Ipad for playback

[Freeheel]

Hi All,

As I sat down to prepare my Protools audio/timecode session for an upcoming shoot with some playback elements, it occurred to me that it could be a lot handier to use an iPad than my laptop.  I did a bit of searching around the site and found a few hints that people have been doing this.  I was hoping to get some feedback on how this has been working for people, whether the iPad and the software you've been using is crash resistant (especially for the fairly simple demands of playback) how easily you can program and use cue points, and even whether the iPad output is crosstalk resistant enough to have audio on one channel and timecode on the other.  I've mainly been looking at reviews of Wavemachine's Auria, but i'm interested in what's been working well for people - especially those of you who are used to using Pro Tools for this sort of thing.

Cheers,

Brent Calkin

[Prahlad Strickland]

Cable wise.  Remote audio have been the best bet for crosstalk avoidance with other shared cabling.  Zaxcom erx have bad crosstalk when used with certain cables but not with remote audio. Might be worth having them make up a cable 

[Freeheel]

Thanks Prahlad, I'll keep that in mind. Has no one tried to use an iPad for playback? I'm somewhat surprised, it would seem like a nice way to tidy the cart up and not have a laptop taking up a lot of space. (I'm actually dreaming of reducing the playback rig to my ENG bag and a few little extras)

Cheers,

Brent Calkin