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Interestingly, Korg has announced Gadget for Mac, which is completely compatible with the iOS versions, but with the layout optimised to use larger displays (and obviously no touch screen). This process will get you a Live set containing audio clips exclusively, with tracks and scenes as applicable, but no MIDI. Korg’s Gadget and iKaossilator, and Novation’s Blocs Waves – bringing Live and iOS much closer together. In a further instance of Live/iOS integration, there are a few apps that can export files as Live projects – e.g.

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The other great advantage with the iPad as a control surface over hardware is that if you switch DAWs, it follows right along – Apple’s free Logic Remote app is great for Logic Pro X users, for example. For day-to-day Live control, I use Push for mobile purposes, I use touchAble on the iPad Pro when I need something more boutique, I build it in Lemur (also on the iPad Pro). I guess you could use AC Sabre with an iPad, but it’d be like waving a big expensive glass dinner plate around.

If you’ve spent any time configuring game controllers like the old Wii Remote Control for MIDI, you’ll take to this, and also appreciate that it’s a little easier to get advanced results. If you’re open to something more idiosyncratic, particularly if you’re more interested in performance and gesture-based control, you should look at AC Sabre, an iPhone app which combines onscreen buttons with the iPhone’s gyroscope and accelerometer to send MIDI notes and CCs, creating a unique ‘instrument’ approach. Both Lemur and TouchOSC run on either iPhone or iPad with a single purchase. There are more ‘DIY’ controllers, such as Lemur and TouchOSC, where you can use a library of objects to build your own personalised control surface. This one’s really hard to beat for Live use put TouchAble and Push together, and you’ve got it all. Plus, touchAble is available as separate iPhone and iPad apps, and the device controls are an in-app purchase that’s well worth having. A full-sized regular iPad, or ideally the larger iPad Pro, is a great synth and DAW host – but also makes arguably the most powerful and flexible MIDI control surface on the planet.Īs Live users, we can take advantage of touchAble, which is specific to Live, and provides very deep device control, as well and clip and scene launching, a mixer, a keyboard, pads, as well as a custom configurable area. Whatever else you might feel about Apple and iPads and iPhones, the multi-touch functionality works undeniably well and the range of apps available is amazing. Maybe I’m just easily impressed! Having said that, at the moment, I believe the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is the best possible option for iOS music. Even the controller apps such as Lemur, TouchOSC and touchAble work on iPhone, and Gadget and Blocs Wave will let you create Ableton Live projects from your iPhone or iPad, which still blows my mind a bit. Most iOS music apps run on both iPad and iPhone and for me, that’s really important for true mobility and the feeling that you can use the same tools to make music wherever you go.

I find that using an ad-hoc connection rather than a router invariably works better.

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The Mac Audio MIDI Setup utility is a fantastic Swiss Army Knife for audio and MIDI routing, and if you’ve never explored it, it’s well worth spending some time to poke around in there. Once you wade through the options and the connection possibilities, you can build a Live/iOS rig that includes MIDI and audio coming from both boxes, in a stable and repeatable setup. If you’re using MIDI or Link to sync everything as well, there’s every chance of getting a very neatly cut, ready-to-use clip straight away.

There’s also no reason why you can’t continue to record audio straight out of your device into Live, courtesy of your audio interface. Apps like Apple’s Voice Memos let you AirDrop recordings, which is fast and convenient. It’s true that it’s a little inelegant at times to get audio in and out of iOS apps it sometimes requires a few extra steps, but the workflow is getting smoother all the time, and there are apps which make iOS audio management much easier, like AudioCopy, Audiobus, and AudioShare.

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