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iMX1 and iPad Air

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iMX1 and iPad Air

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I encountered this annoying issue that I'm not able to solve.
As far as I can see, the iMX1 MIDI cable is not compatible with the iPad Air, although a lightning to 30 pin adapter is used.

What I find really irritating is I bought also the USB version of that cable (iUX1) but, as said before, it's completely useless with my iPad Air.

I solved buying a Roland Audio Capture EX that's hooked to the iPad Air via a lightning to USB adapter (CCK)... But with the two aformentioned Yamaha cables and lightning to 30 pin Apple adapter, I wasted my money... :evil:
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Re: iMX1 and iPad Air

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From what I can tell it should indeed be compatible using the 30 pin adapter. There isn't any reason that I can see why it would not be compatible. I'll check with Yamaha though because if it doesn't work then their the iMX1 info needs to be changed to reflect that.
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Re: iMX1 and iPad Air

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Hello Saul
Thanks for your reply- :wink:
According to iMX1 specs it's compatible just with the old iPad2, not the Air version, but I hope these informations are, perhaps, outdated.
I'll do other experiments, but I fear that the 30 pin adapter doesn't match all the needed pins for iMX1.
I bought also iUX1 hoping to use it with Motif XF7, until I discovered that I'd rather be more comfortable with a wireless connection :lol:

The annoying thing is that if these Yamaha cables are not compatible with the 30 pin adapter, I have to sell them as s/h although they're brand new (used once)!
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Well this is from Yamaha's own FAQ for the iMX1

Last Update: 03/26/2013

Yes, in the case of iPhone5, iPod touch(5th generation), iPad(4th generation) and iPad mini, you can use i-MX1 with Apple Lightning to 30-pin Adapter.
There are no difference in the iPad Air that should prevent the iMX1 from working with it.
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Good news! I succeeded making it work. As usual don't ask me why... I used MIDI Monitor, a wonderful app that helps tracing MIDI signals coming in and out.
Perhaps iOS 7.x needs some time to realize an adapter with cable is plugged in. When I did other attempts I hooked the cable too early or too late. Ths evening it worked at first time.
There's a little drawback of using lightning to 30 pin adapter, iPad must be wothout its protective cover, thus every possible care must be taken in order not to scratch its surface.
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Glad to hear you got it working! Odd though that it doesn't just work out of the box. At least you may have now helped a lot of others with the same issue :)
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Usually forums exist to help where official customer care is lacking and, unfortunately, in Italy it's shockingly useless... :(
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wavesequence wrote:Usually forums exist to help where official customer care is lacking and, unfortunately, in Italy it's shockingly useless... :(
. . . . which is surprising to me. Italy has a historic tradition of music - particularly with respect to composers, and Italians seem to be passionate about most things . . .

I would have thought Music would be quite high on that list?

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