How To Use IDAM With Digital Performer - Use iPad As Synth
Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2018 6:21 pm
As some of you may know, I've been making tracks in DP for the last couple of years using my iPad as an external instrument. There are many excellent apps out there nowadays, most of them 10 times less expensive than desktop VIs.
Since Apple implemented IDAM (Inter Device Audio MIDI) some time back, (as of iOS 11 and El Capitan, I think), you can now send MIDI and audio within your DAW using your standard Apple charging cable. I decided to create step by step instructions, if anyone needs them. You need a fairly recently iPad to get good results. Currently I use an iPad Air 1 w/ iOS 12.1 and DP 9.52.
How To Use IDAM With Digital Performer
1. Plug in your iPad to your computer using your standard Lightning-USB charging cable.
2. On your Mac: Go to Audio MIDI Set Up
3. Go to Window->Show iOS Browser. You should see your iPad in the window. Click Enable.
4. Launch Digital Performer and create a new Project.
5. In DP, go to Set Up->Configure Audio System->Configure Hardware Driver. You should see “iPad (input) in the list. If you are using an audio interface it should also appear in the list. Command-Click so that both are selected. Keep your audio interface the Master Device. Click OK.
6. In DP, create a MIDI track. Assign its output to Unconfigured Ports->iPad->iPad-1.
7. On your iPad, launch a synth app. Depending on the app, it may require that you enable external MIDI within its Settings. You should now have MIDI going to the iPad instrument.
8. To monitor, in DP create an Aux Track and assign its input to New Stereo Bundle->iPad (input): iPad 1-2. Play some notes on your keyboard. You should now hear your iPad synth. You can now record and play back MIDI in DP using your iPad and an external synth.
9. To record your MIDI track to audio, create a Stereo Audio Track and assign its input to iPad 1-2.
10. Record enable your audio track. Deselect Record Enable on your MIDI track. Hit Record.
**NOTE: Be sure to quit DP before disconnecting your iPad, otherwise it will give you a missing hardware error message.
Enjoy!
Babz
(AKA Lady App-titude)
You can check out some of the music l’ve created using DP and iPad apps here:
https://soundcloud.com/lady-app-titude
Since Apple implemented IDAM (Inter Device Audio MIDI) some time back, (as of iOS 11 and El Capitan, I think), you can now send MIDI and audio within your DAW using your standard Apple charging cable. I decided to create step by step instructions, if anyone needs them. You need a fairly recently iPad to get good results. Currently I use an iPad Air 1 w/ iOS 12.1 and DP 9.52.
How To Use IDAM With Digital Performer
1. Plug in your iPad to your computer using your standard Lightning-USB charging cable.
2. On your Mac: Go to Audio MIDI Set Up
3. Go to Window->Show iOS Browser. You should see your iPad in the window. Click Enable.
4. Launch Digital Performer and create a new Project.
5. In DP, go to Set Up->Configure Audio System->Configure Hardware Driver. You should see “iPad (input) in the list. If you are using an audio interface it should also appear in the list. Command-Click so that both are selected. Keep your audio interface the Master Device. Click OK.
6. In DP, create a MIDI track. Assign its output to Unconfigured Ports->iPad->iPad-1.
7. On your iPad, launch a synth app. Depending on the app, it may require that you enable external MIDI within its Settings. You should now have MIDI going to the iPad instrument.
8. To monitor, in DP create an Aux Track and assign its input to New Stereo Bundle->iPad (input): iPad 1-2. Play some notes on your keyboard. You should now hear your iPad synth. You can now record and play back MIDI in DP using your iPad and an external synth.
9. To record your MIDI track to audio, create a Stereo Audio Track and assign its input to iPad 1-2.
10. Record enable your audio track. Deselect Record Enable on your MIDI track. Hit Record.
**NOTE: Be sure to quit DP before disconnecting your iPad, otherwise it will give you a missing hardware error message.
Enjoy!
Babz
(AKA Lady App-titude)
You can check out some of the music l’ve created using DP and iPad apps here:
https://soundcloud.com/lady-app-titude