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Controllers => MiniLab MKII => Topic started by: Howard L Shure on November 17, 2022, 05:53:27 pm

Title: Minilab 3 w/iPad Garageband
Post by: Howard L Shure on November 17, 2022, 05:53:27 pm
Hi. Just starting my journey in the world of midi controllers and DAW's. I picked up a Minilab 3 to use with GarageBand on my iPad and wanted to know if I need to do something specific to get the knobs, sliders, and transport controls to work. I plugged it into the iPad and was able to play using the keyboard, I just can't seem to get the other controls to integrate.

I appreciate any help you guys can offer.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Minilab 3 w/iPad Garageband
Post by: Perry Bennett on November 30, 2022, 04:05:17 pm
Hi, just from my general experience, midi controllers used with GarageBand on iOS can only use the basic features like keys, mod wheel, and pitch bend wheel. There isn’t a way that I know of to assign midi to the knobs, sliders, etc…

On a related topic, I picked up the Minilab 3 recently for use with GarageBand on the Mac, and was testing it out with GarageBand on iOS and can not get any sound when I play the keyboard. I am using a direct USB C to USB C apple-branded cable.

Perry
Title: Re: Minilab 3 w/iPad Garageband
Post by: unklebooey on November 30, 2022, 05:08:35 pm
I got sounds working in Garageband for iOS with the Minilab 3, I just don't see the keys moving on screen, but that is ok. I am still able to record the parts I am playing.

Perry
Title: Re: Minilab 3 w/iPad Garageband
Post by: Dallinga on March 25, 2023, 03:34:47 pm
The standard Apple usbc cable is charge only I believe, a thunderbolt3 (usbc-usbc) cable works fine