Griffin has introduced StudioConnect with Lightning, an updated version of their all-in-one audio interface for the iPad, now compatible with the new iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini.
StudioConnect provides connectivity for guitars, stereo audio, MIDI-In and MIDI-Out as well as a Lightning charging dock in one device. It also features line-level RCA stereo output.
Here are the details:
- Audio in and out
- Audio In ? Plug instrument in through a mono 1/4? jack or plug a mixer into StudioConnect?s stereo 1/8? (3.5mm) jack.
- Audio Out ? Left and right line-level RCA plugs. The 1/8? (3.5mm) stereo headphone jack, with its dedicated volume knob, helps monitor what?s going in and out.
- MIDI in and out
- MIDI In ? Connect a MIDI controller through a standard 5-pin DIN MIDI-in port.
- MIDI Out ? A second 5-pin DIN connector accepts a sequencer, patch bay or other MIDI gear, allowing the iPad and MIDI apps to act as a MIDI controller.
The updated StudioConnect with Lightning is priced at $149.99 and will be available Spring 2013.
No USB in or out?
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Kind of seems pointless.
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That thing is ugly, who designs this stuff? It looks like its for telemarketers.
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>”No USB in or out?”
its for a iDevice…so its going to do only 1 thing and will be overpriced
have to buy another thingy if you want USB on it too !!!
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Rca outputs are annoying.
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RCA outputs? You got to be kidding…
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Design was not thought all the way through, it has plastic covering the screen
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What a joke !
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haha yes, interesting that they left the bottom track blank there in garageband..
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$149.99?? a joke
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No digital I/O, 1/8th inch mini jack for mixer output? $149.99? This thing is laughable.
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This is really great!
Now I just wish they could replace that single big button with an alphanumeric keyboard.
And some kind of bolt-on or clamp so it stays steady on the table.
This way I could enjoy a more traditional computer feeling on my $600 iPad.
Thank you!
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No USB, no digital I/O – and it doesn’t attach to a mic or cymbal stand. All for $150.
Someday, someone will combine all of these features for under $100, constructed of metal not plastic. Amazing it hasn’t happened yet.
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