We first posted the Griffin iPad Loop (funny that name sounds familiar lol) and now we have the Griffin StudioConnect. The StudioConnect is basically an Alesis IO Dock built into a iPad Loop, minus a few features like phantom power and footswitch in. It’s also $50 less than the IO Dock with a retail price of $150.
StudioConnect gives your iPad: audio in/out, MIDI in/out, and a stereo headphone jack with its own volume control so you can monitor what’s going in (or out). Digital music-making has never been easier. Owning an iPad makes it easier still, taking it to a whole new level of versatility and portability.
Whether you’re a serious musician, a confirmed hobbyist, or a budding composer, you know about MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface). Unlike audio recording, MIDI lets you capture the digital instructions for a musical performance, and then play them back later on a MIDI instrument.
In one compact device for your iPad, StudioConnect combines both the audio and the MIDI hemispheres of the audio world.
Audio In and Out Plug your guitar into StudioConnect’s mono 1/4″ instrument jack and play directly into GarageBand or other apps. Or plug a recorder or mixer into StudioConnect’s stereo 3.5 mm input jack and connect the whole band to your iPad.
Left- and right-channel RCA plugs give you line-level stereo audio-out. For your headphone there’s a separate front-panel 3.5 mm stereo jack with its own volume knob.
MIDI In and Out For your MIDI controller or drum pad, StudioConnect’s rear panel gives you a standard 5-pin DIN MIDI-in port.
For MIDI Out, there’s another 5-pin DIN MIDI connector on StudioConnect’s rear panel. Connect it to your sequencer, patch bay, or other MIDI gear. This lets you launch your favorite MIDI controller app and use your iPad as a musical instrument.
StudioConnect lets you connect everything for music-making to your iPad, and connect your iPad to everything musical. And as if that weren’t enough, it even charges your iPad while you play.
Features
MIDI in and out for your iOS device
Audio in and out for your iOS device
Stereo headphone jack with volume control
Lets you use your iPad and its apps as a MIDI controller
10 watt charging dock for iPad
Technical Specifications
Audio in:
1/4″ mono
3.5 mm stereo
Gain control
Audio out:
Line-level stereo R and L RCA
Front-panel 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack with volume control
MIDI in:
5-pin DIN
MIDI out:
5-pin DIN
For iPad and other iOS devices:
30-pin Apple dock connector with integral cable
30-pin Apple dock connector charge/sync cradle
Charging:
10 watts (5 volts DC @ 2.1 amps)
Pricing & Availability
StudioConnect will be available in February 2012 with a MRSP of $150 USD.