BEHRINGER
U-CONTROL UCA202 BEHRINGER.COM $10 The UCA202 is a low latency USB audio interface that features a stereo input and output, headphone output with volume control, and a digital optical output. It has 48 kHz converters for high quality recording and playback. It is USB bus powered and works with your iPhone and iPad. It is extremely inexpensive and take up very little space. I use mine to send two mono effects sends from my portable mixer to the iPad for on-board signal
processing. I route the signal back to the mixer via the stereo output. The only drawback I have experienced is that to use this interface and a midi interface you need an USB hub or splitter of some kind. Otherwise the UCA202 is a fine addition to your portable kit.
HEADSET BUDDY
MIC-LINE-PLUS ADAPTER HEADSETBUBBY.COM $25 The mic-line-plus adapter is an inexpensive audio interface for your iPad. It utilizes the TRRS headphone jack on your device to send a mono audio signal into the iPad and a stereo audio signal out of the iPad. This is similar to your ear buds with a built-in microphone. This MOBILE MUSICIAN
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adapter allows you to connect any line level signal with an 1/8” jack to your device. I have used this adapter with my iPad and it has performed well. It takes up very little space in my case and can be routed with my other cables. It allows me to send audio from my mixing board into the iPad to process it through effects apps or to record loops in my looper apps, which frees up my lightning port to connect a midi controller or midi adapter.
