Use the Lightning to USB 3 Camera adapter with an iOS power charger connected.In that case, you will see an error message on your iOS device regarding power consumption. The big problem can come if you have a non-wall mount-powered controller that is class compliant and the iOS device can’t supply enough energy. If a wall mount-powered controller does not work doing this, it might not be class compliant, and you can’t do anything to change that. Turn on the device, and if everything is alright your iOS device will make a charging sound the same way as when you connect it to the power charger. Simply connect your controller to the wall power, connect the USB cable from the controller to the Lightning-USB adapter, and plug the adapter to the iOS device. If your controller is class compliant and needs an external power supply to work, you will probably have no problem using it with iOS. Step 1: Check Your Controller Works With Your iOS Device It is not essential, but the macOS versions of djay Pro 2 or Cross 3.4 can help a lot.If you have the old official adapter and you need more power for your controller, you can use a powered USB hub in combination with the adapter.I recommend this adapter instead of the old one because this one has an additional input for a power cable if the iOS device can’t supply enough energy. Despite having the word “camera” in the name, the adapter works with a lot more hardware – like audio interfaces and MIDI controllers. An official Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter from Apple.We’re going to use the good old Vestax VCI-300MK2, an awesome piece of hardware that resists the passage of time like a rock.
If you’re unsure if your controller is class compliant, refer to the manual or to the brand’s website.
We recently published an article on how to use almost any controller with Pioneer DJ’s WeDJ iOS app. In it, we stated that the same method (using 3rd party apps and remapping your controller) would also work for Cross DJ app.