Thats my small mobile setup. Live picture from the train
I’m jamming with the digitakt, connected to the ipad via Novation AudioHub, which offers the possibility to connect additional usb controllers/synthesizers/whatever. On the Ipad i’m using Beatmaker3, AUM, AudioBus and different synths like Model15 which i sequence with the DT.
Under the Audiohub i have a Powerbank - it powers everything (i’ve made a split cable so i can power the DT and the Audiohub at the same time, as they are both 12V) and that little guy gives me over 10 hours (!) of battery life with his 26000mAh-capacity.
A LOT of mobile fun, i tell you ! Those 7 hours train journey feel like 1 hour
i’ve found it over here (i’m in Austria) in a retail store. I wasn’t sure as well if it’s working with the DT, but i gave it a try, as it has a 12v dc output for laptops (switchable to 19v as well) beside the 5v usb.
Output power is 4 ampere so without any electrical knowledge, i guessed powering both the DT and the interface (both 12v (important!) and 2+1A) should work …and it did.
I’ve soldered togehter to power-cables and gained kind of a Y-split-cable. Be VERY careful as you could fry your DT ! (sorry for my english - i’m still in the train on my phone).
I think the battery life is that good because neither of the devices drain the full 3A (just for e few secs when you switch them on), as someone else stated in this forum.
Well for midi you don‘t really need an interace as the DT will be recognized as midi interface itself when connected via usb/lightning adapter to the ipad !
It depends on what you wanna do, but audiowise i am using an interface with just one input for the digitakt, and i am recording the ipad synths + the digitakt „internally“ on the ipad
i‘ve powered it with 12v powerbank. I saw a guy doing it online and a friend of mine used a 12v psu by mistake as well one time , so i gave it a try.
Maybe not the best idea…