![]() ![]() ![]() But the app’s true genius is its ability to let you record and manipulate your guitar work from within the app. For sound-effect novices, in particular, this is a welcome feature.ĪmpKit+ offers a generous mix of backing tracks, and you can load your own music into the app. ![]() If you modify any of the setups, the original is saved in a different section. The app makes it easy to experiment, because roughly 60 sound-effect setups appear in a list you can easily scroll. Solving those problems was slightly frustrating, especially for someone unfamiliar with the lingo of audio engineering. Among other things, the sound effects were clipped short, and feedback was occasionally a problem. I needed to tweak the AmpKit+ settings before the effects worked as well as they did on the other apps. The app is nicely intuitive in most ways, but flawed in one major respect. AmpKit+ includes 13 amps, 18 effects pedals, 13 cabinets and eight microphones. But for those with electric guitars or acoustic-electric hybrids, the best results with these apps come when you connect the guitar to the iPhone, using hardware like Griffin Technology’s GuitarConnect ($30 at ) and IK Multimedia’s iRig ($40, at ).ĪmpKit, the free version, includes two effects pedals, one amp, two speaker cabinets and two microphones. That’s especially handy for acoustic guitarists who usually can’t plug their instrument into anything. The microphone picks up the guitar’s sound and plays back your song with a sound effect. You can try iShred Live with just an iPhone headset. The full version of AmpliTube costs $20, and a limited version is free, but unlike the others, you must buy separate versions for the iPhone and iPad. Like the limited version of other guitar apps, iShred Live is free, with more guitar effects available à la carte within the app. The app costs $20 the limited version is free. Of the three, I found AmpKit+, the full version of the app, the easiest, most versatile and the best value, especially on an iPad. For professionals, the apps come in handy when generating and recording new ideas while away from the studio. For hobbyists who don’t own an array of amps and effects pedals, but who would like to experiment with sound, the apps are great fun. ![]()
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