ChordWalk, as a creative surface running on an iPad connected with a Mac running any DAW
Let's discuss running ChordWalk as a Remote Creation Surface on an iPad connected to any DAW running on an Apple Mac. This setup lets you simultaneously change selections, adjustments, and controls in both ChordWalk and your DAW interactively and in real-time, making it a game-changer for creators and performers.
Imagine the creative and workflow flexibility provided by a Remote Creation Surface using ChordWalk with DAWs like Logic, Cubase, Ableton, Reason, ProSonus, FL Studio, Pro Tools, MOTU, Reaper, Mixcraft, Bitwig, Magix Samplitude, and others. You can control chord, arpeggiator, and virtual instrument selections, settings, and adjustments in ChordWalk while simultaneously making adjustments in the DAW components, all interactively and in real time.
When collaborating, one user can control chord, arpeggiator, and virtual instrument selections and settings in ChordWalk on the iPad in real-time, while another user adjusts settings in the DAW components on the Mac.
To establish a Bluetooth MIDI connection between an iPad and a Mac, follow these instructions from Apple Support. If Apple's method seems difficult, install Midimittr on the Mac and set it up as outlined in Appendix 2 for an iPad-to-iPad Bluetooth MIDI connection, ensuring a perfect communication connection.
As advised by Apple Support, set up Bluetooth MIDI devices in Audio MIDI Setup on a Mac as follows:
Establish a Bluetooth connection between a discoverable Apple peripheral and another device (the host) that initiates the connection.
Use Audio MIDI Setup to connect Bluetooth MIDI devices to your Mac and iOS devices (iOS 8 or later) or iPadOS devices (iPadOS 13 or later) that use Bluetooth LE (low energy) hardware.
You can also make the following types of Bluetooth MIDI connections:
Mac to Mac
Mac to iOS or iPad OS device
Bluetooth MIDI connections are bidirectional for Mac computers and iOS and iPad OS devices. For example, a Mac in the peripheral role and a Mac in the host role can both send and receive MIDI data.
Make your Mac a Bluetooth peripheral.
In the Audio MIDI Setup app on your Mac, choose Window > Show MIDI Studio.
In the MIDI Studio window, click the Configure Bluetooth button in the toolbar. Your computer name is the Bluetooth service's default advertising name. To change it, enter a new advertising name in the Name field.
Click Advertise to allow Bluetooth hosts to detect and connect to your Mac.
Once a host connects to your Mac, your Mac automatically stops advertising.
Make your Mac a Bluetooth host.
Before you begin, make sure you install any software provided by the manufacturer of the Bluetooth MIDI peripheral. For more information, see the documentation that came with your peripheral.
In the Audio MIDI Setup app on your Mac, choose Window > Show MIDI Studio.
In the MIDI Studio window, click the Configure Bluetooth button in the toolbar.
Set your Bluetooth MIDI peripheral in pairing mode.
Select the peripheral in the list of devices, then click Connect.