Re: BEST iPad Apps for LIVE LOOPING

[Dennis Moser <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com>]

Analog audio is out of the headphone jack — digital is out of the
30-pin … and the Alesis dock is USB only, no Firewire…

Best,

Dennis

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On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Matthias Grob <matilists@gmail.com> wrote:
> no, look, it has analog audio, too:
>
> http://pinouts.ru/CellularPhones-A-N/iPhone_connector_pinout.shtml
>
> but since it has USB and even Firewire, I suspect the dock uses the 
> digital audio really.
>
> On 15 Dec 2011, at 11:47, Dennis Moser wrote:
>
>> Andy,
>>
>> :D … no worries. I didn't know what the audio was coming off that
>> 30-pin either.  However, this SHOULD answer the question:
>>
>> http://www.computeraudiophile.com/content/Can-you-get-audio-digital-out-iPad
>>
>> To answer the question about the iPad outputting digital audio -> The
>> headphone jack is only analog. But the dock connector can output
>> digital audio with the camera connection kit. You can only connect to
>> a 16 bit USB DAC, but at least it's digital out. A good 16 bit DAC for
>> this is the Devilsound / Halide Design DAC."
>>
>> So the answer is — if you use the headphone jack, you get ANALOG
>> audio. If you use anything that plugs into the 30-pin connector, like
>> the Alesis ioDock, you get digital audio.
>>
>>
>