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Hi,

I have an iPad (ios 4.2) with IMS-20, a Macbook (Snow Leopard) with Ableton Live 8.2, an Apple Camera Connection Kit, a USB-Audiobox and an original Micrkorg.

Now: I want to send midi from Ableton to the IMS-20 on the iPad. But I am not succeeding if i directly connect the iPad and Macbook through USB.

Anyone some thoughts on this? Other setups, other apparel to make it work?

Thx!

You could try to send MIDI from your MacBook to the MicroKorg via USB, and then use a MIDI interface like m-audio's USB Uno to connect the MicroKorg's MIDI Through to your iPad.

Thanks. It looks like that might work. My external usb-soundcard has a midi-out as well, so that might even be worth the try.

A bit stupid though, that i have to buy another thing ( a usb-to-midi cable) to get things working properly. Apple states that the apple camera connection kit should be enough.

Another question: is it possible to send midi notes to the ipad? i read a lot about people who used their midi controllers to control the knobs in ims20, but can i trigger (multiple) clips in ableton and send them to the synth and individual drumpads in ims?

Thx again!

Yes, you can also send MIDI notes to the iMS-20.

The synth responds to MIDI channel 1, the drum parts respond to channels 2 to 7. So once you set up your clips in Ableton to send on the correct MIDI channels, you can use the iMS-20 just like a multi-timbral hardware synth.

Yeah. Figured that one out. Excellent!