Ultimately, though, I realize have to step up to a more pro product (a bulkier product, no doubt) that will allow the pad to be powered while still driving my soft synths via MIDI.

I love this product as it works extremely well with Garage Band on my Ipad

but the product itself kept falling out of the socket

This product may be fine for some but for me, nope

Great product!

iRig has outstanding clever products to integrate new technology with.

But I'm among the other reviewers here who were given a bad product.-- Joe

This product's input port did not work and the power pass

I love this product as it works extremely well with Garage Band on my Ipad

I hope they revise the product to correct the issue with plugging and possibly add some quality control testing prior to leaving the factory to remove the defective units prior to shipment.