(Amplitube users purchasing the iRig HD will get two new amps and two new pedals as a bonus.) Surprisingly, there is no compressor included (it's available only via an in-app purchase), and I also missed not having a traditional noise gate (another in-app purchase option). Eleven effects are provided, including the expected delay, chorus, filter, fuzz and overdrive. The core set of five modelled guitar amps hasn't changed, and includes Fender, Vox, Marshall and Mesa-Boogie models, supplemented with an Ampeg bass.
#Record with amplitube 3 update
This is a 'must have' addition to any iOS guitarist's kit!Īmplitube 3 is IK Multimedia's latest update to their guitar amp and effects app. Now plugging your iPhone or iPad into a mixer or guitar amp couldn't be easier. Despite this tendency, the iRig HD is a classy device and guitarists seeking a high-quality, highly portable interface need look no further.Īlso worthy of attention is IK's new iLine kit ( £49.99 $59.99), which bundles six useful cables into a handy carrying case and enables you to connect your iOS device to almost anything via stereo or mono adaptors, extenders or splitters. The unit is particularly light so light, in fact, that there's a very real danger of your guitar cable yanking it off whatever it's sitting on and dragging your iOS device along with it. The interface has a quarter-inch guitar input, a gain-control wheel and a signal-dependent LED.
The iRig HD enjoys a clean-sounding, low-noise preamp with 24-bit A-D conversion that should satisfy most users (anyone too picky for this probably wouldn't be using modelled guitar apps anyway). Best of all is that a separate cable for each connection is supplied with the unit.
The iRig HD connects to your iOS device via a 30-pin, Lightning or USB connector, which covers just about every generation of Apple or Android device.