Is it possible to connect an iPad to the OPLab using Apple's 30-pin connector?

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I’m trying to figure out if I can connect my iPad directly to the OPLab using Apple’s 30-pin connector.


I want to use OPLab to convert the output from Arpeggionome on iPad to CV. But it seems that Arpeggionome doesn’t recognize the OPLab.

What am I doing wrong? Is it possible to use the Apple 30-pin connector to connect the iPad to OPLab?

Thanks!
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You need a CCK it activate MIDI on the iPad

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CCK it the key! Get ready for OPfun.

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Aargh! I knew it! I hate that little CCK*ing thing!



I wonder how iConnectivity gets away with bypassing the CCK:
Q: Can I use an apple lightning to 30-pin connector with the supplied 30-pin connector?
Can I use a camera connector cable instead?

A: Until we can supply our own Lightning equipped connection cables, the Apple 30-pin to lightning adaptor will indeed work with our 30-pin connection cable.
The Camera connector wil NOT provide full functionality with our unit.
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They don't.

Short answer, No. The USB Type A Host only supports USB MIDI class compliant devices such as keyboards and controllers, either directly or through a standard USB hub. Although you can plug in your iOS device through this port using your sync cable, the iOS device will not initialize with iConnectMIDI.

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iConnectivity's 30 pin cable is probably a licensed Apple accessory that replicates the CCK functionality.

Using the Dock cable that came with your iPad, it will plug into the A or B Host connectors, but those are just for hosting/routing USB MIDI devices (like the OP-1, or a Blofeld, for example). If you want to use the Oplab as a MIDI interface, which by your description you are, you need the CCK.
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I get it. There’s no way around it. I either need the CCK or something that replicates it. Sorry for being daft, thanks for clearing this up!