Recommended Docking Solution for iPad?

peter

I guess a usb connection to a dedicated audio interface is a step in the right direction. From there into a DI box and to the mixer. But honestly, just running the headphone out with a short cable to a DI box lying on the ground should be just fine in most cases.

Lishy

dazz4770 this looks great but I’m guessing it’ll only receive music via stereo and wouldn’t be able to receive a split signal of say a click and a backing track from ST?

davedroug

been using stagetraxx for a few years now ,i use the ipad on bluetooth into bluetooth External DAC and take the output from that to the digital mixer its never missed a beat ever ,i then use the usb from the ipad to run my vocaliser on midi from stagetraxxs ,if you use a midi interface you can run any midi device you want,and using the external DCA you get much better sound quality than the internal DAC on the ipad

royandreno

davedroug What external DAC do you use?

davedroug

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Lishy

davedroug I assume it just plays stereo music tracks as opposed to a backing track panned left and a click panned right for example?

royandreno

Thanks @davedroug 👍🏻

davedroug

Lishy i play in a duo ,i do all my own backing tracks in 32bit floating 48hz stereo. the art is to balance the backing track so you don't need 3000 channels to mix on the mixer ,just 2 inputs L/R ,then mics guitars go into the mixer ,don't need a click track cos the drums are in the backing tracks ,there's loads of ways you can configure it, you can go stereo bluetooth out to the DAC,for your main mix then use a USB audio interface to take any tracks to the mixer you don't want going through the DAC like (click) (bass) extra but and external DAC will improve your recorded tracks to a whole new level .🙂

peter

You can use a stereo interface to either send a stereo mix or backing left and click right. Does not make a difference. The only difference is how you plug these channels into your mixing desk.

Lishy

davedroug you said that it is stereo Bluetooth but I’m guessing it can’t accept 2 different signals I.E a backing track right and click left and just stereo music?

jaytrax

davedroug
What file format are you using ?

davedroug

you can configure the outputs on stage traxx ,i.e send your backing track mixed down to right stereo has a mono track and your click track to lift stereo to the dac ,but that defeats the object of having stereo backing tracks far better use a USB audio interface along with the dac that gives loads of options for to go at to plug into your mixing desk the point is to use the DAC to improve the quality of the recorded music making it more on a parr with your live instruments, but that depends on how good your backing tracks are .you can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear 🙂

Lishy

davedroug yes I know that I just wanted to know if the DAC would be able to receive separate tracks (one down left and one down the right) via Bluetooth?

davedroug

Lishy yes its stereo in and out ,you also have optical out

davedroug

48hrz 32bit floating they are big files but wow they don't half make a difference playing live and because your using 32bit floating its almost impossible to peak your files out when you kick the volume up as long has your files where recorded at 0,0db or below no nasty distortion 🙂 here one of my track all recorded using live samples https://www.bandlab.com/user7088264374062931/peaceful-easy-feeling-d37a67bf?revId=05882b80-ac93-ea11-96d2-0003ffd1fc09