Great concept, problems
I waited and waited for the iPad version and must say I'm a little disappointed. It's good, but not great. And it should be. You'd think after spending over $100 on the app ($40 for the iRig, $20 for the app, $15 for the recorder, and $30 for extra pedals) it would be perfect. Its noisy, I can't get enough volume, especially to record, but most offending of all is the inability to also install what I've just purchased on my iPhone 4. They want you to buy it all over again. Not cool. Fix that and I'll up my rating to five stars.
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Music maker
I don't normally do reviews but I felt compelled to do this one because the program is so good.
Great app. With the addition of recording your own playing, the update includes 1 track but I purchased the 8 track add on, you can play the rhythm guitar and then export what you played and then solo over it (you have to export your music as a song to do this). You can also play over music that you've downloaded from iTunes. Best app for the iPad so far.
Plus the effects are great. Now I can play in virtual silence and have much better sound than I ever would have achieved without this app.
If I hadn't seen the app on one of the iPad commercials on TV I probably never would have known the app was out there. I wish I had this technology 10 years ago.
Great app. With the addition of recording your own playing, the update includes 1 track but I purchased the 8 track add on, you can play the rhythm guitar and then export what you played and then solo over it (you have to export your music as a song to do this). You can also play over music that you've downloaded from iTunes. Best app for the iPad so far.
Plus the effects are great. Now I can play in virtual silence and have much better sound than I ever would have achieved without this app.
If I hadn't seen the app on one of the iPad commercials on TV I probably never would have known the app was out there. I wish I had this technology 10 years ago.
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annoying.
why do these companies leave these apps "half-done" then release them, and we then have to wait for a bug-fixing update?!!! NEWS FLASH developers : WERE NOT BETA TESTERS! £500 for an iPad... REMEMBER that ?? right rant over, but I doubt it'll do much good.. just wish IK would not be like the rest.. same for that lara croft game thats out.. USELESS.. so buggy.. but like lemmings we buy it and poke up with it because " its new, and hip and trendy right now.. " time to dust off my old ZX Spectrum..
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No record??!!!
No record function. Got the iRig hardware and hooked up amplitude on iPhone and all the functions were there. Now I get the iPad version and the app doesn't have the totally awesome built in recording function. Totally whack. Hope this is fixed in an update soon. Beware guitar lovers. Another case where what is available on iPad is less than iPhone. Should never have bought.
Would be five stars but with missing essential functionality (like record) the makers of this app can eat it. Get it updated IK Multimedia. Now.
Would be five stars but with missing essential functionality (like record) the makers of this app can eat it. Get it updated IK Multimedia. Now.
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Missing important options. Poor customer support.
I purchased this app thinking that it would record what I am playing, as that option appeared to be available on the IK Multimedia website, however it is only available with the iPhone version. How difficult would it be to have it on the iPad? I inquired about this and other concerns (not being able to download my free effect, not having access to other gear, and the ability to use the app without an iRig). The only question they would answer was about the recording, saying that it will be an upgrade in the near future for the iPad app, and they avoided answering my other concerns. I even sent a follow up email asking them to answer those questions and didn't hear back. The app has great potential but significant flaws and definitely not worth $20.
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Works for me
I don't usually give out five star ratings but I'm having so much fun with this app that it wouldn't be honest not to. But YMMV depending on what you're looking for. I have Pod Farm Platinum on my laptop and was just looking for a headphone practice amp that was easy to carry and had the sounds I use the most. I'm a Fender amp guy and love the way this sim imitates the bright channel of a blackface including reverb and trem, and how I can finesse the sound by changing the cabs and mics. I think the setup looks elegant and is easy to use. A recorder would be a nice frill but isn't a make or break issue for me.
But I think that, like choosing a guitar, what you think is going to depend on what you need it to do. I love the way this app sounds and works, and I think I paid a fair price for it. For me, that makes it a good purchase
But I think that, like choosing a guitar, what you think is going to depend on what you need it to do. I love the way this app sounds and works, and I think I paid a fair price for it. For me, that makes it a good purchase
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Superb !
This is great - looks great and sounds great.
I have just bought my first Guitar - a Semi Acoustic Farida.
I probably should not have bought an amp - I got a Vox one with a Tube in it and it does already do all of these effects etc. I probably did not need to get it, although it does rock the house.
I noticed on the Wah pedal that you can tilt the iPad to make it Wah! Brilliant! I guess I will have to attach my ipad to the back of my guitar.
I find this app easy to pick up, and I love the fact that you can mess around with it to demo tracks.
I noticed that this does not run in the background - am I asking too much? Also it would be great if it used Airplay, which is in iOS 4.2 so that you can just push the audio straight to your Apple TV - which will output from either your HiFi or your Telly.
Could game centre be added so that you could jam with friends on the other side of the world - I guess I am asking way too much now!
Totally brilliant!
I have just bought my first Guitar - a Semi Acoustic Farida.
I probably should not have bought an amp - I got a Vox one with a Tube in it and it does already do all of these effects etc. I probably did not need to get it, although it does rock the house.
I noticed on the Wah pedal that you can tilt the iPad to make it Wah! Brilliant! I guess I will have to attach my ipad to the back of my guitar.
I find this app easy to pick up, and I love the fact that you can mess around with it to demo tracks.
I noticed that this does not run in the background - am I asking too much? Also it would be great if it used Airplay, which is in iOS 4.2 so that you can just push the audio straight to your Apple TV - which will output from either your HiFi or your Telly.
Could game centre be added so that you could jam with friends on the other side of the world - I guess I am asking way too much now!
Totally brilliant!
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Ignore the haters
I'm currently away from my usual guitar rig, so I got this, and the input device, to keep me going until I get back to my main setup. The various amps, cabs and stomp boxes sound just fine, and any excess input noise can be filtered out at the expense of a very small amount of tone.
The input/output latency is pretty much zero, which impressed me, as my home studio system has to work very hard to achieve anything line similar latency. As for version 2, if you check the FAQ on the dev website they state clearly that it will be coming when iOS 4.2 his the iPad in November, as it needs features only available in iOS 4.2.
Those having problems with the price, well, where else can you get a good amp and stomp box set for anything like $49, which is what I paid for the full app and official cable!?
The input/output latency is pretty much zero, which impressed me, as my home studio system has to work very hard to achieve anything line similar latency. As for version 2, if you check the FAQ on the dev website they state clearly that it will be coming when iOS 4.2 his the iPad in November, as it needs features only available in iOS 4.2.
Those having problems with the price, well, where else can you get a good amp and stomp box set for anything like $49, which is what I paid for the full app and official cable!?
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Cool!
I am a professional Guitarist, and really an amp purist by heart. I took a chance and bought this app for iPad not knowing how good this was going to sound.
Through headphones, the tones sound okay, but where this app shines is when you plug it into a P.A. Or computer, or stereo with a great amplifier. Now the real tones are there!!! This sounds just as good as my old POD 2.0.
I now teach master classes out of the iPad, I plug it straight in the P.A. or amp and go!
The response is there and it even cleans up real nice. It has More od and distortion on the lead amp and metal amp than I'll ever use....and clean sounds with the fender-ish amp are there!
Id really like to see a fender tweed amp on here as well as some other effects like a univibe and maybe a tap tempo digital delay. Also, on some of the more distorted sounds it is a bit noisy even with the gate on, so improvements here should be done. Also, more mic options and cab options. 1x15, 2x10, 1x8, full stack! What about speaker options?
The potential on this app is enormous, and as it is now does record pretty well just like its bigger brother Mac-based software.
It really does need more amps and effects to get 5 stars, but 4 for now! Great job! This is definitely a great investment for pro musicians!
Through headphones, the tones sound okay, but where this app shines is when you plug it into a P.A. Or computer, or stereo with a great amplifier. Now the real tones are there!!! This sounds just as good as my old POD 2.0.
I now teach master classes out of the iPad, I plug it straight in the P.A. or amp and go!
The response is there and it even cleans up real nice. It has More od and distortion on the lead amp and metal amp than I'll ever use....and clean sounds with the fender-ish amp are there!
Id really like to see a fender tweed amp on here as well as some other effects like a univibe and maybe a tap tempo digital delay. Also, on some of the more distorted sounds it is a bit noisy even with the gate on, so improvements here should be done. Also, more mic options and cab options. 1x15, 2x10, 1x8, full stack! What about speaker options?
The potential on this app is enormous, and as it is now does record pretty well just like its bigger brother Mac-based software.
It really does need more amps and effects to get 5 stars, but 4 for now! Great job! This is definitely a great investment for pro musicians!
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Amplitube for IPad (full version)
I've had the opportunity to use this software for a few days now and here is my first impression: this is a good application overall for the guitar enthusiast. The interface is quite well designed. The screen is sharp. The amp and pedal controls are quite responsive to the touch and easy to use. The IPad's large screen allows for using up to 4 pedals at once (with a selection of 11 pedals at the time of writing this review). I have so far been using the app with a guitar amp on the clean channel setting via the Irig connector and I was pleasantly surprised by the tonal quality Amplitube provides, given it's very reasonable price. On the downside, the noise coming through the speaker is fairly noticeable and I've had to depend on the noise filter pedal to bring it down to more acceptable levels. The noise is even more noticeable on the Metal Amp and I could not do without the noise filter. one inconvenient of the noise filter pedal is that it alters the sound quality in such a way that high notes are not as clear. Anyway, in all fairness, I am still new with this app and on top of that, I'm rather a novice guitarist. I nevertheless have good ears and this is why I focus so much on the tone and sound quality of this app. Overall, this app can provide you with lots of fun and variety. I am definitely glad I purchased it and look forward to future updates!
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