JBL Charge to power KA6 and USB Hub for iPad
#USB #iPad #komplete #JBL #minimoog In this short fragment, I explain how the JBL Charge 4 bluetooth speaker with integrated power bank can boot a powered USB-hub, necessary to give enough power to a USB-audio interface, to integrate with an iPad. In my normal setup, I'd use a power outlet, but this is a complete mobile alternative. Gear used: - iPad mini 5 (any model is probably fine). It runs the awesome Minimoog App, but any music software would work just fine. - Apple Camera Connection Kit (to connect to USB) - this is connected as the main input to the Powered HUB via a USB-A to USB-mini cable. - A USB-powered Audio Interface, in this case the Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 (first generation), which is tiny and class-compliant, so it can talk to an iPad. It connects to the powered Hub via a USB-B to USB-A cable (included with the interface). - A USB Power Hub, which normally would require a power outlet in the wall. In this case, it uses the powerbank. We need a powered Hub, as the Audio Interface draws too much power to be used directly with the iPad. - To ensure the hub connects to USB, I replaced the regular wall plug with a USB to DC cable that is normally used to add power to an external USB-drive (it came with an old LACIE disk). - A powerbank. In this case the JBL Charge 4, which is both a Bluetooth speaker and a powerbank. - A jack cable from the Audio Interface to the Speaker. The audio signal could go in different ways. Instead of pairing the iPad directly to the speaker via Bluetooth, I used the Audio interface, to avoid huge latency. You could use the headphone out from the iPad to the 3.5mm stereo-in on the speaker, but I wanted the signal from the Audio interface to go straight to the speaker. The advantage of having the Audio interface is the potential to add a microphone, possible requiring 48V, or a guitar or to connect active speakers. I could also connect a MIDI keyboard, as my USB-keyboard is not recognised by the iPad (not class-compliant). And this is a completely mobile setup which you can take in a bag with you. No need for a power outlet... at least for a while, unless you need to add active speakers or a PA system, off course.
#USB #iPad #komplete #JBL #minimoog In this short fragment, I explain how the JBL Charge 4 bluetooth speaker with integrated power bank can boot a powered USB-hub, necessary to give enough power to a USB-audio interface, to integrate with an iPad. In my normal setup, I'd use a power outlet, but this is a complete mobile alternative. Gear used: - iPad mini 5 (any model is probably fine). It runs the awesome Minimoog App, but any music software would work just fine. - Apple Camera Connection Kit (to connect to USB) - this is connected as the main input to the Powered HUB via a USB-A to USB-mini cable. - A USB-powered Audio Interface, in this case the Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 (first generation), which is tiny and class-compliant, so it can talk to an iPad. It connects to the powered Hub via a USB-B to USB-A cable (included with the interface). - A USB Power Hub, which normally would require a power outlet in the wall. In this case, it uses the powerbank. We need a powered Hub, as the Audio Interface draws too much power to be used directly with the iPad. - To ensure the hub connects to USB, I replaced the regular wall plug with a USB to DC cable that is normally used to add power to an external USB-drive (it came with an old LACIE disk). - A powerbank. In this case the JBL Charge 4, which is both a Bluetooth speaker and a powerbank. - A jack cable from the Audio Interface to the Speaker. The audio signal could go in different ways. Instead of pairing the iPad directly to the speaker via Bluetooth, I used the Audio interface, to avoid huge latency. You could use the headphone out from the iPad to the 3.5mm stereo-in on the speaker, but I wanted the signal from the Audio interface to go straight to the speaker. The advantage of having the Audio interface is the potential to add a microphone, possible requiring 48V, or a guitar or to connect active speakers. I could also connect a MIDI keyboard, as my USB-keyboard is not recognised by the iPad (not class-compliant). And this is a completely mobile setup which you can take in a bag with you. No need for a power outlet... at least for a while, unless you need to add active speakers or a PA system, off course.