Can an iPhone finally replace real guitar amps? IK Multimedia iRig HDX 

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Years back, and I mean YEARS back, I watched an A-list guitarist who’s sold millions of albums take a basic iRig & use his iPad. He played his whole gig with a full backing band with that setup & NOBODY was the wiser. I went to front of the house & honestly couldn’t tell the difference from that & a real tube amp. I’ve use a Line 6 Pocket Pod dialed in & again, NOBODY noticed. Your demo is pretty damn scary good. Technology has allowed for guitar players to do just about anything!

Never thought about the fact that I could record on my phone di and reamp later in the studio if I get “the take” out of the studio. Next level unlocked thanks G

Very cool. It's often shocking what can be effectively miniaturized. It would be interesting to see some latency testing results, null test comparisons, and blind tests. Thanks

Cool video. Thanks for the demo! 👍🏻

Great video, Steve. We've already stopped using amps at our gigs. I use the Dream '65 pedal and the good guitarist in our band uses the Ruby. Our bass player also uses an amp sim pedal. I miss my Two Rock amp, but going direct with the pedal is so much easier, and not one person has ever complained that we don't use real amps on stage. This iRig looks like a super product for gigging - I'll check it out (but wait to see if I win your contest before pulling the trigger on one!)

Good video Dig your channel buddy. Always informative. You explain well. I agree. Keep it Simple Thankd Man 😎👍✌️

Really cool to have on hand at every show for a back up at the very least 🤘🎶🤘 amazing

I do sometimes! But I still purfur my amps pushing the air threw the speaker! 😊Thanks Steve

Already subscribed. Looks very cool!

So my question is when you're playing this on the video.How are you getting your sound from your guitar in your headphones to this video?What are you using.,..?🤔🤔🤔 Are you using the loop back?Feature off the irage or are you using another interfacen?

I haven't had an amp since... 2006? 7? Then 8 yrs ago I found BIAS FX. Got an used iPhone S for like $70, the original iRig (found a few clones for less than a $1 on amazon! hahaha) and the iRIg 2. That's been my main rig for almost a decade now. I am telling you, live, no one can tell I am not using real amps. Great for a damaged back, and for a poor man's budget! haha Maybe time for an upgrade? We'll see... Thanks man!

Another cool thing about this and all direct modelers that we may not think of is. Our hearing. We’re actually saving our hearing nowadays. With silent stages everywhere from pubs to Wembly. The only ones going deaf now is the audience lol.

Is the headphone output on the Irig HDX also going to play any backing tracks from like Spotify/RU-vid?

Actually, most of us have never heard all these amps, for that you have to be INN the room. We all heard miced up, converted and spitet out of an frfr speaker. Yepp even concerts. And that’s what all these computer things do, and I love it😂 that’s what I have heard on my lp, cd and now streaming music for all my time.

hey. can we route output sound from mac to speaker ??

Thanks, Steve! Seems like there is some noticeable latency when you accessed the JB Dumble ToneX. 🤔

Using irig USB on the iPad with amplitube/biasfx/tonex, can I minimize the amplitube/biasfx/tonex and open a pdf with sheet music/notes and the amplitube will continue to work normally?

Just bought the i Rig HD X and I’m either not using it correctly or it’s a pile of rubbish ( by the way I have the previous model that I really enjoy) The sound out of the earphones is dull ! The volume knob lights up but it doesn’t seem to increase the volume when you turn it clockwise ! The new design cables are a better fit and more secure than previous model . Will call irig tomorrow see what they say

I'm trying to set this up..but the signal isnt being recognized by the software on my phone. Any idea why ?

Hello steve. This is incredible for losers like me who just do this for fun. Few questions: Can i load york audio IR into the ios version of tonex? Thanks

You can't replace a good valve amp as you could never model the chaos potential but for the ease of use and the fact for the most part people won't notice using software is preferable and a lot cheaper....in the 70's you had to mortgauge your house to buy an amp or guitar....it's amazing really....just got myself a cheap iPhone for BIAX FX2 so I don't have to use my PC all the time, it's going to be so much simplistic fun! If it all works hasn't arrived yet but eh....have a fun day buddy! :D

I have it at home - iRig HD X - it's actually a USB sound card. Nothing more, except for the built-in tuner (which is really quite useless). The sound is produced by the programs, not the iRig. So depending on which program this USB interface is connected to, it plays. If I had to evaluate it. . . it's a small USB interface that fits in a jeans shirt pocket. Relatively cheap stuff. But programs and patches are not cheap. As an introduction to this, you only get a few sounds that will tire you after two hours of playing. I like the Tonex program that comes with it for free in the basic version. Amplitube not so much. What bothers me the most is the ugly digital noise, so the noise gate is a necessity to use almost all the time. The plus is the size and the fact that it can be used with other programs. I give it 3 out of five stars. PS it's a toy :-)

I noticed the lag I was enough I could visibly see the difference. Do you know what the lag time is? Or was it a video/audio sync issue?

The resurrection of Tonebridge for live use?

latency ... how can i use it with that much latency ? after start using some effector, latency getting hell lot more

No latency? That’s impressive!

I find it difficult to believe that there is no noticeable latency through the chain of iRig AD in -> inherent phone CPU processing -> app effects processing -> iRig AD out when latency is a noticeable (and typically unbearable) issue with more expensive interfaces and AD converters. If there is no latency how did you achieve it?

Is there a delay?

What about latency?

So, guitar into the iRig, iRig into my iPhone/iPad, and iRig out to FOH? And no perceivable latency?

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there is a noticeable latency on the second sample.

I just received mine and I am disappointed with the lack of an input gain control - something that has been kept quiet in the marketing of this. On all the earlier IK devices, IK bragged about the control you would have over input gain. Now they remove it and hush hush. Why is it a problem? I only get two lights on their input meter using my Tele - very low. Going into Amplitube on my phone, with the input gain turned all the way up to the top, I am still just a third up on the input range. That means I cannot drive the amps with much input in the apps unless the app itself allows a ton of input boost. Most will not offer any more than Amplitube or Tonex offer. I am considering returning this for that reason. Also, with my prior Irig HD, I could play Amplitube with the sound coming out of my phone speakers -- enough sound to noodle in front of the TV. Not with the Irig HD X. There is no sound from the phone speakers when using it. You have to attach headphones or speakers to hear anything, which is disappointing.

I bought one of these, and the latency was terrible listening through headphones. Returned it the same day.

Shitty headphones amps in these though.

Awful response time not suitable for any application for now, still a gimmick.