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<blockquote data-quote="Weogo Reed" data-source="post: 148743" data-attributes="member: 1226">Re: I-Pad choicesHi Mike, For many mixers, the Ipad 1 is out, just not enough functionality.Ipad 2 will run quite a few mixer apps, though some of them may be kinda slow.Ipad 3 adds a nice high-res screen, but this may not make much difference with many mixer apps.&nbsp; It is about as fast as the Ipad 2.Ipad 4 bumps up the speed.Ipad Air gets another bump in speed, is thinner.&nbsp; Ipad Air 2 is faster still, fairly light, has decent battery life.&nbsp; Everything boots a little faster.&nbsp; The Air 2 has a lower reflectivity screen, which helps outdoors.I have a 3, an Air and an Air 2.&nbsp; Air 2 is my first choice.The Minis are fine, though my older eyeballs appreciate the bigger screens on the fulls-size units.The new Pro add some features, more screen real estate, and some apps make good use of the extra screen area.&nbsp; For me, I&#039;m ok with the Air/Air 2, don&#039;t need the added weight.Whether you need a 16, 32, 64, 128GB model depends on what else you are doing with the Ipad. The 16GB models are probably plenty just for mixing.&nbsp;My experience has been that the manufacturers write pretty good apps.&nbsp; Apple then upgrades the Ipad firmware and sometimes cripples an app.&nbsp; Then there is an app update and all is well again.This bit me once, when I did an Ipad firmware update the day before a big show.&nbsp; Fired up the app and it appeared to be working fine.&nbsp; But at the show, with a bunch of channels going, it ran slow as molasses in the wintertime.The most recent Apple firmware upgrade actually boosted the speed of all my Ipads. Have used Ipads with the Yamaha 01V96 through VNC, LS9,&nbsp; original Presonus,&nbsp; QSC Touchmix.Now mostly mixing on Mackie DL32R, and some on DL1608.Thanks and good health,&nbsp; Weogo</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Weogo Reed, post: 148743, member: 1226"] Re: I-Pad choices Hi Mike, For many mixers, the Ipad 1 is out, just not enough functionality. Ipad 2 will run quite a few mixer apps, though some of them may be kinda slow. Ipad 3 adds a nice high-res screen, but this may not make much difference with many mixer apps. It is about as fast as the Ipad 2. Ipad 4 bumps up the speed. Ipad Air gets another bump in speed, is thinner. Ipad Air 2 is faster still, fairly light, has decent battery life. Everything boots a little faster. The Air 2 has a lower reflectivity screen, which helps outdoors. I have a 3, an Air and an Air 2. Air 2 is my first choice. The Minis are fine, though my older eyeballs appreciate the bigger screens on the fulls-size units. The new Pro add some features, more screen real estate, and some apps make good use of the extra screen area. For me, I'm ok with the Air/Air 2, don't need the added weight. Whether you need a 16, 32, 64, 128GB model depends on what else you are doing with the Ipad. The 16GB models are probably plenty just for mixing. My experience has been that the manufacturers write pretty good apps. Apple then upgrades the Ipad firmware and sometimes cripples an app. Then there is an app update and all is well again. This bit me once, when I did an Ipad firmware update the day before a big show. Fired up the app and it appeared to be working fine. But at the show, with a bunch of channels going, it ran slow as molasses in the wintertime. The most recent Apple firmware upgrade actually boosted the speed of all my Ipads. Have used Ipads with the Yamaha 01V96 through VNC, LS9, original Presonus, QSC Touchmix. Now mostly mixing on Mackie DL32R, and some on DL1608. Thanks and good health, Weogo [/QUOTE]

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