Playback from tablet

[Bash]

Morning all,

So yesterday at work they sprang a 'surprise' playback requirement on me. It was no problem, in as much as the speaker was in the van, and the laptop was in my shoulder bag. My mind was wandering though, and I was thinking about the state of things, and tablet devices, and playback apps, etc...

So - I can see a way to have a tablet built into my trolley that I could use for PB. I can see that if I bought a cheap Windows tablet, either with or without an interface (ie I could either use the headphone OP socket to feed my desk, or a USB audio interface), and some sort of PB program which would allow me to start and stop the PB from specific points, that this could work quite well. I generally use Soundplant for PB, which works well for me, but I might need a KB of some description as Soundplant maps 'keys' to audio file/triggers, so... If I ran an audio interface as an IP and OP device for the tablet then I could even record a take on the tablet as we shoot it, and then immediately turn it around into a PB track.

I am working on a new top rack for my uppy downy cart, and am thinking about building all of this stuff into the new setup. Is anyone doing this kind of thing, and if so what apps/programs are you using for the PB. For the moment I have only really thought about audio PB, and I have not yet begun to worry about PB with TC. That said, inevitably TC will become a factor at some point, so maybe I should include that eventuality now.

 

Discuss........

Simon B

[JP Fonseca]

If TC is not required I only do Playback with an iPad with Traktor DJ. Traktor is VERY easy to use and I can add position markers with no sweat. 

iPad out to Sony UWP Tx (amazing range), RXs to cameras, speakers and wherever else is asked. Works flawless.

[Jeff Wexler]

JP says: "iPad out to Sony UWP Tx" --- question about SONY UWP transmitter: what is the input connector (which accepts the usually supplied Sony lav) and are you able to go line level into the transmitter?

[Wandering Ear]

I used Traktor DJ on a TV show last fall for playback.  It worked OK for me, but I remember getting frustrated with it's interface at times.  I eventually started using a light weight audio editor called Hokusai.

https://itunes.apple.com/app/id432079746

This allowed me to pull sections out of songs, or make basic edits if needed, loop playback a selection, etc.

I still use a DAW if I need to record a take live and have it ready for playback, but Hokusai I think would work well for that too.

[JP Fonseca]

2 hours ago, Jeff Wexler said:

JP says: "iPad out to Sony UWP Tx" --- question about SONY UWP transmitter: what is the input connector (which accepts the usually supplied Sony lav) and are you able to go line level into the transmitter?

I use a minijack TS plug on both ends, and also convert files to mono before importing to Traktor, or else I would get phase canceling from the balanced input in the Tx. It has a line in option, but it's not real line level. Works better if set to mic level.

I'm using the UWP-v2. Haven't tried the (not so) new UWP-D yet.

[Mark LeBlanc]

Had a car scene with music playback. I now use this Dell Venue 8 tablet running Windows 10 with Reaper.. Works great and have full fledged DAW in a compact format.. This was connected to a Senn G2 system sending signal to Jeep we were towing.. No timecode from Playback as sync wasn't critical but if timecode was need a stereo split cable would make it easy..