Tracks are skipping on my ipad since I started using a lightning to HDMI/Lightning adapter for a video stage monitor. I have not checked the CPU yet. There are no other apps running. Could this monitor be causing it? The audio is running from the monitor output jack because I can't separate the audio and video. The ipad switches both to the HDMI cable. I saw in the user guide: On iOS: When you activate the Option Combine USB & Headphone Outputs you will be able to use the headphone output of your iOS device in addition to a USB interface connected to the lightning port.
I can't find this option anywhere. Is there a better way to accomplish this setup? Thanks for your help.
Skipping when using a HDMI/Lightning adapter
The option is in Settings > Audio Routings. But it does not apply to hdmi adapters as they don't act as a usb audio interface.
Yes, the monitor could cause these issues. Especially 3rd party hdmi adapters perform poorly. Are you using an original Apple adapter?
A possible solution would be a seperate iPad used only for the monitor feed connected as a network client to the main iPad.
Thanks Peter, I tried to get away with using an aftermarket adapter because I can only find the Apple one in white which will show more on my mic stand hanging out of a black ipad. I will buy one if there's a chance it will work. The aftermarket one may work fine if I can get the audio to go out from the headphone jack instead of the HDMI. I might try an HDMI audio extractor. I do have a second ipad I carry as a backup.
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If you have a second iPad (and a network router), go for the network client approach.
Regarding the adapters: I had really bad experience with 3rd party hdmi adapters. The output quality of the hdmi signal was very bad compared to the original Apple adapter.
That sad, I also had an issue with the original adapter: Apparently it needs a new firmware for every new iOS version. And that firmware needs to be downloaded from the internet. So make sure to connect your adapter at home before a gig so that it can update its firmware if needed.