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iOS Bass Players Thread #6 - World Domination

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I re-uploaded "The Maze". Hopefully this link works.
http://soundcloud.com/rip_topaz/the-maze-1/s-j9Pts
It's still a work in progress. I've got lyrics written for it but haven't recorded them yet. I'm really pushing my iPhone 5S with this one. Ive recorded a crapton of tracks, around 16 before doing the first track merges. The 5S has so far handled everything I've thrown at it. I'm able to run Audiobus, GarageBand and Jamup at the same time without any issues. My old 4S had issues with Audiobus and GB. There was always a pause before it would kick into record. The 5S doesn't pause, just starts right away.

Now if I could just run BIAS.. :) it's coming, I know.
 
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Not sure if this has been asked yet. I got the new iPad air and after installing all my apps from iPhone 5, I see I do not have Amplitube and I do not have the interapp option in GarageBand? Does anyone know how to correct this. I just looked on my phone and is still have them on it. Let me know what you think.
 
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ulynch said:
Greetings Earthlings,

I'm new to everything iOS, but will be trying out using an iPad with soft synths controlled by a Roland PK-5A pedal for Moog Taurus-y sounds. I won't be running my bass through the iPad.

My question has to do with mounting the iPad. I'll probably be using it while standing as a keyboard as well, so the mounting position will be flat, landscape, and about waist high. There will be an iRig MIDI, with cables for one MIDI IN, and probably USB power, as well as the output.

So, a clamp, an adjustable extension arm, and some form of cable strain relief. Of the dozens of options I've looked at, none have any kind of strain relief. Any thoughts on this? Is it unnecessary? Are there jury-rigged ways of getting there? Is there a better mic stand mount that meets all these requirements?

Thanks!
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I ended up with the iklip, and it's working out pretty well. It doesn't go fully flat but it turns out to work just fine for me. I dealt with strain relief by attaching the cables high up on the mic stand

I'm also using a 30 pin dock extender cable so the irig midi actually sits atop the Roland PK pedals on the floor.

The irig midi on the other hand ... it works just fine until you plug in USB power, then it gets squirrelly. The iPad will charge for a bit, then go "not charging". Sometimes an error will appear "the device is not supported", and frequently the irig midi will just stop receiving/transmitting midi. Unplug USB and all is well again.

Anyone else seen this?
 
#870
Sweetwater still has the 30-pin StudioConnect for $40, and I came very close to buying one. But that wouldn't save me much room in my gig bag, when compared to the iO Dock. Since I don't need MIDI, and I only use it for charging the Touch while gigging, I had a thought.

I've got this idea that I can get a diagram for the Lightning extension cable and splice a (USB 5v) power cord into it. I haven't looked yet, but there must be a pin out diagram for it somewhere on the web. Then I'll be able to charge my Touch while using the Sonic Port. The iO Dock works, but it's just too big to use as a charger for iPhone and Touch.

Do any of you know the specs for the Lightning cables? What pins are for the 5v power?
 
#873
Thanks, man. I found the wiki info shortly after posting the question. Honestly, I didn't think it would be that easy to find the pin-out info.

It looks pretty easy on paper. We're looking at 5v with no more then 2A DC where pin 1 is negative and 5 is positive. But it's the smoke test that scares me. You'd think that something this easy would be all over the internet. Is it only myself and a hand full of others that feel the need for this mod?
 
#874
Our guitarist has advanced through the ranks rather quickly and is now going to rackmoutn emulation with an Avid unit. So he asked me if I'd be willing to put his iPad to use, seeing as he no longer has a need for it, and that would free up my phone.

Now, who said guitarists were all bad? LOL
 
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FEF said:
It looks pretty easy on paper. We're looking at 5v with no more then 2A DC where pin 1 is negative and 5 is positive. But it's the smoke test that scares me. You'd think that something this easy would be all over the internet. Is it only myself and a hand full of others that feel the need for this mod?
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Upon reading, it doesn't look like that "adaptive port technology" switches up any power pins, only data, so chances of blowing up a device are slim. Won't see me doing it though, I can only imagine how tough it is to solder in that mess. Maybe that's why nobody's doing it.
 
#876
PDGood said:
Thanks, Duke21. I'm surprised at how many people are interested in BIAS as an educational tool. A lot of us have been curious about what goes into making an amp and how the components affect sound but don't have the electronics background to understand it. So more info would be helpful to those people as well as sound tweakers.
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One other thing that should be mentioned, is that IMO as a tube amp modder/builder, Bias is only true emulation to a degree.

Great for a player wanting to fine tune a modelled sound, but not representative of what it's like to work on the real thing. It doesn't have the correct tube complements for a tweed Deluxe or SVT, truly two iconic amps. Also, adjusting the bias does not mimic what I've heard in the real world very closely.

Still an awesome achievement though, especially given that they've done it in IOS.
 
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Rip Topaz said:
From what I've seen of BIAS, it's strength is making the amps infinitely adjustable. So no matter what sound you prefer, it can be created.
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For me, that's good and bad. More buttons and knobs equals more fiddling. It sounds more and more like those with OCD should not have Bias.
 
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themensch said:
Upon reading, it doesn't look like that "adaptive port technology" switches up any power pins, only data, so chances of blowing up a device are slim. Won't see me doing it though, I can only imagine how tough it is to solder in that mess. Maybe that's why nobody's doing it.
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That's the way I read it too.
As for the soldering... That's the easy part. The hard part is trying to explain why and how my 5% doubt actually came true. :cool:

There's only 8 conductors. After pulling away some of the insulation from the extension, I'd cut the red wire first. ;)

I'm going for it... The next time I have the iron hot, literally
 
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