iLectric Piano by IK Multimedia – music app review

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IK Multimedia will be well known to regular iOS music app fans; they have been one of the music technology manufacturers that have most readily embraced the whole mobile computing environment as a place to make music. With a range of dedicated hardware (for example, iRig, iRig Keys, iRig Mix) and apps (Amplitube, VocaLive, GrooveMaker, DJ Rig, SampleTank, etc.). And, with a number of new products announced at the winter NAMM show back in January (including the iRig HD guitar interface), it’s a … [Read more...]

Amplitube Slash – music app review

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If you are a fan of classic rock then the odds are you are also a fan of Slash – all round guitar hero, rock ‘n’ roll survivor and, by all accounts, a genuinely nice guy to boot. And, if you are a guitar wielding, iDevice owner, you can now grab a slice of the Slash’s classic guitar tone with IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube Slash music app. Available in both iPhone/iPod and iPad versions, this is a Slash-themed version of the IKM’s excellent AmpliTube app. The app is equipped with models … [Read more...]

Music app review – IK Multimedia iRig and AmpliTube

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If you are a ‘techie’ type guitarist who embraces what modern digital technology can bring to the guitar playing table (and, nope, that doesn’t stop you also appreciating the classic elements of the electric guitar world), then you are likely to be familiar with IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube Mac/PC software. AmpliTube is one of the better software-based guitar amp/speaker cabinet simulators our there although, at around the £180 (here in the U.K. at the time or writing), it is not going to … [Read more...]