AmpliTube iRig brings axe slingers closer to their iPhone, creative side (video)
By Darren Murph 
posted May 8th 2010 9:10PM
posted May 8th 2010 9:10PM
IK Announces AmpliTube® iRig™
AmpliTube iRig turns your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad into the ultimate portable guitar and bass multi-FX
May 2010, Modena, Italy – IK Multimedia is pleased to announce AmpliTube® iRig™: the ultimate mobile guitar amp and effects rig system for iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.
The Complete iPhone Interface and Software Solution...
AmpliTube iRig is a combination of an easy-to-use instrument interface adapter for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad mobile devices, and the new AmpliTube for iPhone software for guitar & bass.
With AmpliTube iRig, you can plug your guitar into your iPhone* and jam anywhere with world-class guitar and bass tones, from the leader in studio-class guitar and bass software.
Simply plug the iRig interface into your iPhone*, plug your instrument into the appropriate input jack, plug in your headphones, amp or powered speakers, download AmpliTube FREE for iPhone and start rocking!
You'll have at your fingertips the sound and control of 3 simultaneous stompbox effects + amplifier + cabinet + microphone just like a traditional guitar or bass stage rig!
Add amps and effects as you need them - you can expand your rig with up to 10 stomps, 5 amps, 5 cabinets and 2 microphones in the AmpliTube iRig app custom shop.
iRig Plug Interface Adapter
The new iRig interface adapter is the easiest way to get your instrument's signal into your iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad mobile device. Simply plug iRig into your mobile device, plug your instrument into the iRig, plug headphones or amplifier to the output and you are ready to rock!
The iRig is the ideal companion not only to the AmpliTube for iPhone app, but also works with any other recording, processing or tuning app. Plus, you can also use the iRig with line level signal sources such as synthesizers, keyboards or mixers.
*Compatible also with iPod Touch and iPad.
AmpliTube for iPhone
At the core of the AmpliTube iRig System is AmpliTube - the leader in gear modeling software for professional recording studios.
Now AmpliTube for iPhone gives you incredible, ultra-realistic sound and functionality in a convenient mobile platform app.
With the AmpliTube for iPhone software, you'll have an entire guitar/bass rig at your fingertips, comprised of 3 simultaneous stompbox effects, an amp-head plus cabinet and a microphone.
With AmpliTube fully loaded, you will be able to choose between 5 amp models (clean, crunch, lead, metal, bass) with full tone and drive controls, 10 stompbox effects (delay, flanger, phaser, overdrive, distortion, filter, wah, fuzz, octaver, chorus), 5 cabinets and 2 microphones (dynamic and condenser).
Plus, AmpliTube for iPhone features a chromatic digital tuner and a metronome. You can also import and play along with songs or backing tracks, and create, save and recall up to 36 presets on the fly!
- Real-time guitar and bass mobile multi-FX app
- Full rig made by 3 simultaneous stompboxes + amp + cabinet + mic
- 10 Stomps, 5 Amps, 5 Cabinets, 2 Mics available
- Import and play along with songs and backing tracks with real-time effects
- 36 presets can be saved/recalled on the fly
- Includes tuner/metronome
- FREE, LE and Full versions available
- FREE and LE versions expandable with a-la-carte downloadable gear
- Same low-latency as Mac/PC system
Pricing and availability
AmpliTube iRig - $39.99/€29.99** MSRP and is already available for pre-orders from the IK online store as well as from IK selected dealers and distributors worldwide.
AmpliTube for iPhone will be available in 3 versions from the iTunes App Store: FREE, LE and FULL.
AmpliTube FREE: Includes 2 stompboxes, 1 amp+cabinet, and 2 microphones.
AmpliTube LE: Includes 4 stompboxes, 1 amplifier + cabinet, 2 microphones for $2.99/€2.39.
More gear can be added to FREE and LE through in-app purchase of a-la-carte models with stompboxes costing $2.99/€2.39 each and amplifiers + cabinets for $4.99/€3.99 each.
AmpliTube FULL: Includes the entire collection of available gear with 10 stompboxes, 5 amps + cabinets and 2 microphones for $19.99/€15.99.
Coming soon, AmpliTube iRig and AmpliTube for iPhone will be available in stores and on the iTunes App Store.
**All prices listed exclude taxes where applicable.
Is the video up?
@keyl10 Yeah
@Stevenk
alright it finally appeared for me
@keyl10 Why am I seeing an add for Bras on engadget? If that's targeted advertising then they've got the wrong idea...somehow.
@Steve2000
Are you sure they didn't find out somehow about your cross-dressing habits?
@Steve2000 I get this sort of crap all the time, bras, holidays, car insurance..
#Fail.
@keyl10
Does it go up to eleven?
@Armchaircritic
I dont know.
They should release an Android version, I will be giving good use to my Strat and my Nexus One.
By the way Amplitube has great plugins for guitar effects, hope they include also the Hendrix version, the Vox AC-30, Marshall, and Fender amps, and the classic WahWah, Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, Delay, Reverb, Echo, etc...
@Steve2000
I just get ads for Porsche, power tools, and guitars.
Google knows you better than you think.
@SuperHaole I'm pretty sure that from my browsing habits "they" know I enjoy breasts but that doesn't mean I need a bra. Targeted advertising fail.
last attempt by PRS is less than stellar. thought that it was the latency that wont make bearable guitar playing on the iPhone to be possible.
@thisisit
I would like to state that most PRS things fall short of their expected worth.
@thisisit I don't see latency being much of a problem here. Newer virtual amps for PCs sound awesome, with no noticeable latency, and in practice don't consume that many resources. An iThing should be able to handle it nicely.
@thisisit
Getting zero-latency monitoring on the iPhone apparently has not been easy. I don't know the details about why exactly, but I've read that in the forum of a multitrack recording app from the developers.
It would have been nice to hear the actual sound of the device instead of an actual stdio quality guitar recording in the video.
@Loveshack Exactly... Sigh..
@Loveshack
Demo sounds at the link:
Sounds OK, not great. Can't tell what the latency is.
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/irig/audiodemo/
Damn
Meh, I still prefer my Behringer Vamp2.
@guitarkid I uses to have one. Amazing device!
@guitarkid If this sounds as much better than the Behringer unit like current Amplitube products do (as in LIGHT YEARS beyond), it might be worth a look for sure.
$3 bucks for each effect, $4 per amp! Will Smith says, 'Oh, HELL no!'
@marKmarK That's less than Line 6 charges with POD Farm...I imagine they will be better quality as well.
@Godfail ...better quality? Keep dreaming.
@Godfail I can't agree with you on the quality comment - but different strokes and all that. To me this seems like a product people buy because they don't know what else is out there. Using your example--the pod farm--you get 106 different amps (bass and guitar), 46 different cabs, 97 pedals, and 6 mic preamps. With Amplitude that would cost you $424 for the amps (@ $4 each, not including cabs) and $291 for effects (@ $3 each, not including mix preamps) alone.
With software I like to scroll through the different effects, spending time tweaking everything and exploring. Can't really do that out of the box here; this product seems really limited.
If all i wanted to do was record my guitar into my computer/laptop or look for the cheapest solution I'd get a 1/4 inch to usb adapter (e.g. http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/Alesis-LineLink-Dual-14-inch-to-USB-Cable-Interface?sku=580882) and find some software online (legal software, of course.)
If is sounds as good a a Micro Cube, I'm sold.
Shipping is $45 for a $39.99 device!
Doesn't seem very practical for use anywhere outside of the house. . . I'd rather just get a couple of cheap $15 effects pedals.
As a guitarist, I see this as a waste of $$$. I'm already going to be carrying at least one guitar and an amp. Why not just bring along my Pod xt live instead of using my dinky iPhone to do a shitty job of being an effects box?.
@cc3d
For practicing in privacy, like the Korg PX4A.
not the prettiest interface but I'd try it out.
I don't really see how this could replace my Line6 Pocket POD.
@atheos
Pocket pod really isn't portable though..there's no battery option right? Needs wall plug? I would rather see a guitar effects processor like the Pocket Pod that is battery powered and uses the USB Audio input on the iPad and allows you to edit the presets from an app...but at 40$ for Amplitube's solution, how can you go wrong? :D
it will work nice with: Glee app and "I am T-Pain" app?
Great commercial. How much does that cost?
The camera connection kit on the iPad supports USB audio devices... Wonder if we'll see some growth in that direction as well...
@RidleyGriff
That's exactly what I was thinking...I didn't even know the iPad had audio input thru the 3.5mm jack? I use amplitube on my windows laptop and it sounds amazing..I sold my amp 2 weeks after I bought it and I never looked back. I don't expect the ipad \ iphone \ itouch version to sound the same though, but it's still pretty fucking cool!
I'm ordering it.
Looks pretty good to me, but a tad pricey. There's a load of iPhone FX apps out there for guitars and to my (non-professional) ears the latency is not particularly noticeable. But then I am a rubbish newbie guitarist! My personal set-up is guitar->Boss MicroBR->iVoice Pro mic->iPhone. No hiss or hum or loss of tone. Current fave FX app is RiotFX but I'm really keen to try this AmpliTube one. Advantages over just using the MicroBR are flexible multiple FX, better interface and updates.
AmpliTube returns no results in the App Store for me as of 8:22pm Eastern time...?
I was gonna see if it worked with a standard 1/4" to 3.5mm adapter
I'm wondering if this could work as an inexpensive line in recorder to record input from my bass or keyboard.
I'm wondering if this would allow for an inexpensive line-in recording solution.
Not for recording, but as a practice/headphone amp - dayum. Sounds better than my pandora, looks easier to use. And it's less than half the price! I'll take one.