Voice Control Setup

Requirements

  • iPad with Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
  • iPadOS 17.0 or later
  • Microphone access (built-in or external)

Enabling voice control

  1. Open Settings in pMix
  2. Enable AI Voice Control
  3. If prompted, grant microphone access to pMix

Microphone selection

Voice control uses the iPad’s active microphone input:

  • Built-in microphone — Works for quiet environments
  • Headset microphone — Recommended for noisy venues (wired or Bluetooth)
  • External microphone — USB-C microphones work well

Considerations

Audio monitoring conflict

If you’re using the iPad’s speaker for audio monitoring, the microphone may pick up the monitored audio. Use headphones for monitoring when voice control is active.

Background noise

Speech recognition accuracy decreases in noisy environments. For loud venues:

  • Use a close-talking headset microphone
  • Speak clearly and directly
  • Use shorter, more direct commands

Local mic interaction

The local microphone input (for mixing into the program audio) is separate from the voice control microphone. Voice commands are processed locally and not included in your output audio.