The iPhone and especially the iPad, received somewhat of a cult status as a musician's best friend after their release. A lot of people who were into Macs and iPods before, were into music as well, so naturally a number of apps appeared on the iPhone for everything - from tuning your guitar, to playing the piano. When the iPad increased the screen real estate available, we even had popular bands creating albums solely on Apple's tablets.
Needless to say, the accessory industry amplified (no pun intended) this trend, outing an abundance of accompanying devices for music lovers out there, that worked in sync with their iPhones and iPads. We are not even talking about speaker docks that double as a nightstand here.
There are turntables, stomp pedals and vinyl records-iPhone transfer systems. We round up a few of the interesting ones that might make you eager to unleash your inner DJ, while you wait for the wonders of the next iPad.
Unleash your inner DJ: Cool musical accessories for the iPad and the iPhone
Looking to go Pro, yet remain trippy, without dragging bulky racks around? The Mackie DL1608 is not for the faint of heart in terms of its $999 MSRP, but it offers a lot, and is powered by your iPad, sooo... we cool? "The Mackie DL1608™ redefines live mixing by combining the proven power of a full-featured digital mixer with the unmatched ease and mobility of an iPad®. With 16 boutique-quality Onyx mic preamps and the performance of 24bit Cirrus Logic® AD/DA converters, you have unparalleled sound quality. Seamless wired to wireless iPad control means you can mix from anywhere in the venue. This gives you the mobile freedom to control not only the mix, but also powerful plug-ins like EQ, dynamics, effects and more". The icing on the cake is that the DL1608 mixer supports up to 10 iPads, and we are eager to watch someone make a video out of that.
Mackie DL1608 iPad mixer
http://www.mackie.com/products/dl1608/
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Numark's iDJ Live for the iPad allows you to "mix and scratch your music, including your iTunes Music
Libraries using two large performance platters and a central mixer
section with a crossfader, buttons and knobs. iDJ Live is laid out in to
carefully recreate the two-decks-and-a-mixer setup that professional
DJs prefer. Just load your tracks to either Deck A or Deck B, and then
control it, cueing up the start point, performing advanced transitions
and even scratching". The platters cost less than $100 now, so it's a great starter kit if you are willing to learn.
iDJ Live
http://www.numark.com/product/idjlive
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What's the fun in playing the guitar without a stomp pedal? "Simply connect your iPod touch®, iPhone®, or iPad® to the iStomp and
select which pedal you’d like from the DigiTech® Stomp Shop™ App. In
about the same time it takes to download a song you can change the
iStomp from a distortion to a reverb, a phaser to a tube overdrive, or a
delay to a chorus. iStomp includes DigiTech’s Total Recall™ digital
delay and Redline™ overdrive to get you started". Hey, with Harman's iStomp you can not only do air guitar, but air stomping as well. Can be found for around $150.
Harman DigiTech iStomp Pedal for the iPhone and iPad
http://digitech.com/en-US/products/istomp
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Just learning to fly in the music field? No probs, the ION Piano Apprentice allows you to just insert your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, and start bashing at the keys under the accompanying app's condescending guidance. The set of 25-note keys light up to show you where to press next, thus taking the "learning by doing" exercise to a new level. It's Core MIDI compliant, powered by 4 x AA batteries or an AC adapter, and can be found for way less than $100.
ION Audio Piano Apprentice for the iPad and iPhone
Still lovin'em some vinyls? Have hundreds of them lying around? The ION iLP Turntable Conversion system will allow you to simply dock your iPhone, and convert them all to convenient MP3s, including the scratchy one that your grandfather used to charm your grandma. There are RCA outputs to hook up your vinyl records to a home stereo system, as well as a handy app for the conversion. No computer needed.
ION iLP Turntable Conversion System
http://www.ionaudio.com/products/details/iLP
Unleash your inner DJ: Cool musical accessories for the iPad and the iPhone
Looking to go Pro, yet remain trippy, without dragging bulky racks around? The Mackie DL1608 is not for the faint of heart in terms of its $999 MSRP, but it offers a lot, and is powered by your iPad, sooo... we cool? "The Mackie DL1608™ redefines live mixing by combining the proven power of a full-featured digital mixer with the unmatched ease and mobility of an iPad®. With 16 boutique-quality Onyx mic preamps and the performance of 24bit Cirrus Logic® AD/DA converters, you have unparalleled sound quality. Seamless wired to wireless iPad control means you can mix from anywhere in the venue. This gives you the mobile freedom to control not only the mix, but also powerful plug-ins like EQ, dynamics, effects and more". The icing on the cake is that the DL1608 mixer supports up to 10 iPads, and we are eager to watch someone make a video out of that.
Looking to go Pro, yet remain trippy, without dragging bulky racks around? The Mackie DL1608 is not for the faint of heart in terms of its $999 MSRP, but it offers a lot, and is powered by your iPad, sooo... we cool? "The Mackie DL1608™ redefines live mixing by combining the proven power of a full-featured digital mixer with the unmatched ease and mobility of an iPad®. With 16 boutique-quality Onyx mic preamps and the performance of 24bit Cirrus Logic® AD/DA converters, you have unparalleled sound quality. Seamless wired to wireless iPad control means you can mix from anywhere in the venue. This gives you the mobile freedom to control not only the mix, but also powerful plug-ins like EQ, dynamics, effects and more". The icing on the cake is that the DL1608 mixer supports up to 10 iPads, and we are eager to watch someone make a video out of that.
Numark's iDJ Live for the iPad allows you to "mix and scratch your music, including your iTunes Music
Libraries using two large performance platters and a central mixer
section with a crossfader, buttons and knobs. iDJ Live is laid out in to
carefully recreate the two-decks-and-a-mixer setup that professional
DJs prefer. Just load your tracks to either Deck A or Deck B, and then
control it, cueing up the start point, performing advanced transitions
and even scratching". The platters cost less than $100 now, so it's a great starter kit if you are willing to learn.
What's the fun in playing the guitar without a stomp pedal? "Simply connect your iPod touch®, iPhone®, or iPad® to the iStomp and
select which pedal you’d like from the DigiTech® Stomp Shop™ App. In
about the same time it takes to download a song you can change the
iStomp from a distortion to a reverb, a phaser to a tube overdrive, or a
delay to a chorus. iStomp includes DigiTech’s Total Recall™ digital
delay and Redline™ overdrive to get you started". Hey, with Harman's iStomp you can not only do air guitar, but air stomping as well. Can be found for around $150.
Just learning to fly in the music field? No probs, the ION Piano Apprentice allows you to just insert your iPad, iPod touch or iPhone, and start bashing at the keys under the accompanying app's condescending guidance. The set of 25-note keys light up to show you where to press next, thus taking the "learning by doing" exercise to a new level. It's Core MIDI compliant, powered by 4 x AA batteries or an AC adapter, and can be found for way less than $100.
Still lovin'em some vinyls? Have hundreds of them lying around? The ION iLP Turntable Conversion system will allow you to simply dock your iPhone, and convert them all to convenient MP3s, including the scratchy one that your grandfather used to charm your grandma. There are RCA outputs to hook up your vinyl records to a home stereo system, as well as a handy app for the conversion. No computer needed.
