Now that Korg have updated the iMS20 app to support external MIDI control I thought it would be good to start a thread to list tested and proven MIDI controllers that play well with the app.
I would be personally interested in seeing if the Korg Nano series of contollers work as there is some debate about how much power the iPad throws out over it's dock connection to unpowered external devices.
So, if you've hooked up your iPad and iMS20 to a MIDI controller, post the info here for us all to share
i just started fiddling with the iMS-20 and an m-audio Keyrig 25.
Seems to work great !
first i connected the keyboard while in the app ... and got a message saying "not enough power..." so then i tried again by first connecting the keyboard and then starting the app and it worked fine ... no power supply needed for that keyboard !
i couldn't find yet how to assign the keyrig's knobs to params in the app ... but they do work with defaulted assignements ....
I've tried with M-Audio Axiom 25 (2nd gen).
It works fine without extra power supply.
I've also tested with the E-MU midi1x1 Tab, a MIDI USB converter and it works fine with no additional power supply.
Last edited by joongee on Sat Dec 18, 2010 4:59 pm, edited 1 time in total.
so i spend a couple more hours playing with my keyrig 25 and ims-20.
i came up with the following list of midi channels (??? is that how it's called ... i am new to that kind of stuff !!!)
hope it can help somebody !!!!
i am now able to assign any knob of my keyboard to any synth knob ... pretty cool !!!
Pitchbend wheel 1
Master volume (top right knob) 7
Vco1
• waveform 77
• pw 14
• scale 15
Vco2
• waveform 82
• pitch 19
• scale 22
portamento time 5
Master tune 18
Vco mixer
• vco1 level 20
• vco2 level 21
Vchf
• cutoff frequency 28
• peak 29
Vclf
• cutoff frequency 74
• peak 71
Frequency modulation
• mg/t.ext 12
• eg1/ext 93
Cutoff frequency modulation
• mg/t.ext 30
• eg2/ext 31
• mg/t.ext 85
• eg2/ext 79
Modulation generator
• waveform 76
• frequency/times 27
Envelope generator 1
• delay time 24
• attack time 23
• release time 26
Envelop generator 2
• hold time 25
• attack time 73
• decay time 75
• sustain level 70
• release time 72
External signal processor
• signal level 11
• low cut freq 88
• high cut freq 89
• cv adjust 90
• threshold 91
if you find new ones .... or errors in what i posted ...let us know !
NanoKey seems to work.
Except for the Pitch Up / Pitch Down buttons.
I will make some other tests.
Octave Up / Octave Down buttons do work.
M-Audio MidiSport Uno MIDI interface seems to work. I connected my M3 to the iPad/iMS20 and it worked. I will try the interface with all the other MIDI devices I have.
helloitabot wrote:Anyone try it with the line6 midi mobilizer?
At this point is there any advantage to the MIDI Mobilizer vs the Apple camera connection kit???
yes. if your keyboard doesn't have usb out. MIDI Mobilizer is sturdier and less likely to pull on the ipad's 30-pin connector than if you used a camera connection kit ($29) with an emu 1x1 ($34 on amazon). plus ipad doesn't recognize all usb MIDI connections. it ignored both my vsynth and my emu xboard 25 -- both class-compliant, i believe. and MIDI Mobilizer's other advantage seems to be with iphone/ipod touch, which can't use the camera connector kit. i'm thinking of getting one, unless someone sees something i don't (which is possible, of course).
Connected it right after the update and it works great. You need to plug in the external power adapter though, but great to play the iMS20 with a keyboard and turn the knobs.
Note:
I connected it via a standard USB cable, not a USB-MIDI interface.
helloitabot wrote:Anyone try it with the line6 midi mobilizer?
At this point is there any advantage to the MIDI Mobilizer vs the Apple camera connection kit???
yes. if your keyboard doesn't have usb out. MIDI Mobilizer is sturdier and less likely to pull on the ipad's 30-pin connector than if you used a camera connection kit ($29) with an emu 1x1 ($34 on amazon). plus ipad doesn't recognize all usb MIDI connections. it ignored both my vsynth and my emu xboard 25 -- both class-compliant, i believe. and MIDI Mobilizer's other advantage seems to be with iphone/ipod touch, which can't use the camera connector kit. i'm thinking of getting one, unless someone sees something i don't (which is possible, of course).
I use the M-Audio Midisport Uno instead of the MIDI Mobilizer, but the concept is the same. There is another advantage, in my humble opinion. Which is: being able to use the iPad instrument (the iMS20 in this case) in a non-mobile MIDI setup.
For example, I use a M-Audio Midisport 8x8 to connect and manage all my MIDI instruments, and now the iMS20 can be part of that setup.
