Using your iPad or Laptop for Playback
iPad Connections – There are many options for iPad connectivity to sound systems. The easiest way is to connect directly to the “headphone” jack on the side of the iPad.
How to Connect an iPad to a Mixing Board – Video Clip!
Interfaces
Below are some devices/converters that help to “interface” a laptop or iPad with audio equipment (such as mixing boards and recording equipment). One of the main reasons to use these types of interfaces is for equipment “matching” with the goal of providing “clean” and “noise-free” signals to the equipment.
USB-Pro
The USB-Pro is a “plug & play” high-resolution stereo digital audio converter / direct box that connects laptops/computers to any sound system. Great for transferring files to a recording system at the max sample rate to obtain the best audio quality/fidelity.
Courtesy of Radial Engineering
SB – USB to Analog Stereo DI
This unit takes a Digital Audio (USB) output into the USB input and converts the signal to high-quality Analog Audio outputs. The XLR outputs of the pcUSB are Balanced / Stereo audio that is very easy to connect to mixing boards. There is also an Input Pad attenuator built-in (-20dB).
Hooking up a Laptop to a Mixing Board – Video Clip!
