How to connect Audio Ape Pro to your iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch.

Here we show you how to connect your Audio Ape Pro to an Apple iOS device like iPad, iPhone, or iPod Touch.

To connect a Lighting iOS device to the Audio Ape Pro you will need an Apple Certified iOS Lightning to USB adapter. You can get one by clicking here.

If you are using the newer iOS devices that have a USB C port instead of a lightning port, you do not need this adapter. Instead just use the included USB C to USB C cable.

Button Mapping and Presets.

Audio Ape Pro (Default)


Click volume down = Note On 0 vel 127 
Hold volume down = Note On 10 vel 127
Click volume up = Note On 1 vel 127
Hold volume up = Note On 11 vel 127
Click Play = Note On 2 vel 127
Hold Play = Note On 12 vel 127
Click RW = Note On 3 vel 127
Hold RW = Note On 13 vel 127
Click FF = Note On 4 vel 127
Hold FF = Note On 14 vel 127

Hands free button = Note On 2 vel 127

All commands run on MIDI channel 16

Show Cues, One Track


Click volume down = Volume down 5% 
Hold volume down = Mute
Click volume up = Volume up 5%
Hold volume up = Stop command
Click Play = Toggle Play/Pause
Hold Play = Play
Click RW = Previous track
Hold RW = Begin seeking backward
Click FF = Next Track
Hold FF = Begin seeking forward

Hands free button = Toggle Play/Pause

Keynote and Power Point


Click volume down = Volume down 5% 
Hold volume down = D keystroke
Click volume up = Volume up 5%
Hold volume up = U Keystroke
Click Play = Spacebar Keystroke
Hold Play = Esc Keystroke
Click RW = Arrow Up Keystroke
Hold RW = K Keystroke
Click FF = Arrow Down Keystroke
Hold FF = B Keystroke

Hands free button = Spacebar Keystroke

QLab (MIDI + keyboard)

Click volume down = keyboard vol down 5%
Hold volume down = Note On 10 vel 127
Click volume up = keyboard vol up 5%
Hold volume up = Note On 11 vel 127
Click Play = Note On 2 vel 127
Hold Play = Note On 12 vel 127
Click RW = Note On 3 vel 127
Hold RW = Note On 13 vel 127
Click FF = Note On 4 vel 127
Hold FF = Note On 14 vel 127

Hands free button = Note On 2 vel 127

All commands run on MIDI channel 16

Go Button (MIDI) 

Click volume down = Note On 0 vel 127 
Hold volume down = Note On 10 vel 127
Click volume up = Note On 1 vel 127
Hold volume up = Note On 11 vel 127
Click Play = Note On 2 vel 127
Hold Play = Note On 12 vel 127
Click RW = Note On 3 vel 127
Hold RW = Note On 13 vel 127
Click FF = Note On 4 vel 127
Hold FF = Note On 14 vel 127
Hands free button = Note On 2 vel 127

All commands run on MIDI channel 16

Music Commands:

Volume + and -, Mute
Play/Pause, Play, Pause, Stop
Next Track, Previous Track, Fast Forward, Rewind

Keyboard commands:
Esc, Spacebar, Arrow Up, Down, Left, Right
Delete, Backspace, Enter, Tab
Numbers 0 through 9
Keystrokes A through Z
Function keys F1 through F12

MIDI:
Note On 1 though 50 are available with values velocity 127 / Ch. 16

Pairing New Remotes.

Stand-Alone Playlist Creation.

Your SD card comes pre-formatted. If you want to use a different SD card you will need to format it. 

On the touch screen click button “SD Card” then “Format” and “Proceed”

All music files must be in WAV format using sample rate 44100Hz and be in 16 bit (not 32 bit or 8 bit)

Convert your music files with the free program Media Human, click the button below to get the app.

Free Music Converter Application

Create playlists by adding folders to the root folder on your SD card named “Playlists”.


In the picture below we created a playlist named “SD Player Test”.  

The structure of your file and folder locations must be the same as what is pictured below. 

Set the order that your tracks playback, by using a number at the beginning of the music file name. 


All music files must first have a number in the track title for them to be recognized by the player. 

If the track doesn't doesn't have a number the track will be ignored.

If you are having trouble still, then make sure the SD card is fully seated into the slot on the Audio Ape Pro receiver.

Alternately you can download the test files that are formatted 100% correctly and fully tested by clicking the "Download Test Files" button below.

Test Audio Files WAV

Stand-Alone Player Controls.


There are 3 states that the player can be in. The remote buttons on your handheld remote will act differently depending on the state of the player.

State #1 The player is not playing

Click Play or Hold Play - Track plays
Click RW - Playhead moves to previous track
Hold RW - Playhead scrubs backwards
Click FF - Playhead moves to next track
Hold FF - Playhead scrubs forwards

State #2 A track is actively playing

Click Play or Hold Play - Track pauses 
Click RW - Resets the track with a 1.5 sec fade
Hold RW - Resets the track with a 3 sec fade
Click FF - Track fades out for 3 seconds and cues up next
Hold FF - Track fades out for 6 seconds and cues up next

State #3 A track is paused

Click Play or Hold Play - Track unpauses
Click RW - Playhead jumps to the beginning of the track
Hold RW - Playhead scrubs backwards
Click FF - Playhead moves to next track
Hold FF - Playhead scrubs forwards


Volume Commands remain the same no matter the state of the player. Clicking Volume up or down steps the volume up or down. Holding either volume button rapidly moves volume up or down.

Edit Your SD Card Using Mobile Device.

Using MIDI with Go Button.

Go Button is a powerful iOS app to control your live show sound cues.

It's made by the industry leaders in software show control Figure 53.

We are thrilled to offer MIDI controls to run Go Button.

Make sure you have the newest version of Go Button installed, the choose remote profile on the Go Button app. Choose the appropriate remote you have from the list on Go Button.

Using MIDI with QLab.

QLab is the most powerful Live show software to control your performances.

It's made by the industry leaders in software show control Figure 53.

We are thrilled to offer MIDI controls to control QLab.

Note, volume control cannot be controlled using  MIDI commands. Therefore we use keyboard commands (vol up and down) to control the overall system volume.

Something to be aware of is when sending keyboard commands to control your OS X system volume. You will have to use the control panel in OS X to specify the sound output you want to control the volume of.

For example, if you are using the Audio Ape Pro's headphone output, you will have to select that output where the blue arrow is pictured.