Using my Ipad for guitar

[AiRdAd]

Hey Guys,

I have got some programs on my ipad like bias amp and fx, and amplitube etc. I've also got a looper etc on it. I've got a good interface to connect my guitar to the ipad as well. I listen to it with my headphones.

I also exclusively use spotify to listen to music using my phone or ipad - connecting them to a cheap bluetooth speaker.

I can pick a new one of these up for $400. Lady won some sony gear, and has got two of them

http://www.sony.co.nz/electronics/wirel ... rs/srs-x99

It should sound pretty good for listening to music shouldn't it?

How would it go if I connected my ipad to it for guitar? I would like to use it use it to play at night when my amp is too loud, and take advantage of the cool software on my ipad.

Would that be goer, or is there something else that would be better value for money? or something that would be way better for guitar / music?

[Conway]

I've tried similar things but Bias and Amplitude on iOS won't allow audio out to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones. Wired connection to external speaker does work. Decent headphones are the best in my experience.

[Conway]

Or Kemper is best of all, of course

[AiRdAd]

I don't mind if I have to use a cable for using it as a guitar speaker, I can still do wireless for the music.

Did it sound ok, or are there better Options?

[GrantB]

I tried this...couldn't get it to work for some reason. I had the line out of the port going to the speaker and not headphones. Nada.

[AiRdAd]

I tried this...couldn't get it to work for some reason. I had the line out of the port going to the speaker and not headphones. Nada.

I see what you mean. I need to check that it has got the right input on the speaker, so that I can take the signal out of the headphone out of the sonicport and take it to the speaker. My little bluetooth speaker has got the right connections, surely this one would.

[shafter]

Here's something I found on the internet haven't tried it myself (big user of Bias Fx) but you never know?

I am using this bluetooth receiver from diamond (http://www.diamondmm.com/btm300-diamond ... eiver.html). The 3.5 mm jack connects as an input into a channel on my mixer and then into the power amp. You still need Apogee Jam / iRig to get your guitar signal into the ipad, at which point you can jam to your headphones, or direct the output to a bluetooth connection that you configure on the iPad. With the mixer you can mix in drum tracks, jams tracks etc via mp3-player, loopers, guitar trainers etc...

In my particular case, I use the iPad to stream anytune+ (best song-learning app i have ever used) to the mixer, and I just plug my guitar into my amps and play along to what comes out of the PA.

[Conway]

I tried this...couldn't get it to work for some reason. I had the line out of the port going to the speaker and not headphones. Nada.

I see what you mean. I need to check that it has got the right input on the speaker, so that I can take the signal out of the headphone out of the sonicport and take it to the speaker. My little bluetooth speaker has got the right connections, surely this one would.

I used iPhone headphone plug > 1/8" TRS to 1/8" TRS cable > Bose mini speaker. Worked fine but the sound was pretty average. Headphones sounded better, but I don't like wearing headphones. Gave up and went back to annoying the neighbours.

[DongHua]

Any of these iOS interface would do the job for connection

•Apogee JAM
•Alesis iO Dock
•Guitar Jack 2
•Griffin StudioConnect
•Griffin GuitarConnect Cable
•Griffin GuitarConnect Pro
•Line 6 Mobile In
•Line 6 Sonic Port
•IK Multimedia iRig
•IK Multimedia iRig HD
•IK Multimedia iRig Pro
•IK Multimedia Blueboard
•Peavey AmpKit Link
•Peavey AmpKit Link HD
•PocketLabWorks iRiffPort
•TASCAM iXZ
•TASCAM iU2
•Focusrite iTrack Solo
•Roland Duo Capture EX

Loudspeaker wise, iLoud from IK Multimedia is da bomb

[Conway]

Danny says he has the interface, it's the speaker end that he wants to sort out. iLoud looks good but it's a bit more expensive.

[DongHua]

Danny says he has the interface, it's the speaker end that he wants to sort out. iLoud looks good but it's a bit more expensive.

According to my own experience and couple of other iLoud owners, it is indeed amazing, handles lowed very sufficient, no speaker fart and maintains very good clarity, but we play brutal high-gain none-djent material, so our opinions/experiences are fairly biased/limited.

[HackSaw]

I've used this, with the bog standard iRig. Headphones sound approximately 4732x better, but it was still okay for a mere $20.

http://www.kathmandu.co.nz/travel-speaker-graphite.html