Using an old ipad as surface controller

Cubase
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I have an old 3rd generation ipad which I thought might be repurposed as a midi control surface and have been looking for apps that can send midi data to Cubase. The few that I have seen only support OS 10 upwards so don’t work with the old OS 4,5 on the ipad. I believe it can be upgraded to OS 9 so does anyone know of a suitable app that will work with ipad OS 9 or earlier? Any suggestions would be most welcome. Thanks everyone.

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Can it run Chrome? If it can you may be able to use Open Stage Control

Quite a steep learning curve to get it up and running but very powerful and very customisable

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Thanks for the suggestion. I tried to install chrome but the ipad is not compatible.

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look at METAGRID PRO

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Hi, Thanks for the suggestion, it looks really good but it requires OS 10 or above and the highest version my ipad can have is 9.5 but thanks for your response.

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Have you tried AVID Control App?

I have this on my list of things to do. I’ve heard recommends to follow the instructions in the vid to the letter.

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(from ‎Avid Control on the App Store)

Information

Avid Technology Inc

iPhone
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.0 or later.

iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.0 or later.