My poor guitars haven't gotten very much love in the past few years and I'm thinking of getting rid of a few electrics I have that have just say under the bed or in a closet, plus my VS232 amp -- which is taking up a bunch of space I don't really have.
I've since given up my late teenage dream of being a rockstar, but I don't want to fully abandon my collection of musical instrument. So, has anyone used various guitar inputs with their iOS devices (or even their computers) to model various rigs? What do you think? For someone who has gone from serious music playing to a much more of a casual / hobby sort of state, do you think making this jump is fine?
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Has anyone tried AmpKit Link (or similar guitar inputs) with their iPad or iPhones?
For replicating amps, AmpKit is supposed to do a pretty good job.
If you want to record then I'd use the Apogee One paired with your MacBook Pro. The Apogee Duet is supposed to be stellar as well but it is much more expensive, but I am sure that you will appreciate its design aesthetics. They are pricey but produce some nice recordings. If you want to use your iPad though for some reason, seems like AmpKit is the way to go.
If you want to record then I'd use the Apogee One paired with your MacBook Pro. The Apogee Duet is supposed to be stellar as well but it is much more expensive, but I am sure that you will appreciate its design aesthetics. They are pricey but produce some nice recordings. If you want to use your iPad though for some reason, seems like AmpKit is the way to go.
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Er... you have a Macbook Pro don't you? Why not buy a cheap mixer (www.amazon.com/Behringer-502-XENYX502-5-Channel-Mi... ) or soundcard, plug in and crank up Garageband? That should have enough guitar amps to get you started...
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i have an older model of this: pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/M-Audio-Fast...
it's plugged into my iMac and used with garageband. i think it's pretty decent for messing around at home. the recordings so good.
it's plugged into my iMac and used with garageband. i think it's pretty decent for messing around at home. the recordings so good.
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Dave - AmpKit LiNK paired with AmpKit will do quite a bit (amp sim, pedal effects, recorder, backing tracks, etc...). All of the amps and effects in AmpKit are modeled after real-world diagrams. LiNK is a powered device which kills off cross talk and line noise, so you can run some pretty high level stuff through it. Of course, I work for Agile Partners, so I'm definitely biased.
To AOD's point, if you wanted to run recordings to your computer, you likely want to find a digital connection of some kind (or record directly in a program like AmpKit and then export). Several analog connections in a row can cause noise in the signal that is fairly undesirable.
To AOD's point, if you wanted to run recordings to your computer, you likely want to find a digital connection of some kind (or record directly in a program like AmpKit and then export). Several analog connections in a row can cause noise in the signal that is fairly undesirable.
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