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Will 1st generation iPad work with current Master Fader app?

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paulfrench:
We have the same reasons for switching over Wynn. I think it's gonna save about 50lbs and some space in the truck. We play about 30-35 weddings each year, and some of the load ins are killer. Anything to make our job easier is a good idea. Once I get the mix set, it doesn't change much, even gig to gig, thanks to the in ear monitors. I'll be glad to be able to save a mix for the cocktail and dinner sets, and switch to the dance set mix. Once I get the compressors set, I imagine those will help keep the levels from jumping around much and make my job even easier.

I didn't understand what you meant by syncing the mixer on start up. I'll have to dig a little deeper into the user guide and find out.

Wynnd:
It's not mentioned.  But I noticed a few times that when I started up the ipad with a different show than the one last on the mixer and attempted to sync to the ipad, it would sometimes hang.  So my startup procedure is to start Master Fader while docked, turn on the mixer, Sync the ipad to the mixer.  Go do some other setup stuff and come back to the mixer and select the show that I want to use and recall that one.  (That is default to the mixer at startup, then later select the show I'm actually going to use.)  I don't really know if this truly addresses the issue, but I haven't had the ipad or mixer hang since I've started doing it this way.  Things are always going to be a bit strange when using two different devices that act as one.  It's not perfect, but it is pretty good.

paulfrench:
Thanks for the explanation. That will probably save me a big headache. Now the search is on for an iPad 2, and order up the 1608.

Wynnd:
Just realize that it just might be my perception and nothing really.  Humans tend to go with what looks like it works.  It might just be me not being patience enough.  By the way, I'm also using an ipad 2.  As the owner of an iphone 4S and user of Siri, I miss not being able to dictate to the ipad like I do with my iphone.  Not sure that's even an option on later models.  If it is, that would be worth the extra cost.  (And the 30 pin connector was the only one available when I bought my Mixer.  That's no longer true.)

RoadRanger:
^ My iPad Mini has Siri so I assume the iPad 3 and later also do.

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