What keyboard controller works with iPad (2)?

dickster · Post by **dickster** » Sat May 21, 2011 4:02 pm

I travel for work and need a portable usb keyboard for my iPad 2. Any recommendations? I hear usb devices that used to work with the original iPad no longer work with the iPad 2, something to do with reduced power?

splinters · Post by **splinters** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:26 pm

I don't know about that...I connected a few boards to my iPad 2. Depends how big/small you want it.
Anyway, full list here:
http://iosmidi.com/devices/

dickster · Post by **dickster** » Sun May 22, 2011 4:12 pm

splinters wrote:I don't know about that...I connected a few boards to my iPad 2. Depends how big/small you want it.
Anyway, full list here:
http://iosmidi.com/devices/

What do you mean depends how big/small?

Btw, thanks for the full list link. VERY useful. It's for the original iPad tho. I think the power issue it to do with the OS updates.

EJ2 · Post by **EJ2** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:52 pm

I'm waiting for this to hit the stores.
https://www.alesis.com/iodock

Then I can integrate any of my keyboards etc.

inaheartbeat · Post by **inaheartbeat** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:52 pm

EJ2 wrote:I'm waiting for this to hit the stores.
https://www.alesis.com/iodock

Then I can integrate any of my keyboards etc.

Thanks for that link. I just about fell over when I saw that. I want one NOW!!!

artpunk · Post by **artpunk** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:25 pm

Is that an iPad 1 they are using in the demo video? It looks very handy, I wonder what the cost will be?

softroom · Post by **softroom** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:14 pm

I'm using a Behringer UMA25S as MIDI controller and audio interface. I could only get it to work when I connected a USB hub though, don't know why since the hub is unpowered (and the Behringer was running off a mains adapter).

I've tried an M-Audio and Novation keyboard too and both get the iPad (2) complaint about power. The only device I've connected that was worked without this complaint is the Sequentix Cirklon sequencer.