Apple iOS 4.2 enables CoreMIDI support for iPhone and iPad

[photojojo]

I still wonder what's up with this. The people that use midi like that are just a small drop in Apples bucket when it comes to iOS. Does Apple of something in the pipeline that this might work with maybe?

[loop]

I still wonder what's up with this. The people that use midi like that are just a small drop in Apples bucket when it comes to iOS. Does Apple of something in the pipeline that this might work with maybe?

It's not a maybe - CoreMIDI is part of the upcoming iOS4.2 SDK (re-quote): http://www.appleinsider.com/articles..._and_more.html

CoreAudio was always there. The Harmonicdog's software is already using multi channel Audio. I was digging their forum to see what devices are supported and people report success with quite a lot of USB 1 devices. Most of the users are using single channel USB output devices for Master out and monitor via the built-in headphones out. Pre-cueing is already possible and the more people realize it, the more DJ & production apps will appear on the AppStore. I could easily forsee a djay fork being ported to the iOS 4.2 once released. They already have a database of maps for Vestax Spin and many other controllers which would work out of the box.

MIDI users are not a tiny drop. Consider all the people that produce + the ones who'd like to use the iPhone/iPod/iPad for DJing. Definitely not that few, man.

[major28385]

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[photojojo]

It's not a maybe - CoreMIDI is part of the upcoming iOS4.2 SDK (re-quote): http://www.appleinsider.com/articles..._and_more.html

I'm not questioning whether or not it's coming, just wondering of maybe Apple is creating a product to go along with it. I guess they have sold keyboards and other musical devices in the apple store for some time, so maybe I'm just being overly pessimistic.

I still think that out of all the people that have an iOS device that midi users are a small drop in Apple's bucket though.

[djproben]

About a year ago at a conference some random guy told me that Apple has some DJ hardware in the works. It was right after the Vestax Spin came out so I assumed that was what he was talking about but he said no he had seen a prototype that had a touchscreen interface along with faders and some kind of platters. I had decided he was either stoned or full of shit, but who knows, maybe there's something more to this. It doesn't seem to fit with Apple's model -- DJ hardware is a niche compared to the products they sell -- but who knows? With their support of djay software it definitely seems possible.

[loop]

The show has started:
http://www.akaipro.com/synthstation25

Akai appears to have the software synth since June this year, now (on BPM) they've announced hardware controller which will get use of the upcomming CoreMIDI in iOS 4.2.