![]() Computers like the iPad and iPhone run software that models the actual circuits of classic amps. That’s real-life tube amps, the kind that have been around since guitars went electric. This gives more control over the crunchy distorted sound, and lets you get those filthy tones without winding the volume of the main amp up to 11. These days, amps have a “gain” knob, which controls a “pre-amp.” This is a smaller amplifier circuit that pumps up the signal up before feeding it to the main amp section, letting you overdrive the main amp easily. The broken-up, distorted sound you get when you overpower the tube/valves in an old-time amp are what makes the electric guitar sound like an electric guitar. If you crank that amp up loud, then things start to get dirty. This travels through the guitar’s output jack, down the cable and into the amplifier. The vibrating strings slice through a magnetic field created by magnets in the guitar’s pickups, and create a current. When you plug an electric guitar into a guitar amplifier, it doesn’t just make things loud: It adds its own character to the sound. Spoiler alert – the guitar world has taken a big turn towards the awesome. And along the way, we’ll look at hardware to connect up your guitar to the iPad, and at some speaker options so you can actually hear yourself play. ![]() That’s what we’re looking at today – iPad (and iPhone) guitar amp simulations, along with virtual effects pedals. And we have iOS devices and apps which can replace whole suitcases full of effects pedals. Mid-range and even low-end guitars are better-made and cheaper. ![]() And like most things, except mobile phones, everything is better than it was in the 80s. Now, 30-odd years later, I’m at it again. I learned from books and by playing along with CDs, and I jacked my Charvel guitar (awesome) into a Session guitar amp (terrible), and I never really got any better. For more details on the application and where to buy the LiNK hardware, here's where you need to go.Back in the 1980s I played guitar. Agile Partners, developers of the application, are also the authors of the much-renowned GuitarToolkit and TapToolkit applications. The application is not natively iPad supported, meaning you're stuck to the iPhone if you choose the Peavey solution. The plus version costs $20, and with that you'll get access to: a Peavey 3120 amp and a matching 4x12 cabinet, a Colonel Vintage amp, a Vintage Brit amp and a number of additional pedals including distortion, fuzz, compressor, chorus, phaser, flanger, reverb and 10-band EQ. The iPhone application comes in two flavours: free and plus. Interestingly, this is exactly the same price as Amplitube's IK Multimedia iRig, AmpKit LiNK's main rival. ![]() The aforementioned AmpKit LiNK adapter, required to hook up your guitar, costs $39.99 and is available worldwide. "Peavey's music industry experience and global dealer network will provide musicians around the world with easy access to the AmpKit LiNK guitar adapter." Peavey's world-class hardware design and manufacturing capabilities complement Agile Partners' unmatched expertise in creating guitar-focused apps for the iOS platform," said Jack Ivers, a principal at Agile Partners. "We're delighted to be working with Peavey to provide AmpKit and AmpKit LiNK to musicians around the world. Most of these extra purchases are in the range of $2.99-$5.99. As is to be expected, AmpKit contains a number of in-app purchases, including: 12 more amps, 16 effects padls, 13 cabinets and 8 unique mics. Such effects include the pedals Noise Gate and Elevenizer, and the mics Workhorse 57 dynamic and Germann 87 condenser. ![]() Remember how just over a month ago I wrote about AmpliTube, the guitar amplification application for your iPhone and iPad? Well, Peavey Electronics have now joined the scene with their AmpKit software to create a bit more competition and rivalry in the music amplification section of the App Store.ĪmpKit turns your iPhone into a highly customizable guitar amp, boasting a myriad of effects and the ability to record your latest music creations. ![]()
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