Impressive JamUp Showoff
The JamUp iOS amp sim is recognized as one of the best, if not the best. Here’s a video where Jeff Loomis and Keith Merrow show what it’s really capable of!
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Cubasis – Cubase for iPad
Steinway, makers of Cubase and inventors of the VST standard, has release Cubasis. It’s an app version of Cubase for iPad with built-in effects, unlimited number of tracks and the functionality to export your tracks to the full computer-based version of Cubase.
Read moreConnect Your iOS Music Apps with Audiobus
Audiobus is a revolutionary app for iOS that lets you chain multiple audio apps. Select one app for input, route it through multiple apps processing the signal on its way to say a multitrack recording app serving as the output.
Read more7 Essential iPhone Apps for Guitarists
Even if you are extremely busy or always on the go, you can get a lot done musically done with your iPhone or iPad. Here are the apps I use most to learn and create music.
Read moreNew Gear Trend: iPhone Pedals
NAMM has come and gone and among millions of other gear news, I’ve spotted iPhone-related guitar pedals from at least three manufacturers. They are all “single-unit” stompboxes that go on your pedalboard with the rest of the pedals, but each of the three have a separate approach. iStomp Digitech’s iPhone pedal is called iStomp. It’s [...]
Read moreReview of JamUp – New Iphone Amp Sim/Virtual Rig
Noone following this blog could have missed that I use my guitar with my iPhone all the time. There are numerous apps that provide virtual amplifiers and cabs, effects, miss etc. Newest on the market is JamUp from Positive Grid. The guys at Positive Grid sent me a copy of the Pro version of JamUp [...]
Read moreWhy You Should Use Your Guitar with Your iPhone
I was asked on a forum why you would bother connecting your guitar to your phone. Since you need a guitar and extra hardware anyway, why not just use a Pocket POD. So here are my 10 reasons why I use AmpKit on my iPhone: Sound quality is lightyears ahead on an iPhone. Less stuff. [...]
Read more10 Great Gift Tips for Guitarists
Christmas is approaching, and if you have guitarists in your midst here are some great gift tips. Most of them require you know the reciever and some of his/her gear preferences (but don’t all great gifts build on knowledge of the person?). 1. Guitar Strap To be able to stand up and play, you need [...]
Read moreGuitar Pro for iOS – Tab Editing on Your iPhone
Guitar Pro has always been an invaluable tool for my guitar learning. First as a tool to not only read tabs but actually hear them – it’s incredible how the wrong tempo/phrasing can transform a tab for a newbie into a completely unintelligeble song. Lately I’ve been using it to tab down my own compositions, [...]
Read moreFree AmpKit Update Adds Awesome New Features
AmpKit – my favorite amp modeller on the iPhone and iPad – has just been released in a new version, a completely free upgrade. If I would blog about each update on the app store I wouldn’t be doing anything else, but this is no regular update. Here’s the list of features (taken directly from [...]
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