4 Ways To Connect An Audio Mixer to iPad

In this video we show you 4 different ways to connect your audio mixer to an iPad. The first two ways that we connect to the iPad will only provide a mono solution, the second two options are stereo.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
0:10 - iPad Adapters
1:00 - USB Sound Card With RCA
2:06 - USB Sound Card With 1/4"
2:41 - USB Audio Mixing Console
3:25 - USB Audio Interface
5:48 - Overview
6:40 - Final Thoughts

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[bobsherohman]

Unfortunately I need to go the other way. I need audio out from my iPad to a mixer. I am using midi to control Moog Model-D on the iPad but I need the audio to go to my mixer. I have an iRig that gives me audio in when I need it but it doesn't support audio out. Does anyone know of a solution for audio out?

[AndresSanchez-zyfr]

Nice video! I use power tools. By connecting the USB directly from the mixer into the computer, will it give me individual tracks on protools ? So if I use 3 channels on the mixer, will it show up as 3 individual tracks on protools, or just 1 overall track?

[ronalddobson]

Absolutely brilliant demo. No music, no BS, just info. Thankyou.

[mikemavericktyler]

Why do you need USB interface...if you connecting from USB/mixer? Can't you use the same cable you use for charging the iPad? One end has USB...the other has Lighting?

[alexmoreno]

I’ve been looking for hours trying to find how to connect my mixer recorder to iPad! Thanks 👍🏼

[trunz]

I have my main out connected straight into my Ipad, but it isn't picking up my mixer audio, it's still using the default microphone and I'm getting frustrated

[krishydemusic]

Hi there, brilliant video! I have all the same gear you have here. Can I use this method to record videos using the mixer audio instead of the iPad inbuilt mics?
Thanks,
Kris

[shanecombs]

I can’t get the audio to go into the iPad in stereo. Everything is in mono even though I’m using RCA (L R) to TRRS.

[Trisolo]

The Mackie ProFX v3 series of mixers have a 3.5mm stereo line level input. And Apple makes a direct lightening to 3.5mm cable... and a lightening to 3.5mm adapter. It's a very simple way to connect iphones and ipads to a mixer. Probably android phones and tablets have cables and adaptors too. So look for a mixer that has a 3.5mm input.

[raybez]

Hi Jordan. Great video. You explained it well. A very good solution that I’m going to try. Here’s my question, I need to do one more step. I want to be able to. Play my keyboard through the mixer with vocals and have that go into the live conversation. The problem is at 44.1 kHz the phone lines can’t handle it and cut the music up so I want to be able to export it out down sample to 8 kHz so the people on a group conference call can enjoy a couple of worship songs Can you show how to do that? I’m not really a sound guy I have some idea. I think I probably need to use some type of Daws software. I’m looking at Reaper. Any help you can provide here would be very much appreciated.

[alydhiends]

Any good and inexpensive wireless transmitter/receiver solution from mixer to iPad?

[shellydianenovascotia]

What a great video! Thank you. I have the same mixer you do. I have an ipad...not sure if it's a standard ipad or not....how would I know? It would appear I only need the connector wires USB audio mixer chord and the white plug from ipad.

[bigdawgp]

So I am using a USB-C dongle to RCA out of my iPad. I find when I start the songs they skip the first second of the song I’m assuming on the transfer. Do you think if I use the USB-C to USB 3.0 dongle then USB 3.0 USB 2.0 cable link in the back of the Mixer it would solve that problem?

[tjbristle]

Question about the USB Audio, do you have to have the adapter or why wouldn’t plugging the regular charging cable from the iPad into that usb port work without adapter?

[mariasjazz-a-licious]

I have a mixing board that has the USB that I use to record from one of my Ipads. However, I have a second Ipad lightning connector that I want music to play through simultaneously with the USB record on the 1st Ipad. I have the lightning adapter for power/audio(?). I want to insert that into an white/red input (once I buy the cable). Since I won't be using it to record, do I need to buy a sound card? I'm going to play music through the Second Ipad, while the first Ipad video records.

[breatheasy]

What about for multitrack to iPad or logic or garage band on computer? All of these methods will only get the stereo left and right if anything, right?

[bhajansangeet]

After doing this iphone camera is not recording sound when making video

[airok]

Could you please explain why simplest option via 3.5mm jack is not here? Why can't Ipad be connected via Jack, just like any guitar or mic??

[djrmpcanada]

I have a Lighting to HDMI cable running from my iPAD to my ATEM Mini Pro switcher into HDMI 1 port. 1/8" from MIC-1 on switcher to RCA into my Yamaha MG10XU but no audio. Any help is appreciated.

[gameryuquibo]

Has this been updated? Is there a new way? If not then I am buying the cable!!!