On the speaker front, I don’t have any 2A3 friendly speakers, so the 300B has been the winner there, just because of its greater output power and greater macro performance. But then with the 580 and 650, which have become my daily drivers, I seem to be reaching for the 2A3 more. and you may need to use a multimicrophone setup, which I describe in the recording drums section in Chapter 10. For OSTs, where I don’t mind giving up a bit of timbral realism for a grander presentation, 300B + HD800 combo is quite a treat. The 2A3 however images more precisely in the stage. But the depth and layering capabilities of both the valves are in the same ball park. On the presentation and stage side of things, 300B throws a larger stage and has a grander overall presentation. Back at the connections screen, tap Output and select. Tap the input tab and you’ll get a drop down menu listing the music apps that can be placed in this slot.
#AMPKIT SETUPS FREE#
For the purposes of this demo, we’ll link up 2 apps Amplitube Free and Garageband. Overall, the 2A3 pulls off the spooky realism better than the 300B. You’ll be greeted with the Audiobus setup screen. It retrieves more micro information and shows differences between albums and sources more easily. While it is the brighter and the less forgiving between the two, it is also the more transparent and resolving valve. Adaptive Input Compensation: : Intelligently restores the bass frequencies. Convolution-based Cabinet Simulation: Advanced technology (used in high-end desktop amp simulation software) for highly accurate cabinet simulations.
#AMPKIT SETUPS PLUS#
Effects include various overdrive, distortion, fuzz, compression and phaser pedals, plus clean boost, delay, reverb, acoustic simulation, wah, EQ, octaver, tremolo, vibrato, chorus, and flanger. AmpKit is a guitar amps, effects and recording app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch.
#AMPKIT SETUPS MAC#
While the 2A3 is not as warm in the midrange, it seems more filled out in the notes, so it sounds denser and bolder. AmpKit transforms your Mac into a powerful guitar amp & effects studio Includes 22 faithfully-reproduced amps with 38 separate amp channels, 28 pedals, 28 cabinets and 8 mics. The 300B hits harder with more weight in the bass, is warmer in the mids and smoother in the overall treble. The 300B comes across as being more macro tilted relative to the more linear and nuanced sounding 2A3. So take this comparison for how the 300B and the 2A3 compare on the 8900 only.
#AMPKIT SETUPS SERIES#
Have a look.Given that the TU8900 errs on the dry side of things, I went with the WE series from Linali over the Elite series for both 300B and 2A3. Add a decent set of monitors and you can rock out any time you want. For $49.99 you get more gear than you'd pay a few hundred for with similar apps, and more than you'd ever manage to collect in physical form. Short version: if you play guitar or bass and would like an infinite range of sounds without buying thousands of dollars worth of gear, take a look at AmpKit for Mac. I have an extra Magic Trackpad, an iPad and a MIDI keyboard, which - combined with BetterTouchTool, BTT Remote and KeyboardMaestro - give me a ton of ways to trigger easily while I'm playing. If you're into it (and I am), you can turn any input device into triggers for switching stacks, starting and stopping recording, and playing and pausing backup tracks. You can even share your setups with other AmpKit users on Mac or iOS with a click.įor the nerds: almost every menu command has a keyboard shortcut, and they're fully scriptable. Start from the dozens of built-in presets and add save your own as you build them. Add a rack of pedals and control the settings individually. Put a Taos Rectifier stack together, set up the mic model and mic position, and then start tweaking channel, volume, drive, presence, bass, mid and treble until you find the perfect sound. The level of detail you can find in the controls is impressive. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu. If you're a GarageBand or Logic user, you always have the option of using SoundFlower to pipe the audio into your DAW of choice. I tested with an M-Audio FastTrack and got great results, but I'm sure a more advanced interface (and nicer guitar) could get some great output. You can choose any input and use any analog or digital interface with it. The Mac version comes with built-in recording tools (including non-destructive re-amping) and 23 backing tracks. It's everything I liked about the iPhone and iPad versions, bigger and with all of the settings more easily accessible on one panel.
There's the tuner, meters and metronome, plus the recording capability.
Lucky me, I've had a preview version for a little while now, and I've really enjoyed putting it through its paces.Įverything you get in the iOS app is there: pedals, heads, cabs and amazing presets for just about any style of guitar or bass. AmpKit has just released a Mac version of its awesome iOS guitar effect and recording tool.
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