I use the iPad for backing tracks. I never bothered with the Kronos for it because I didn't feel like messing with the sequencer at all. I use SetlistMaker (which also sends midi program changes to the Kronos and my other gear). My tracks are stereo but the left side is a mono mixed version of the track and the right side is a click track going to the drummer. I split it with a cable.SynthKeyWizard wrote:Combi method can cause one problem: if you reach polyphony limit, your backtrack can stop. You have to set timbre priority to avoid this, but even this settings doesn't guarantee proper workflow. I tested this many time and polyphony overload can cause cutoff in your sampled backtrack. In live situation this is unacceptable.
For playbacks I'll try to use iPad in near future, but still can't find good docking station. All of them provides only one stereo pair, can't find equivalent with two or more stereo outs. "Ipad-camerakit-sound card" setup also is unacceptable for me bacause of unreliable connections.
One more option I found - is to use iPad with Cubasis app as clicktrack player. iPad will be sycronized with kronos via bluetooth midi. Only one thing - I need to buy BT-midi adapter. Have to test this option.
If you're looking for a dedicated interface with multiple outs, I would suggest the iConnectAudio4+. It integrates perfectly with the Kronos (both either via USB or midi DIN) and is a great interface, to boot. I'm currently using an iConnectMIDI4+ as my live midi interface, but I'm thinking of augmenting it with this in order to give me some more audio flexibility (i.e. running iPad synths out of a different output than the backing tracks).
