have a second usb audio interface only for audio inputs ?
thx=)
scenario: my babyface is the main card - but i would like to also hook up a iconnectmidi-x+ and use this for inputting audio (and midi) from an ipad. possible?
Possible, yes I think so, search out ASIO for all. It’s an alternative driver that allows you to access different interfaces at the same time through the ASIO protocol. I haven’t looked at it for a few years so I don’t know how it’s developed but it’s not renowned for low latency or stability but you may be able to tweak it into submission.
yah, i haven’t used asio4all since over a decade… lol - seen that option on the net too but am not convinced that this would be an ideal solution…
still looking for a more elegant steinberg option… (asio3, internal aggregate, multi-in?)
in theory, I would not know why we couldn’t use multiple inputs somehow…
I know apple has aggregate devices…
i dont need multi-out to various devices… just multi input options…
maybe steinberg gurus can comment please?
If you have 2 of the same audio-interfaces that are able to pair, the ASIO driver of that particular audio interface combines them. That means you can also use that in Cubase.
If you want 2 different devices to work together, you have to use ASIO4ALL.
If both are not a suitable solution for you, you have to buy a new audio interface with enough input and outputs.
yes, i know all of this… I dont care to use asio4all because it uses wdm…
The ASIO model could work like this with a few minor tweaks. - also, I only need one card to support asio- my main card. the other one would simply provide an extra input. shouldnt be that hard to manage.
I have plenty of interfaces… digi96, hdsp9652, maudio etc etc… its not more inputs that Im after. its separate inputs. As i am on a laptop n babyface now, I dont want the audio going from an ipad going through a dock into my babyface - many conversions along the way. I want a streamlined solution meaning, iconnectmidi feeding the audio digitally into my laptop- no conversions along the way.
Shouldnt be that hard to allow audio inputs from another device ??
thanks for your help though.
Question to steinberg: is this a possibility in the near future?
ASIO4all actually works very well. I have an RME Digiface (PCI) and occasionally I use ASIO4all to get sound from my Ipad (via Iconnectivity Iconnect2) and it works well. In ASIO4all I open all of my Digiface ins and outs (so Cubase still retains my input/output and Control Room routing) AND Iconnect stereo in. Actually, with just the Digiface I/O in ASIO4all, the driver is not much different in performance than the native RME driver.It’s worth taking a look anyway…
Doesnt asio4all jump to wdm mode when having multiple interfaces connected? (im thinking of latency and cpu use here)
(when only using one interface, asio drivers are used?)
ech i cant decide… i ordered a iodock2 but am quite fond of the iconnectmidi concept… dunno if i have time to change the order
maybe sometime in the future… when ASIO evolves… (like vst ) -edit: or even cubase:P)