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TouchDAW - Quickstart
This covers setting up TouchDAW with its default settings, using RTP over a WIFI connection. Do not follow this beyond point A and ignore the available video tutorials if you want to use Bluetooth, WIFI multicast or USB! Look at the resp. pages of the MIDI setup guide in the manual instead!


A. - Become aware of the basic concepts: TouchDAW is basically two programs in one and uses separate MIDI connections for both of them. The DAW Controller connection is bi-directional:



B. - Setting up sessions and connecting:

  1. Make sure your device is connected to the same wireless network that the DAW computer is connected to.

  2. Windows: Download, install and open rtpMIDI.
    Mac OSX: Launch "Audio MIDI Setup" from "Applications/Utilities", open the MIDI window and doubleclick the "Network" icon.

  3. Create and enable two sessions in those control panels. Name them how you like, you will later find virtual MIDI ports - both in- and outputs - being created with the names you gave to your sessions.



  4. Restart the DAW if it was already running in order to make it pick up the new ports.

  5. Start TouchDAW

  6. See TouchDAW's two sessions appear in the directory listing. This happens automatically.
    (Windows: When Bonjour is not installed, you may need to add things manually).



  7. Set the sequencer preference in the app (Setup / DAW Controller / Sequencer)

  8. Configure your DAW to use the MIDI ports corresponding to session 1 for remote control in- and output (Those ports will have the same name that you gave to session 1)
    Find screenshots and instructions for all supported DAWs here

  9. Under "My Sessions" select the first session (1). In the "Directory" listing select "tdaw (and.XXX) RTP 1" (2) and press connect (3). The session moves to the "Participants" listing (4).



  10. As for the first connection, select the second session (1), select "tdaw (and.XXX) RTP 2" (2) and press connect (3).



  11. In the DAW route session 2 to any synth, drum machine or other gadget you want to use with the MIDI controllers.


And for those who grew up with a TV in their room:



Not using Cubase? It's basically the same with other DAWs, except that the DAW windows look different. Find screenshots here.

ULTVProductions have done a nice video tutorial for FL Studio. Thanks for that. Find it on YouTube here

Additionally you can look at video tutorials for the various iOS control surface emulators (AC7, DAW Remote, Eyosido etc.). They use the exact same functionality where they speak of "Core MIDI" or "Network MIDI"



There are other ways to connect, some of them being easier, some not requiring the app to disable the phone's sleep mode. However they have other prerequisites and it takes some reading to understand things en detail.
Find information on other connection methods in the manual.


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