You still need an Apple CCK but audio comes from the interface. lSTzH_8aUSFinAaAqyFEALw_wcB#.YH9xz-gzZPYĪ second option is to use a class compliant audio interface (eg.

Now you can try out one of the new dongles (Apple aren't making them yet) like this one that supossedly does all three (keyboard connect, charging, and headphone/line out).

So if you had a keyboard with USB midi output you used one of those. I dont know the source of the samples but it does remind me of a Yamaha Grand.Īt the current price I think this is a good deal if you want a good piano for your iPhone/iPad.īefore Apple dropped the headphone jack it was easy you just neded the Apple Camera Connection Kit (there are two types and one allows for charging your iPhone while using it). There does appear to be seperate pedal up and pedal down samples but no sympathetic resonances like the Colossus. It is quite responsive in timbre over the velocity range and the velocity curve settings I think will make any keyboard shine (I've tried it on two). There seem to be more than enough velocity layers as I can't notice any sudden changes. The sound is nice and realistic and doesn't have anything 'strange' about it (to me Ravenscroft is too metallic, Korg is too muddy and Colossus has too short key releases) Velocity controls and other adjustments like brightness are very good and user friendly and the ability to mix all controls via the touch screen is very good. You can adjust the volume within settings (this might solve Randymans volume issue) and I can certainly get it plenty (even too loud) enough on my setup. One immediate annoyance was the lack of volume control from my keyboard (you would think this would have to be fixed with an update shortly). My initial thoughts are that it is definitely up there with the best iOS pianos and possibly the best but I will need more time with it to see whether I get a little tired of the sound. I decided to download this while its still 1/2 price.

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