What sample rate / bitrate does the Ipad Pro DAC (2017) support ?
What is the difference regarding audio quality between the Ipad’s headphone out and staying digital, i.e. feeding the audio signal into a CC compliant audio interface (Babyface Pro) via lightning/camera connection kit and using the ADAT output to the DAW.
Background: I want to process IOS synths in my Win10 DAW (Studio One Pro 4 / Fireface UC) and want to use the best possible signal path.
Processing Ipad Pro audio
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- KVRist
- 241 posts since 2 Feb, 2007 from German Guy in Tokyo
iOS Devices support up to 96kHz in 24 Bit.
the difference between the headphone out (if it still has one) vs. via a good interface, like the Baby Pro, is very noticable (if you also have some halfway decent speakers, I assume).
Some iOS-Musicians have no clue how good some apps _actually_ sound, because they never heard it with a decent interface.
You should also take a look at Studiomux app from AppBC. Just connect your iPad with the lightning / USB-C docking cable with the PC and it integrates the iPad directly into the DAW with 8 Stereo I/O channels (IIRC). A $10 investment wellworth a try.
the difference between the headphone out (if it still has one) vs. via a good interface, like the Baby Pro, is very noticable (if you also have some halfway decent speakers, I assume).
Some iOS-Musicians have no clue how good some apps _actually_ sound, because they never heard it with a decent interface.
You should also take a look at Studiomux app from AppBC. Just connect your iPad with the lightning / USB-C docking cable with the PC and it integrates the iPad directly into the DAW with 8 Stereo I/O channels (IIRC). A $10 investment wellworth a try.
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- KVRian
- Topic Starter
- 1034 posts since 13 Sep, 2006
Thanks, and yes to sound quality of some IOS synths like Animoog, Moog Model D, Sunrizer, Korg Module/Gadget and not to forget great host solutions like AUM and others. I wholeheartedly agree: you need to hear them using a decent audio interface. And you need play them with a decent midi keyboard! Once you do that the Ipad synths are on par with most VSTIs. At a fraction of the price.mindnoise wrote: ↑Sat Dec 08, 2018 2:42 pm iOS Devices support up to 96kHz in 24 Bit.
the difference between the headphone out (if it still has one) vs. via a good interface, like the Baby Pro, is very noticable (if you also have some halfway decent speakers, I assume).
Some iOS-Musicians have no clue how good some apps _actually_ sound, because they never heard it with a decent interface.
You should also take a look at Studiomux app from AppBC. Just connect your iPad with the lightning / USB-C docking cable with the PC and it integrates the iPad directly into the DAW with 8 Stereo I/O channels (IIRC). A $10 investment wellworth a try.
I dont know Studiomux, will check this.
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- KVRAF
- 2493 posts since 6 Dec, 2005 from Bay Area, USA
Yes - iOS Devices support up to 96kHz in 24 Bit
Recording via Lightning/USBc port is preferable
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Recording via Lightning/USBc port is preferable
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