Apollo MIDI Controller
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music | $4.99 | Patrick Madden | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
This app has been featured on Synthtopia, Discchord, DubSpot, Music App Blog, and many more. Try it, and see what the buzz is about!
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MIDI connections between iOS devices, or between iOS and OSX, have been a continual problem; hardware MIDI adapters are expensive and bulky, while MIDI over WiFi introduces too much latency.
With Apollo, MIDI can be sent over Bluetooth LE wireless connections, eliminating hardware adapters, and providing much lower latency than is possible with WiFi. Apollo uses Bluetooth LE: this is supported by the iPad3 and newer, the iPad Mini, the iPhone 4s and newer, and recent Mac desktop and laptop computers.
Does Bluetooth LE make a difference? Just take a look at the comments from iOS news sites and users from around the world --
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"You'll be amazed at how much more responsive everything feels" -- Tim Webb/Discchord.com
"Straightforward and remarkably trouble free" -- John Walden/MusicAppBlog.com
sm.01: The app is UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME!!! 5 STARS
This is a TREMENDOUS app! I measured the latency of the MIDI signal, and it is less than 512 samples (11 msec) which is AWESOME for Bluetooth transmission!!! Way to go devs! Just keep it work! Will use it in full!
Dougdi: Just works! 5 STARS I've had unreliable connections with wifi until Apollo, and latency is very low!
Gemini_Knight05: This app is a gamechanger. 5 STARS
totenhoff: Latency buster 5 STARS If your Mac/iPad is Bluetooth 4.0 LE enabled it’s a must buy.
CrackerBay: Wireless is the way to go! 5 STARS
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Install the app on two iOS devices, select an "A" endpoint for one, and a "B" endpoint for the other. Press the search button on both, and a Bluetooth connection will be established. After connecting, MIDI messages sent to Apollo running on one device will be forwarded to the other -- and these messages can then be redirected to synthesizer or sequencer apps.
In addition to MIDI connections between iOS devices, Apollo can also be used to connect to Mac desktop and laptop computers. Recent iMacs and MacBooks support Bluetooth LE; for older Macs, a USB Bluetooth adapter may be required. The OSX version of Apollo is free, and is available in the Mac app store.
Visit the support web link for a video demo and more details about the app.
** Important ** Apollo is not compatible with the iPad1 and 2, and the iPhone4 and earlier. Please make sure that your device supports Bluetooth LE. The iTunes App store has no way for a developer to specify which devices can support an app, other than an iOS version restriction. In iTunes, the compatibility is listed as "any iPad" -- this is not correct, and we have no way to correct it. While the app will install on older devices, they do not support Bluetooth LE, and the app will not function as intended. Before you purchase the app, please make sure that you have one which does support Bluetooth LE (iPad3 and newer, iPhone 4S and newer).
Reviews
The app is UNBELIEVABLY AWESOME!!!
sm.01
This is a TREMENDOUS app! I measured the latency of the MIDI signal, and it is less than 512 samples (11 msec) which is AWESOME for Bluetooth transmission!!! Way to go devs! Just keep it work! Will use it in full!
Works well, please have Windows supports
xuanvuz
Works well between my iPhone and iPad. Please, please support Windows platform, that would make this a 5-star app! Thanks.
What a great idea!
susanmusic
I wasn't sure what I would do with this app but I have already found a use for it - creating keyboard splits with my Roland Integra 7 app.
Works Well
polarpaul
This app seems to provide more straight forward midi connection between devices. Once the connection is established, you can open and close apps on the different devices and you can have one sending the midi and vice versa. Seems like a more stable connection than the wifi network connection.
Darn Good
angelo grover
I couldn't establish anything at first between my Mac and my iPad...then I wizened up to the fact I need that beta version of the Bluetooth connection thingy from the devs. Yep, it works like a charm. I am really glad these folks are exploiting the Bluetooth protocol for midi/music making applications! Thanks a ton...your products fill unique voids and are exceptional in their design and purpose! Rock and Roll baby!
Awesome! But...
Artie "Prince" Billy
It will semi-randomly disconnect when I'm connecting to Ableton... no instructions on how to work around this, or isolate and fix the problem is unfortunate... The speed of midi transfer when it works is phenomenal, but as of now, it is not usable for me yet...
Works perfect!
KrisMcKenna
Didn't even have to set up an IAC bus. I was sequencing Alchemy Mobile from Ableton Live within minutes after downloading
