Line 6 has invited iPhone app developers to develop apps for MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) Mobilizer, which is the only MIDI interface available for Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad, according to them.
Marcus Ryle, Senior Vice President of New Business Development at Line 6, has recently said, “With Apple’s new iOS 4 it is now possible for any developer to create MIDI-enabled applications that work with MIDI Mobilizer. As an open invitation to developers, we are now providing the SDK at no charge, and are not charging any license fee or royalty.”
MIDI Mobilizer is a small hardware device which fits into the standard 30-pin connector of the Apple devices, like – iPhone, iPod touch & iPad. The device can connect your Apple products to millions of classic and modern MIDI gears, e.g. digital pianos, synthesizers, effects processors etc. The list can also include virtually any device that has a standard MIDI 5-pin DIN connectors. For example you can say, Line 6 guitar amps and POD products.
Line 6 also provides a free MIDI Mobilizer SDK. The benefit of this is future applications will also be supported.
The trend in third party iPhone application development for MIDI Mobilizer has raised the standard to a new height. Now you have MIDI Live, which provides the playback & real-time modification option for any Standard MIDI File song. There is MIDI Surface, that can transform an iPhone, iPod touch or even an iPad into a all-purpose MIDI controller. MIDI Memo Recorder is also available. It offers the MIDI musicians with a bunch of solutions relating performance, recording and data backup. The list goes on and on. All these apps are well available in the App Store.
You can request for the free SDK (Software Development Kit) from Line 6 sending a mail to MMdeveloper@line6.com.
