Superb Midi Connectivity! Long overdue – musicIO: Audio and MIDI over USB Review

For years it has been painfully obvious that you should be able to connect an iPad or iPhone to your laptop, with the included 30-pin or Lightning cable, and have Midi pass between the two. Right? Well, these guys have finally done it and it works superbly right out of the box. Use this app on your device together with the free server app for your Mac (see their website or the Mac App Store), fire them both up and once you get the green “connected” signal, you’re good to go. On iOS I was able to use midiSequencer, Xynthesizr and Auxy all running sequencing together, and to play ChordPolyPad - all on separate midi channels into Logic to play 4 different software instruments. This on an iPad 2….for my first connection. And audio is coming in a future update! It really is that easy, and should have been all along. Right? These guys are great and responsive devs too, the makers of the elegant Midi Designer and Apollo-series apps, and the author of MidiBridge, MidiBus and the MidiBus software library. I’ve bought just about everything these guys make and it all works great, just like MusicIO. Highest recommendation.
Review by Erikbojerik on musicIO: Audio and MIDI over USB.