iRig Blueboard

With this morning’s update to forScore 6.1 and the exciting addition of MIDI integration, it’s worth taking a look at IK Multimedia’s wireless MIDI controller: the iRig Blueboard. We’ve been testing one over the past few weeks and found it to be a compelling and capable controller, worth considering if you’re looking for a page turner.

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The popular existing choices, the AirTurn BT-105 and PageFlip Cicada, are distinct takes on what a page turner should be and have their own advantages and disadvantages, but the iRig Blueboard is an even bigger departure: it uses Bluetooth 4.0 for incredible energy efficiency, features four soft backlit buttons instead of pedals, and communicates via MIDI instead of impersonating a standard computer keyboard (which works around iOS’ cumbersome virtual keyboard behavior).

IRig BlueBoard is a Midi control application for Mac. The app lets you configure your MIDI control settings and customize your pedalboard to play the way you want it to.This means you can use the iRig BlueBoard app to assign parameters in your music app to the pads and external controls like expression pedals and footswitches so you don’t have to stop what you’re playing and make an on. The iRig BlueBoard is a Bluetooth LE device that forScore can communicate with directly, without the need for the intermediary BlueBoard app. If you have the BlueBoard app installed, make sure you have forced it closed using these instructions before. You need to download the free “iRig BlueBoard” app from the App Store on your iOS device or from IK Multimedia User Area for your Mac. The app translates the signals received from the iRig BlueBoard hardware to MIDI commands understood by your MIDI app. Plus iRig BlueBoard is small enough to fit in a laptop bag. IRig BlueBoard companion apps for other computer and mobile platforms will also be available the near future. Compatible with Mac and iOS devices iRig BlueBoard works with any iPhone, iPod touch or iPad supporting Bluetooth 4.0.

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The iRig Blueboard requires an intermediary app to function, so you need to install it and keep it running in the background whenever you want to use the Blueboard. This is perhaps the biggest disadvantage when compared to other page turners, although the app does give you the added ability to program the four backlit buttons to send different signals. Proxy hack client. You can use forScore to map those signals to specific functions, just like you can with the other page turner options (choose “Settings” from the tools menu, then select “Page turners & shortcuts”). All in all, it’s a great option for anyone who can benefit from MIDI compatibility in other apps, and the best deal for four controls in a power-conscious, self-contained package.