Recording edrums in GarageBand (iPad 7th gen)

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Recording edrums in GarageBand (iPad 7th gen)

I have an Alesis Burst Kit that has a midi out connection. I want to record video with audio with my iPad (7th gen). Either through video recording or GarageBand. I don’t care which way at this point. I have a camera connection kit but when I plug into my iPad I get nothing. GarageBand records through the iPads microphone. The connecter is brand new as is the midi/usb. I’ve tried two midi to usb cords and I know the camera connector kit works because the iPad charges when it’s connected with the lightning cable and my wall adapter. Please help! Tried with both my iPhone and iPad. Both have most recent IOS and are updated. I’m so frustrated and lost at this point. I used to have an old 2011 MacBook Pro that allowed a simple aux cord into the headphone jack and that worked but I traded in for the iPad.

iPad, iPadOS 13

Posted on Jun 7, 2020 10:29 PM

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rose_10

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Jun 9, 2020 6:48 PM in response to ThePerfectPlex

Hey there ThePerfectPlex,

Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. I understand you want to record your Alesis Burst Kit to your iPad using the Camera Connection Kit. I’ll be happy to help with this.

With MIDI you should be able to use your drums to control instruments in GarageBand on your iPad. Take a look at this article for details on how this would work:

Use a Bluetooth MIDI device with GarageBand for iPad

There are also a number of MIDI related apps for iPad in the App Store. You may want to look at those and see if any there will help you do what you want.

If you're actually wanting to record audio from your device, that may require a different type of adapter. MIDI captures the notes so you can control instruments. You may want to reach out to Alesis to see if they have an audio out and then from there you can get an adapter to get that in to your iPad.

I hope this helps.

Take care.

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Recording edrums in GarageBand (iPad 7th gen)

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