Comments on: Apple’s iPad: What It Means for Audio Engineers http://www.audiothru.com/recent-posts/apples-ipad-what-it-means-for-audio-engineers The New Word In Audio. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 14:13:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Peter http://www.audiothru.com/recent-posts/apples-ipad-what-it-means-for-audio-engineers/comment-page-1#comment-2936 Peter Sun, 31 Jan 2010 04:42:00 +0000 http://audiothru.com/?p=1618#comment-2936 Using Novation's Automap app for iphone and similar controllers based on OSC is already possible on the iPad to control DAWS (given that iPad will run existing 3.1 iPhone OS apps). iPad specific versions will no doubt follow. Using Novation's Automap app for iphone and similar controllers based on OSC is already possible on the iPad to control DAWS (given that iPad will run existing 3.1 iPhone OS apps). iPad specific versions will no doubt follow.

]]> By: Peter http://www.audiothru.com/recent-posts/apples-ipad-what-it-means-for-audio-engineers/comment-page-1#comment-2918 Peter Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:42:00 +0000 http://audiothru.com/?p=1618#comment-2918 Using Novation's Automap app for iphone and similar controllers based on OSC is already possible on the iPad to control DAWS (given that iPad will run existing 3.1 iPhone OS apps). iPad specific versions will no doubt follow. Using Novation's Automap app for iphone and similar controllers based on OSC is already possible on the iPad to control DAWS (given that iPad will run existing 3.1 iPhone OS apps). iPad specific versions will no doubt follow.

]]> By: not_a_monkey http://www.audiothru.com/recent-posts/apples-ipad-what-it-means-for-audio-engineers/comment-page-1#comment-2892 not_a_monkey Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:00:17 +0000 http://audiothru.com/?p=1618#comment-2892 Well, I see a screen of a very handsome size for showing correlation, peak metering etc. Once you get over the missing connections, that is, and keep in mind that adaptors for Apple products are traditionally quite expensive. As long as there's not even USB, this doesn't go anywhere. I don't see it as a replacement for any recording gear. Don't know about you, but I like haptic feedback from my tools, and a touchscreen doesn't provide that. So, launching apps like any controlling surface may be ok, but actually controlling something with it seems like a nightmare to me. Well, I see a screen of a very handsome size for showing correlation, peak metering etc. Once you get over the missing connections, that is, and keep in mind that adaptors for Apple products are traditionally quite expensive. As long as there’s not even USB, this doesn’t go anywhere.
I don’t see it as a replacement for any recording gear. Don’t know about you, but I like haptic feedback from my tools, and a touchscreen doesn’t provide that. So, launching apps like any controlling surface may be ok, but actually controlling something with it seems like a nightmare to me.

]]> By: Marc http://www.audiothru.com/recent-posts/apples-ipad-what-it-means-for-audio-engineers/comment-page-1#comment-2880 Marc Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:59:08 +0000 http://audiothru.com/?p=1618#comment-2880 Nice work on the article. I am VERY disappointed on the apparent inclusion of DRM. BOO+HISS. But I will be getting the $500 version ASAP as a controller for Ableton. Isolated and secured WIFI will be a requirement. It takes a good hacker about 5 hours on an off the shelf PC to crack WI-FI (maybe less?). So the secure connection is a problem. But - this is easy to solve: -Limit to one IP address (not great) -MAC Address limit BAM! One to One connection via WiFI. You can still get hacked. So, look into alternate OS options for your router and tweak the (open source) code to lessen the chance of someone cracking your system. That would be bad. Now if Apple could pull it together and figure out how QoS works we would be golden. Yeah, no QoS yet, ouch. Read up on that and you will get scared REAL FAST! I am optimistic for the device. If this thing can control Cubase and Ableton the $500 price is well worth it as a tool. Other wise all this Apple stuff (iPhone/Touch/iPad) is nothing more than a toy. Nice work on the article. I am VERY disappointed on the apparent inclusion of DRM. BOO+HISS. But I will be getting the $500 version ASAP as a controller for Ableton.

Isolated and secured WIFI will be a requirement. It takes a good hacker about 5 hours on an off the shelf PC to crack WI-FI (maybe less?). So the secure connection is a problem. But – this is easy to solve:

-Limit to one IP address (not great)
-MAC Address limit

BAM! One to One connection via WiFI.

You can still get hacked. So, look into alternate OS options for your router and tweak the (open source) code to lessen the chance of someone cracking your system. That would be bad.

Now if Apple could pull it together and figure out how QoS works we would be golden. Yeah, no QoS yet, ouch. Read up on that and you will get scared REAL FAST!

I am optimistic for the device. If this thing can control Cubase and Ableton the $500 price is well worth it as a tool.

Other wise all this Apple stuff (iPhone/Touch/iPad) is nothing more than a toy.

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