the sound with its own mix fader! This is special and very unlike a typical pedal chain. Overloud and Nembrini AUv3's are what I use currently as building blocks. Do you know how this Midi Commander might be usable as a controller for AUM?
How's the latency??
How do you connect both iRig and MIDI Commander into iPad Pro? I can see it clear on the video.. thank you
I am interested as well, did you found any solution?
You can use a USB hub
Isnt Line 6 HX stomp much smaller?
Tone shifter mega or the xtone would be better choices since
they include audio inputs with midi switches.
I had to look that up, and I'd never heard of Tone Shifter Mega - looks very useful! Costs more too of course.
Robert Renman xtone is the same price as the midi switcher alone but only 3 buttons. However it is smaller than what you have as well if you really want small.
Hi Robert, can you comment on the delay with bias FX please?
And where do you connect the Irig? Because in the video you connect the midi to de iPad, and there is only one in to the iPad. Thanks !
Nice! I have pedal board already but thinking of using this iPad live for practical reason, like when song lineup is just
Totally cool. How much?
See the Amazon link in the description.
i'm looking for this midi commander. How to play with backing track or record with backing track?
How did you connect the guitar to the iPad? I can only see you connecting the midi commander. I have tried to connect using an adaptor that has both a usb3 and usb2 connection but the iPad wont connect to the guitar through my positive grid riff? There doesn't seem to be enough power from the ipad to power both - they both work when connected separately directly to the ipad.
Tutorial
I looked for this at the music stores online, but nobody sells it.
Vladimir Medvedev amazon has it.
@@bryanmoseley6533 Yes, I looked at Ebay later, they have it too. I just wanted to know the price. Too bad I have a lot of pedals already it looks like a good option to a pedal board.
For live situation: can you use an external speaker? Or should you play with earphones? So audio out to....?
Yes, certainly. You use an interface that has an audio output. There are several on the market. Line 6 Sonic Port, for example, has a 1/4" stereo output.
Robert Renman thanks for your reaction!
how to connect with iphn 7 with no 3,5mm out jack but only lightning pin?
Man, I've had the same equipment recently, I was going to try it out at a gig at a venue and the sound guy told me to forget it because through the mixer, it was going to hurt the vocals and such that were going through it.... I was screwed...
So how can I use it in live?
Do I have to buy an active monitor and plug in there?
Best regards.
Whats the price of this please Robert
See the Amazon link in the description.
Where do the effects come from? Where is the PA?
The effects come from the iPad app - JamUp Pro in this case.
Hi ! Cool video, just wondering, when I use my « regular » stomp boxes on a real amp, I love the fact that when I switch off an effect, there is still sound « spilling over » after, is it possible with this midi rig ? It feels like when you stop one effect on the midi commander the effect just stops...which I find weird with a delay for example. Thanks !
@Meloaudio has a really bad customer service , have been writing to them for the past 3 weeks to get an update on the “express “ delivery of my midi commander but not even a single reply , any leads would be helpful
Where did you connect the irig on the ipad if your using the lightning input for the controller
He is using old irig which connects to the headset port
How can you connect this to a P.A. and use it live?
You use an interface that has an audio output. There are several on the market. Line 6 Sonic Port, for example, has a 1/4" stereo output.
sound quality is shite but .......maybe you can us the pedal to control other things
This particular software isn’t as good tonally though. It’s a good demo of the midi controller however!
All sounds kind of fuzzy to me
how to connect with iphn 7 with no 3,5mm out jack but only lightning pin?
I believe the the MeloAudio device comes with a lightning adapter -> 'T' connector; allows audio in & out along with powering the MeloAudio
@@jma1304 i can connect the midicommander to iphone 7 via this lightning camera kit but the problem is how do i connect my guitar input n take output to the mixing/pa system?
@@arkavagoswami3068 You are correct, my apologies (more coffee needed). Try the MeloAudio TS Mega or the Harley Benton MP-500. They look remarkably similar ;) . The foot pedal is an interface into an iPad, has line and XLR outs, and can be used directly through USB as an audio interface for recording. It also supports phantom power with an XLR microphone input. The TS Mega has multiple modes of operation which support AxeFX, Bias Fx, and custom MIDI commands. The interface with foot switches and features makes it great buy at somewhere from $150 - $250 USD.
@@jma1304 sir,no need to apollogize.its allr8.thank u a lot :)