Connecting MIDI (The Bleepin’ Mystery)

Apple Camera Connection Kit (Seriously, Not for Cameras)

Tryna connect your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch to a MIDI device over USB? You need an Apple-branded Camera Connection Kit (yes, still not for cameras). Fair warning tho: These adapters might not juice up your MIDI keyboard. Might gotta plug that keyboard in separately, or get a powered USB hub. Life’s complicated, amirite.

Pick a Camera Connection Kit from the options below that match whatever weird port your iOS device is rockin’:

• Lightning Port to USB (Apple’s Tiny Weird Connector)
  Lightning is that tiny, reversible port Apple slapped on most iOS devices since like forever. Spoiler: It does NOT work on iPad Pro with USB-C. Sorry, not sorry.
• Lightning Port to USB 3 (Powered Edition, aka The Good One)
  Same adapter as above, but with a bonus Lightning port so you can charge while jamming on MIDI. Plot twist: It only charges your device, not the keyboard. Baby steps, y’all.
• USB-C to USB (Basically a Translator)
  Yo, if you got one of those fancy new iPad Pros with USB-C, grab a USB-C to USB adapter like this. It’s not rocket science.
• USB-C Multiport Adapter (Do All the Things!)
  Wanna charge AND watch HDMI videos on your iPad Pro? Get this adapter instead. Multitasking FTW.