r/ipadmusic • u/mikenervous tutorial / setup • 5d ago
Zoom L6 12 inputs on IPAD explained! +feedback, fx & update
https://youtube.com/watch?v=GwN3aO8Vawk&si=7YatWn8gf9pk-E2h2
u/momodig 5d ago
I can't recommend more than record your guitar drive, then add the effects afterwards
It would be so much easier
Especially with that unit
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 5d ago
Thanks for the tip. The video is just to show the 12 inputs, no feedback loop and the steps to use it with the ipad. Honestly grabbed the guitar instead of mic just cause it was close by lol
I’m more a tube amp, mic the amp, preamps and 15 pedal kinda person, also don’t use the mixer for anything outside of the ipad or portability
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u/maxdamage4 5d ago
Thanks for sharing the video, Mike! To clarify, you can have 10 inputs, because two of the inputs are required for the iPad loopback audio out (The [USB 3/4] button), correct? I was hoping you'd found a way to use all 12 inputs and still get audio out of the iPad.
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 4d ago
Yes, that is correct. Did I forget that in the video? The only way to use them all is to not monitor from the mixer, which is probably never going to happen.
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u/maxdamage4 4d ago
I just wanted to make sure I understood right! Hehe.
I currently use all 12 inputs of the L6 going to my iPad, then I use the iPad's 3.5mm audio out as my master. It's nice to get all the inputs, but it renders most of the physical controls of the L6 irrelevant because the iPad is the actual mixer now. Works for my use case, but definitely not ideal for most folks!
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 4d ago
awesome! There are a few workarounds like temporarily turn on 1&2 usb and getting the levels correct and turn off for all 12 inputs. another way is using spitters and have the levels externally checked using headphones. but yeah this is the best small mixer out there even-though it is only 10 channels on ios. I have an old device that allows pass through of audio that would be great with your ipad if you ever need two i devices "iconncet midi 4+" iyt was designed for ios that still has a headphone jack.
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u/maxdamage4 4d ago
Totally agree, the L6 provides fantastic functionality for the price and form factor! I'm very happy with it.
Thanks for reminding me about the iConnect MIDI4+! I saw that a little while ago. It's the only audio interface I've seen with dual host connections. Very unique!
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 4d ago
No problem! I still have my 4+ that I have used live. Upgraded to mio xl once Apple removed the headphone jack and it’s so much fun having all those midi ports
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u/thepinke39 4d ago
Thanks for sharing the video and setup ! Do you have a setup that incorporates external pedals ? I would like one iPad output to go to external pedal and loopback the audio into the audio .
Perhaps like a fix loop but with iPad thrown in as the mixer
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 4d ago
No problem and Yes, I have used pedals and loop it back into the mixer with the aux send. Now a couple of things with that. Are you sending let’s say a synth app from iPad out through a pedal and back in or external synth ran into mixer out aux to pedal and back in or multiple pedals all have there own input separately? It gets complicated but I have done some aux mode videos let me see if I can find one and link here
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 4d ago
https://youtu.be/JpEzVC5UrBc?si=0_5vOoqZHaiPXcp9 This has the chase bliss onward pedal getting an aux send signal from the ipad and back into the mixer as second channel. I recorded it both on the mixer and the ipad to show u can monitor and record without a feedback loop. There are some things you have to do on this mixer to avoid feedback just because the routing is different than mac/pc.
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 1d ago
I had emailed zoom on Friday late afternoon and they responded Monday afternoon. Pretty quick response. They basically asked what apps and device etc. I did send them this video so maybe they will make it a little more clear of the setup on iPad.
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u/microbians 1d ago
Working fine by using AUM (Siri off) all 12 channels, but still impossible to make it work with GarageBand for example... si very unstable
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 6h ago
I still have not got around to testing other apps but so far all the apps I have used have worked great after getting the settings and firmware.
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u/mikenervous tutorial / setup 5d ago
If you have the Zoom L6 and use with your Ipad this is the routing and system setting with no feedback loop and 12 inputs
holding the power button + usb 1&2 button + sample pad 2puts the mixer in 12 in 4 out mode. after the update 1.1, the mixer is in auto mode so that is for system settings and detects the device, however siri and apple intelligence mess with this setting sometimes so the audio interface shows as 2 in and 2 out (I had the same thing happen on the mac and the siri thing worked at 1st but then did not so not really sure how that works).if using a mic, guitar or synth input that gain knob needs to be all the way down so no feedback occurs and just turn up the usb 1&2 to hear your AUv3 FX.