Music keyboard works with iPhone, but not with iPad: Why?

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Music keyboard works with iPhone, but not with iPad: Why?

I have an iPhone 11 Pro and a 6th generation iPad. I also have an original Apple Camera Adapter to access USB devices.

Since I play music, I want to use my music apps (mostly from Korg) with both iPhone and iPad. However, one app (Korg iM1) only works on iPad.

So, I attached two (class-compliant) keyboards: A Casio CDP-S100 and a Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol A25. Both work with my iPhone (as long as I also supply power to the Camera Adapter), but none works with my iPad.

Is my iPad too old? Or what could be the reason?

Thanks for any hints!

iPad (6th generation)

Posted on Aug 6, 2023 10:52 PM

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nbotros

Community Specialist

Aug 7, 2023 6:09 PM in response to eric6619

Hello eric6619,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities. To get started, please check out the following thread that talks about similar situation:

Can Apple USB-C to Lightning cable connect accessories to iPad?

In the meantime, you can consider other options like using GarageBand with your iPad. For more information, please check this out:

Play the Keyboard in GarageBand for iPad

Use a Bluetooth MIDI device with GarageBand for iPad

We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

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