AmpKIT

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 9:49 am

Another option for iPhone guitar effectivity.
It was only mentioned briefly in the amplitube thread so I though I make a thread about it.
Seems quite interesting, havent tried it yet.

http://www.agilepartners.com/apps/ampkit/

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sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:22 pm

i have one on the mail. I also records, and is suppose to be less noisier.

samuelcotterall · Post by **samuelcotterall** » Sun Oct 03, 2010 1:34 pm

I bought the iRig adapter (the first I heard about AmpKit was when the guy in the store says to the other one â€œI hear Peavey are bringing one out but itâ€™s a bit biggerâ€¦â€�) but I use it with AmpKit. I think AmpKitâ€™s UI is much cleaner, and there is less messing around with levels and patches.

The iRig adapter is actually really annoyingâ€”the headphone jack is on the opposite side to the guitar jack, and the cable that goes into the iPhone is too large to use with the â€œBumperâ€� case.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:41 pm

I bought the Peavey adapter today and I've tried it with both AmpKit and Amplitube/ iRig. I like that you can record clips in AmpKit, but I think the actual sounds are way better in Amplitude , also you get more free pedals with Amplitude.

Overall I think it's really cool and I could see myself never using a real amp at home again.

I'm just about to try it out with garageband and see how that works out.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 5:55 pm

I'm guessing it doesn't work out at all? I can't monitor what I'm playing at all in garageband.

riotshield · Post by **riotshield** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 6:51 pm

It shouldnt make any difference if you are plugging straight to garageband or go through ampkit, no reason why u shouldnt be able to monitor i guess, its a matter of the right settings

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:09 pm

Yeah, I figured it out but it's really, really noisy and there's obvious latency. I'll have to tinker further and see if I can get this working. I bought it mainly for recording through garageband and it looks like it's not gonna work.

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 7:25 pm

Hmmmmmmm, it's actually pretty noisy through the iPhone as well.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:15 pm

Do they make any free apps like this for a Mac? (10.5)

I've searched around a little but usually they're no better than garageband which is terrible for actually changing the sounds of guitars and making them sound decent when going straight to the computer.

endsjustifymeans · Post by **endsjustifymeans** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:20 pm

The Fender mustang amp comes with some modeling/recording software thats mac compatible... of course you have to buy the amp.

SKC Willie · Post by **SKC Willie** » Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:22 pm

haha - I need one fo' free!

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:35 pm

Yeah, it's too noisy. I'm returning it. Gonna buy a Behringer FCA202 instead. Not the same thing obviously, but more suited to what I'm after.

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:11 pm

Here's some stuff i recorded on ampkit. I only used the free amp with a 4*12, and my actual pedals.

Half of the tracks is me just playing when i should have stopped :/

http://soundcloud.com/user7911790/teste ... it/s-UlroN

http://soundcloud.com/user7911790/lisbon-from-ampkit

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:20 pm

Oddly, AmpKIT keeps feedbacking on me, even if I turn volumes/gains down. Not sure what the deal is; Amplitube works just fine.

sp3k · Post by **sp3k** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:24 pm

weird! the free amp on amplitube sounds way better, and the delay sounds kind of nice to. But ampkit is less crowded and the recording thing is just a must have for me. I think in a future update amplitube will have a recorder, i'll probably switch to it then.

Ankhanu · Post by **Ankhanu** » Sat Oct 23, 2010 5:42 pm

Peter has hinted at development of recording in Amplitube. I really look forward to it.

I would love to try out AmpKIT's recording (and other features), but I just have to play around with it more and make it stop squealing. I really don't understand where feedback could come from with headphone output, and no effects that loop back into the signal. It just makes no sense.