Android MIDI out direct to device (no computer)
Posted: 29 Nov 2015 21:55
I could swear the Liine product page says that Lemur on Android will allow direct MIDI connections over a cable.
https://liine.net/en/products/lemur/specifications
https://liine.net/wiki/lemur/basic_concepts
Am I missing something? I have an iConnect cable, a male MicroUSB to USB-A female adaptor (I can run Caustic and all I need are the Android tablet, and a hardware midi controller -- proving that this setup and the cables I have are both connected properly, and will indeed receive MIDI. I just don't know if I can send MIDI out. I don't see why it wouldn't - if it can receive midi...). I am running Lollipop on both a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Note 4, and Lemur 5.2.2.
There are several threads that mention this, but the authors sometimes seem to have ambiguous subject titles. I want to be able to connect an Android Device directly to a keyboard workstation, drum machine, MIDI device directly from the tablet. No computer. I understand that a computer is needed for programming in Android which is fine. An "In app editor" would be nice, but isn't necessary since making layouts beforehand is ideal anyway. But once I have the layout and mappings I need from the editor, I want to be able to leave the computer behind. Just Lemur running on a tablet, and the MIDI gear in use.
"Just buy an iPad" is a great solution, but no. I don't want an iPad since I would only ever use it for one thing, and $500+ is a bit steep for just a basic midi controller. It would be nice if Lemur could do that. Otherwise, I can spring for a $300 assignable controller that will do whatever you program it to, and speak to MIDI devices without a computer.
It seems to me that all that is missing is an option for "iConnect" or "Android" in the MIDI connections under the settings tab. If I go from WiFi to the appropriate MIDI port on my computer, what I'm trying to do works just fine (control an external sound module). If I connect directly to the module from the tablet, I get nothing. If I plug a cheap Casio keyboard with MIDI directly into the iConnect hooked up to the tablet I *CAN* control Caustic just fine.
Did I miss something? Because if I didn't, this definitely needs to be a feature for Android too. You are one step away from making Lemur a household name.
https://liine.net/en/products/lemur/specifications
https://liine.net/wiki/lemur/basic_concepts
Am I missing something? I have an iConnect cable, a male MicroUSB to USB-A female adaptor (I can run Caustic and all I need are the Android tablet, and a hardware midi controller -- proving that this setup and the cables I have are both connected properly, and will indeed receive MIDI. I just don't know if I can send MIDI out. I don't see why it wouldn't - if it can receive midi...). I am running Lollipop on both a Samsung Galaxy Note 3 and Note 4, and Lemur 5.2.2.
There are several threads that mention this, but the authors sometimes seem to have ambiguous subject titles. I want to be able to connect an Android Device directly to a keyboard workstation, drum machine, MIDI device directly from the tablet. No computer. I understand that a computer is needed for programming in Android which is fine. An "In app editor" would be nice, but isn't necessary since making layouts beforehand is ideal anyway. But once I have the layout and mappings I need from the editor, I want to be able to leave the computer behind. Just Lemur running on a tablet, and the MIDI gear in use.
"Just buy an iPad" is a great solution, but no. I don't want an iPad since I would only ever use it for one thing, and $500+ is a bit steep for just a basic midi controller. It would be nice if Lemur could do that. Otherwise, I can spring for a $300 assignable controller that will do whatever you program it to, and speak to MIDI devices without a computer.
It seems to me that all that is missing is an option for "iConnect" or "Android" in the MIDI connections under the settings tab. If I go from WiFi to the appropriate MIDI port on my computer, what I'm trying to do works just fine (control an external sound module). If I connect directly to the module from the tablet, I get nothing. If I plug a cheap Casio keyboard with MIDI directly into the iConnect hooked up to the tablet I *CAN* control Caustic just fine.
Did I miss something? Because if I didn't, this definitely needs to be a feature for Android too. You are one step away from making Lemur a household name.