![]() ![]() Most pedals are around $3 and range up to $6.99. All of the additional gear can be purchased from within the app. Compared to buying the actual hardware to achieve these sounds, of course, it's a tidy savings. It looks like buying the AmpKit+ bundle saves you 50 percent off of buying the gear individually. AmpKit+ is available for $19.99, and includes four amps, two mics and, eight pedals. The free AmpKit app starts, of course, with a metronome and tuner, which are both well done, and it includes a dual-channel amp, two mics, and two pedals. The software on the iPhone is where the party really starts. ![]() The extra power gives you added volume on the output, as well as more advanced noise-canceling options. Unlike the iRig, it requires two AA batteries, but after daily use for two weeks, I haven't killed the batteries that came with the unit. It gives you a quarter-inch line-in for your instrument, an eighth-inch output to go to headphones, mixer, speakers, etc., and it has an eighth-inch male jack to plug into your iPhone (no iPad app available yet, but the hardware works if you don't mind pixel-doubling the app). The hardware (US$39.99) is pretty simple. That being said, click "Read More" for my thoughts on the AmpKit/LiNK setup. I don't doubt that it would perform well on both counts, but I haven't battle-tested it. I'll tell you up front that I'm not currently gigging, so I can't attest to the road durability of this hardware, or the actual feasibility of using it onstage. I received a review unit of the AmpKit LiNK this month, though, and for the last couple of weeks, it's been the mainstay of my practice sessions. I pre-ordered the iRig, and I loved it from the moment I got it in the mail and plugged my guitar into it (I did unbox it first). Matt Tinsley recently reviewed the iRig and AmpliTube combination that also became available recently. It's loud, it's lightweight, and it's an extremely flexible (and relatively inexpensive) alternative to a floor full of pedals. Peavey and Agile Partners have just introduced AmpKit and AmpKit LiNK, an iPhone-based hardware/app combo that takes portable guitar and bass effects to a new level. Another entry to the iPhone guitar interface market.ĪmpKit, a new way to shred with your iPhoneīy Brett Terpstra (RSS feed) on Aug 25th 2010 at 9:00AM For more details on the application and where to buy the LiNK hardware, here's where you need to go.Don't think I've seen this system mentioned here. 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. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |