Building an iDevice Guitar Interface Cable
A few months back, I purchased the ultimate unnecessary-but-awesome gadget: the iPad 2. With the availability of apps like Amplitube, AmpKit, and Garage Band, it’s immediately obvious how this device...
View ArticleSimple JFET Preamp for an iDevice Guitar Interface
Following up on Part 1, it’s time now to get into the heart of the project: In this video, I talk about how JFET’s work, then work up a circuit diagram (as shown at right). Then, I prototype the...
View ArticleAssembling the iDevice Guitar Interface
Update: 10/19/2011, added links to part #s at radioshack, mouser and mammoth. Here’s the exciting conclusion to the series, following up the intro in Part 1, and the electronics course in Part 2. The...
View ArticleA POD in your Pad
The new Mobile In iOS guitar interface and Mobile POD app from Line 6 claims to put the POD sound library in your iPhone or iPad. This interface connects to the 30-pin dock, which as I described in my...
View ArticleGarageBand feedback resolution
Some users of guitar interface cables like my DIY cable project have noticed an unreasonable amount of feedback when using Apple’s GarageBand iPad app. Good news- Apple rolled out an update to...
View ArticleNew Amplitube iRig HD interface
In my series on building your own iDevice Guitar Interface, I demonstrated an interface which connects through the headphone/microphone jack. This is similar to the commercial products like IK...
View ArticleSet List Maker
I’ve been using the Set List Maker iOS app since 2013. This app has a wealth of features for the practicing / gigging band and has become an invaluable timesaver. Prior to Set List Maker, I would...
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