This set of videos offers an introduction to iConnectivity’s iConnectMIDI, a new device that lets you connect your iOS Application – running on an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad – to MIDI devices or computers running other MIDI applications.
iConnectMIDI does everything that a standard MIDI interface does plus it enables direct iOS Application connectivity, no more special translation programs or network configurations to work with. It also connects standard MIDI DIN to USB MIDI 1.0 in the absence of a computing device, bridging old to new MIDI technologies.
Note: The iConnectMIDI shown in this clip is an early prototype and may not exactly represent as released.
iConnectMIDI is officially “coming soon”. Pricing is TBA. More info below & see the iConnectMIDI site for details.
iConnectMIDI – iOS Application MIDI to Mac
iConnectMIDI – USB MIDI Bridging and Patching
iConnectMIDI – Standard MIDI Interface
iConnectMIDI – MIDI into your iOS Applications
iConnectMIDI Details
iConnectMIDI incorporates an advanced MIDI data management engine, enabling the single device to perform several advanced functions and features currently only available in computer software applications or multiple peripheral boxes. The MIDI Data Management system is capable of handling tens of thousands of MIDI events per second and is fully configurable by the user or applications to provide several advanced MIDI data handling features.
MIDI Route
A configurable routing engine enabling routing of MIDI data from any port to one or many output ports. Capable of standalone operation, with routing configuration stored in non volatile memory – no computer necessary.
MIDI Merge
Multiple MIDI sources can be routed to a single output port.
MIDI Bridge
Connect devices with traditional MIDI DIN ports to devices with USB MIDI ports. Sometimes referred to as a patch. Can also bridge between multiple USB MIDI ports.
MIDI Thru
MIDI data from one port passed through to any other port or multiple ports including USB MIDI ports.
MIDI Filter
A configurable MIDI event filter (MIDI Mute) that allows muting of MIDI data on either input or output ports. Mute unwanted system exclusive, real time, controllers, pitch-bend, active sensing and more.
what will this bring to the table in terms of music technology?
Touchscreen control of any MIDI hardware?
What is the midi latency like?
it is worse than usb?
@Sheaskie – it was our mandate to design iConnectMIDI with the best performance possible while provide it with a rich set of features and connectivity options. In our testing with the device, we have observed a general latency of approx. 2 ms when connected to iPad, iPod touch or iPhone.
We utilize full speed USB for the iPod connection and have calculated we can maintain over 10,000 standard MIDI events per second.This, combined with low latency gives us excellent performance and yes, very low latency.
iConnectivity….
so, iConnectMIDI will control my synthesizer? Like playing notes and pitch /mod wheel?
Why I am not playing directly to my synth? I really don't get the idea. Enlight me, please 🙂 Something is missing in my picture.
and…… we have found CoreMIDI latency appears to be even shorter. Preliminary lab testing results shows much much faster than what we experienced before – which was pretty good to begin with.
More details as we can make them available…
iConnectivity…
Dear iConnectivity Team,
your Interface is a real useful and great piece of hardware! I was waiting for this since i saw the first advertisement. You did a grat job and i think the time now is perfect to bring it out! Now i gonna wait for Apps with Midi Sync and play them together with my Midi Gear, wonderful;0)!!!
Well the news that apple gonna support USB to Midi is a good news for you, isn`t It?
Friendly regards,
Volker( from Germany)
I'm planning to develop a CoreMIDI app for iPad that would be very sensitive to latency. I'm thinking I'll need to setup a fairly robust system for testing the latency of not only the CoreMIDI library, but also myriad devices that may be used with my app. I'm curious, how do you test latency in your lab?
My only idea is to set up a 1000FPS camera to capture the moment a midi key is struck, and the moment that the GUI responds in the app…