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My Yamaha P-125 works great with a lightning iPhone + Apple Adapter; just did a Mother's Day brunch gig with Pianoteq. Setup: - Apple iPhone 11 -> Apple USB3 Adapter -> Yamaha P-125 -> 1/4" TS Cables -> Yamaha MG06x mixer -> Alto TS315. - Apple USB3 adapter does charge the iPhone - My old decrepit iPad Air, served as the Forscore Pad. - I did accidentally, bump the P-125 and I had to physically re-connect the iPhone to the USB3 adapter. So perhaps some velcro to keep the connection solid is needed.

It's the one thing you can still have replaced (for a fee). I use an ancient iPhone 7 Plus; nearly 6 years old. Apple replaced the battery for US$89 and run-time is like new.

What do you think of a keyboard based on a camshaft and gear box (yes like a car). Yah it's half-baked, but I gotta wonder.

What do you think about Logic Pro memory requirements? 1. Current entry level iPads have 4GB RAM (9th and 10th gen.) 2. The M1/M2 iPads all have 8GB RAM (Air 5, and 2x Pro models) 3. And there are 16GB RAM options, at the higher end Seems like there'd be an advantage to multi-tasking or working with a fully loaded project. If you work with Final Cut Pro or Davinci Resolve, they require the higher end iPads. But a MacBook Air becomes more and more cost-effective as the price approaches US$1000.

Apple likes to push technology into the consumer space and that's pretty exciting because the consumer side tends to breed a lot of innovation. It will be fun to watch pros, who don't mind coming up with new workflows, using re-purposed consumer tools. And of course amateurs, who don't know any better, just doing what comes naturally with the new tools! In contrast, professional tech tends to hit a hard plateau for stability & reliability and I think the dividing lines will be Logic Pro projects thet seriously require: 1. Screen real estate 2. Horsepower 3. Connectivity 4,. Storage THE BIG QUESTION: Will it be actually usable as Logic Pro Mobile? OR will it be known as GarageBand Plus, because functionality isn't as good expected. That still remains to be determined.

Another perspective, $50 per year is less than $1 a week! I understand the pushback on subscriptions (since it's really a RENTAL, not a subscription), but the pricing is still inexpensive for software.

So far so good on my CT-S1, but still tweaking the velocity curve. It's a nice battery operated setup!

I think the better way is for companies is to offer both a subscription and one-time purchase path for their software. Give the customers the choice; the companies win either way. For example, Logic Pro 11 - offer a one-time purchase of US$300 with free updates until the next version comes out - then charge to upgrade to Logic Pro 12. This way people can lock-in / own a specific version that's compatible with past/archived projects. They can have the peace of mind that they have a working setup that they can keep into the future, with the option to upgrade. At the same time, users who just want the newest updates can use the subscription model. It's a win-win for everyone.

From the 80's - Terry Gilliam's Time Bandit's. Yup, its weird in a Mpnty Python-esque way.

Logic Pro iOS is looking really nice ... 1. Multi-touch Mixer looks cool. 2. Step Sequencer looks very usable (dare I say, looks fun!) 3. Live Loops (aka Session View) looks live-performance friendly! Multi-Touch Mixer Step Sequencer Live Loops (aka Session View)

Excellent mentions above! I’ll add: Doctor Who Legends of Tomorrow The Flash (TV and Movies) Avengers: Endgame Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

Thank you for posting the video, nice playing! Both pianos sound great for a gig/performance. I agree that #1 sounds more nuanced and dynamic, it comes across as having a more "singing" quality. #2 has more richness/depth and sounds more "percussive". My guess #1 is Pianoteq, but after a 2nd and 3rd listen, my ears started getting confused!

I was thinking simplest setup for using an "iPad as an instrument", is a stage piano that supports USB audio/MIDI (e.g. Roland RD-2000/88 FP-30X, Yamaha P-125/515). Just plug-in and go. More complicated, but more full-featured - build out an audio rig with different devices: a compact mixer (e.g. Key Largo or Yamaha MG06), a powered USB hub, an audio interface and power supply. Perhaps velcro'd it all to pedal board or inside a briefcase ( and then mount the iPad/iPhone onto the inside lid. Would be a pretty sweet setup. Could even drill some holes into the briefcase to pass-through power, audio and MIDI.

Arturia also makes the budget friendly MiniFuse Audio Interfaces; all have a built-in USB hub and MIDI DINs. The MiniFuse 1 goes for around US$100; it is bus-powered, and I’m not sure if that will be an issue; but I’ve seen online that it can be powered directly by a USB-C iPad. The MiniFuse 4 is around US$220 and comes with a 2-port hub, external power supply, on/off switch and dual headphone jacks. For the money, it checks a lot of boxes. ** My only question is - will it charge an iPad? ** https://www.arturia.com/products#audio

I'm going to change my review of Pianoteq on my older hardware!!! *** Pianoteq runs fine on the iPhone 7 Plus (2016 / A10 CPU) *** *** Pianoteq runs okay on the original iPad Air (2013 / A7 CPU) *** I went back and disabled anything that eats CPU cycles (Widgets, Notifications, Siri, WIFI and Bluetooth) and then did a stress test with the Steinway D Classical preset (4 mics). iPhone 7 Plus (2016 / A10 CPU) PI = 30 - 70 It came close to cracking, but it held steady even with the pedal down and hitting a full 128 polyphony! Still wide fluctuations in the performance index but it doesn't overload the CPU. iPad Air (2013 / A7 CPU) PI = 33 Had to half the sample rate to get it stable (22050 down from 44100 Hz). Basically the same performance as a Raspberry Pi or Odroid N2+. Fairly stable, though I did get a little click once in awhile - but still very usable! Notes: - My iPhone 11 handles Pianoteq fine, even with all the Widgets/Notifications etc. ON. - Please keep in mind, performance may suffer if you use the device in hot weather.

This is a jury-rigged lightning setup - all battery operated! - Apple USB3 Lightning Adapter - 2x USB 3.5mm sound cards (Vention and UGreen) - 2x USB 2-port hubs (Orico) - iPhone 11 (Lightning) - Korg microKey Air 49 Notes:

I'm over the moon with this release. It's amazing to have a rocket in your pocket 🙂 I went down to my local watering hole / performance venue and plugged my iPhone into their Yamaha P-125, totally blew away the crowd (and not because of my meager keyboard skills). Steinway B sounded even better over the house system. Looking for a new iPad just for Pianoteq. Looks like the 10th gen. iPad OR a refurbished iPad Air 4 is the current bang for the buck, for around US$600++ - both use the A14 CPU. The mini also looks good with the A15 CPU, but that smaller screen is downer for ForScore. On a side note - I tested Pianoteq on several of my older iOS devices, it was sucking wind on my original iPad Air (A7) and iPhone 7 Plus (A10). Very easy to overload those CPUs and start throttling to keep temperatures down. Good news is that my iPhone 11 (A13) - works perfect, couldn't get it to overload or throttle at all. Current iPad line starts with the A13 in the 9th gen. iPad so that should be a good CPU to run Pianoteq. Anything above that should run it no sweat. In the meantime, I'm sitting in the park with an an iPhone, microKey Air 49 and a big smile on my face. 😁