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Old 7th September 2012   #1
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Apogee Ensemble w/ iPad, is it possible???
Hi all,

Please forgive me if I'm posting this question in the wrong section.

THE SCENARIO:

I have a small home-based project studio with no vocal booth and some mild sound treatment. I want to record vocals and pretty much have to do it late at night when most have gone to bed, but I still here a slight hiss from my iMac bleeding into the mic (U87). So I'm looking for a way to record vocals into my iPad which is pretty silent when operating, then export for further post work.

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I recently ordered the iRig PRE from IK Multimedia and I'm about to purchase a DAW for the iPad to record. I know it will work but I got to thinking, after doing some quick research I found people using some of the lower end Apogee products (Duet & Duet 2) to record on the iPad.

That said, seeing as Apogee is well respected for their analog to digital converters, and seeing as I happen to have an Ensemble, I'm wondering if it's possible to use some sort of firewire to usb converter so I can go into the iPad via the camera connector, this way I get maximum quality.

Nothing against IK Multimedia. To be fair, I haven't even tried the iRig PRE yet, but I admit that my ears aren't developed enough to tell the difference. Anyway, just wanting to get some thoughts from the experts. Please be nice.

Thanks!

P.S. I just went to Apogee's sight and saw that they've just released the "Quartet" which is strictly usb, so maybe there wouldn't be a need to convert firewire to usb if I traded in my unit. Hmmm? Anyway, I don't want to assume it would work. Your thoughts please.
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Not gonna happen. No firewire to USB adapters that actually work.
I wonder if you wouldn't benefit from one of those isolation cage things that goes on a mic stand.
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Apogee devices that do work with an iPad are the Jam, and One.

iPad music sites

http://www.ipadproaudio.com/
http://www.idesignsound.com

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The Frontier Tranzport is a total sleeper for recording vocals by yourself. Not made anymore but you can find them for $50. I don't use it for anything "remotely" complicated, but, on several flavors of DAWs, I use it for self recording and it works : ) It's limited in what it does well enough, but those things it does, it does, and does them cheaply : )

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Right, the Tranzport lets you go to another room, area, etc and still control your DAW. I've had mine for 5 years and use it all the time.
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