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Sounds promising? Then download the app

(currently version 1.2.0) for only 2.99 EUR

from the Apple AppStore. After connecting

the i-MX1 and do some wiring with the MIDI

interface of your computer or MIDI synthe-

sizer you are ready to go. However - don‘t

forget to update the the operating system

on your iPad to iOS 4.3 or later.

To give you an idea of what you can do with

the Yamaha app on the iPad, I‘ll describe

two scenarios in which the app makes good

service:

•As a handy drum pad, chord trigger,

and ispiring arpeggiator to input

MIDI-notes in a DAW such as Cubase

•To play sounds on the MOTIF-RACK

XS (or on another MIDI instrument,

which has no keyboard or no arpeg-

giator)

If you prefer to try on your own: start the

app „Arp & Dr Pad“ on your iPad, press the

gear icon in the upper right corner and go

to „Manual“ on for a brief introduction. By

the way, all apps from Yamaha feature a

guide that explains all the functions of each

application.

VIRTUAL KEYBOARD

PLUS CONTROLLER

You most likely have a keyboard to input

MIDI data in your Digital Audio Worksta-

tion (DAW). But: Does it also feature a lot

of arpeggio patterns and a control surface

with 16 drum pads? No? Then simply put

your iPad with the Yamaha app on your

production table. The app is also a nice

thing for the laptop solution, if there is a

lack of keys and pads, for instance „on the

road“. The app „Arp & Dr Pad“ helps and

perhaps brings you ideas that you wouldn‘t

have had with a standard MIDI keyboard.

The virtual keyboard with its arpeggiator

is reached by pressing the keyboard icon

at the top right of the screen. Although the

app is called Keyboard Arp & Drum Pad,

you must not necessarily use the arpeggia-

tor. The keyboard alone is handy for en-

tering MIDI notes and controller data into

a sequencer. The virtual keyboard can be

moved horizontally - as soon as you found

your desired octave you can lock the key-

board via KEYBOARD SCROLL LOCK for a

stable virtual fit.

The touchscreen of the iPad does not allow

touch-dynamic. So there is a fixed velocity

value of 100 by default. On the left of the

screen you will find the function VELOCITY,

which is activated via a button. Use the sli-

der on the left side to spontaneously set the

velocity of the notes or chords you are just

playing on the keyboard. This type of dyna-

mic control is of course unusual for pianists,

but is nice for the production of electronic

music. For example, all notes in a chord

will have the same velocity values - on a

normal keyboard this is virtually impossible

to achieve.

The slider on the left can also be used for

pitchbending, and also for the two MIDI-

controllers ASSIGN 1 / 2, which can be set

from the Utility menu (available via the gear

icon). By default they are assigned to MIDI-

controller numbers #74 and #75. So if you

want to change the pan position, set Assign

1 CC to controller number #10. Instead of

the classic modulation wheel a MODULA-

TION button is at hand. You can determi-

ne the speed, the modulation path or „the

wheel move“ should be passed, from the

Utility menu via the parameter „modulation

speed“. If set to „very fast“ the modulation

is effective very quickly after pressing the

button, of course.

THE ARPEGGIATOR AS

A SOURCE OF IDEAS

Now you should enjoy the Arpeggiator

(ARP ON) and keep the arpeggio patterns

on HOLD. With its 342 patterns the app

offers a variety of arpeggio figures from

different styles. For a good overview, sim-

ply unfurl the list (right of screen). Now

you can quickly go to each category, like

DrPC (drums & percussion), CPrc (chroma-

tic percussion), or ChSq (chord-sequence).

Good design: Drum Kit 1 with a total of 16 pads that offer

two sections for two velocity values

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