First of all, will someone make a decent guitar interface for Android? I’m dying here. I knew what I was getting into when I switched away from iOS, and sacrificed all those music apps willingly (for other reasons), but it’s still frustrating. I know, there’s software and hardware reasons why these companies focus on iPhone/iPad exclusively. But there’s legions of Android users that would love to be using software like this.
And what is the “this” that I’m referring to? Today it’s Positive Grid’s BIAS and JamUP apps. The pair work in tandem. Bias allows you to model, tweak, and even design amp models, while JamUp lets you take those amp models and use them in a fully virtualized rig, with recording functions.
Periphery’s Mark Holcomb seems to be a fan:
Since I keep my Fractal AxeFx-II racked up in our touring rig when we’re at home, my home jamming rig has been condensed to just an iPad and a powered cab. Not only are the tones as good as any other piece of gear I own but the portability of having both Positive Grid apps on iOS makes it ideal for travel.
And I’ll admit that the tones do sound very good, although I wouldn’t mind it if some of these home studio shredsters started branching out of the civilized high-passed hot-rodded vintage Marshall tone that they all seem to use.
A question for you all though: for your home studio would you go the iPad>powered cab route purely for tone choice? I just can’t do it. None of the software feels right to me. I get it if the practicalities of writing and demoing riffs make it a better trade off, but I’m curious if anyone actually just does it because they prefer the sound. And maybe the younger generation has just grown up used to the different response that digital amps have? Chime in below in the comments if you have an opinion.
