Thanks for making this video! I didn't know about this. Tip for anyone having trouble updating the Firmware (on Mac at least); make sure your OS is up to date. I couldn't get my install to work, so I finally updated my computer in system settings, restarted, and everything worked perfectly.
@DadTimeJamTime Ok update: Success!!!! I gave it another go. Plugged in everything in the exact order as you advise in the vid. With everything plugged in (I turned off and turned on the Micro again), the GarageBand app had a message pop up that asked if I wanted to turn on monitoring. This is the key - saying yes to this somehow enables the internal microphone to get the sound from the Mustang Micro instead of the external phone microphone. I was able to lay down the riff track for over 7 minutes, then played it back listening to it in my headphones!!! Totally stoked!!! You. Are. THE. MAN!!! Rock on!!!! 🤘🎸
Hi Alec. Found your channel looking for info on how to record to GarageBand with the Mustang Micro. Thank you for the solid info and the links to what you’re using. I’m also a 24/7 dad, so I like the concept behind your channel. Looking forward to your next videos.
I’ve been using the micro for around 3 years. I also have a Fender Mustang GTX 100 and a Bose S1 Pro and play the micro 90% of the time. I honestly find the distortion when plugged into my acoustic sick also. Love it. Might pick up Boss’s headphone amp soon too
This thing is pretty cool. If you use the preamp setting, you can use it with a keyboard! I use my acoustic guitar, and my bass as well as my normal guitars. I’ve also used it at the end of my pedal board so I could practice with how I normally have my gear set up. Such a freaking cool device.
Hey I have watched all your videos regarding the Mustang Micro and it has help me out greatly. Thanks for posting. I got the apple 2.0 camera adapter and it work great. The only issue I had was I was not able to record backing tracks from via blue tooth from You Tube. Only thing heard through the recoding was me playing guitar. Also when I tried to record TIKTOC videos backing tracks would not record just me playing the guitar came through. I was streaming from my ipad and recording on my phone. Anyone else have this issue.
Interesting - have you checked for the firmware update? I wonder if that was something that changed between versions? I’ll check mine out tonight and see how it goes via TikTok and RU-vid. Most of my backtracks i recorded against were Spotify and Apple Music and those streamed through. I’ll be in touch!
Hey just giving an update. The mustang micro is recording the backing track now and while I am using my acoustic guitar when I making regular videos on my phone and TICTOK. Still cannot hear thee backing tracks when doing a live TIKTOC.
Thank you! I was operating at maximum-stupid until I watched this. And even then, I watched it twice. I promise most Texans are smarter than this. Baby Jesus, please help. Bless my heart. Piece ✌️
@DadTimeJamTime thank you so much for this! Just ordered a 2.0 adapter off Amazon. Was driving me nuts trying to figure out how to lay down original tracks in GarageBand on my iPhone being that my laptop is a PC. I also just subscribed to your channel to help you get to your goal of 1k. Very nice playing BTW and thank you! The MM is great, I also use it for playing my bass and 12 string acoustic/electric along with my Strat and LTD 6 string electric guitars - the Micro provides tons of inspiration! You can also go out direct to a portable karaoke style PA with an aux cable as well…
Thanks for watching and the sub! Greatly appreciated!! Glad this was helpful. I’m still using mine almost every time I play my electric - it’s such a useful practice tool. Cool tip on the PA too! Thanks again! Cheers 🤘
@@dadtimejamtime Yes yes of course - it's the least I can do for such great information! The MM is amazing! I'm thinking about getting the Mustang IV 2/12 amp. If the amp has anything close to the sounds of the Micro, I'm in. The amps are super cheap - could be good or bad...I'm all about tone that inspires - and I think most guitarist/bassists/keyboardists will find the Micro very inspiring! And practicing daily makes such a difference! I'm committing myself to practice at least once a day - twice would be ideal. I can only play so much 12 string before my fingertips say "enough" - especially when learning new chords like partial bar chords where my pinkly has to be pressing down on a larger string than normal...Sitting down now as we speak to record my first metal riff on my LTD guitar with EMG 81's through the Micro into my iPhone...I'll update to let you know how it goes. 👊
@DadTimeJamTime Ok so I’ve spent literally hours trying to get this to fly - to the point I now have a headache and running to you for help lmao….I guess I’m not GarageBand savvy enough…with everything hooked up, GarageBand want to record with the phone microphone and not with the Micro. I’ve checked all the settings - at least the ones I can find - but can’t figure out how to change the microphone. When I play back my recordings it plays it picking up the dry external sound of the guitar, not the plugged in sound. Maybe do a step-by-step video tutorial for we of the GarageBand-challenged…?
thanks a lot for the video. to be honest I ve quite disappointed when moving from Android to iphone 'cause the mustang was just working "like that" on my samsung device. however I've been digging onto the web for day to understand why it was not working... and your video solved it :) thank you!
Any possible way to connect guitar, to mustang micro, to iPad, and then out to some external amplified speakers? Would be cool to be able to play garage band, through the MM, through some nice loud speakers!
Yah, that should totally work - if you run your bass into the MM on the studio preamp setting and then add a bass amp either during (might be some latency…) or after tracking it’d totally sound good.
Great vid....now that the iPhone 15 pro models have usb c ports, I'm wondering if plugging straight in would work? I'll be trying soon. In the past I've always used iRig. thanks.
I recorded audio on my separate camera that I filmed the video with and then cut all of it together in premiere pro. i don't think you could record guitar audio and vocal audio at the same time with just the mustang micro
Great question! So I’m actually recording with a separate camera than my phone - so all the vocal audio is through the camera. Then I just cut it together after the fact. I wish there was a way to catch some vocal audio right into the Mustang micro - but you’d need an external mixer or something and a micro phone to make that work. Like: vocals into miicrophone into mixer, Mustang Micro into mixer via the headphone port. Mixer into the phone via the usb to lightning camera adapter. Headphones into mixer to hear the mix. A little over kill, but then you could use your phone to capture it all and share it right from there.
Looking forward to your video on looping, that’s something I’ve been trying to figure out. Another problem I’m having is recording and hearing the drum track but not having them part of the recording. Can you basically only record without any backing sound?
You know, that’s a good question regarding not recording the backing track - I don’t think there’s a way to select whether the backtrack gets included in the recording - I think it’s just always sent. I wonder if you can select tracks in something like garage band and get just the guitar signal. I don’t think I’ve seen that but I’ll play around with it and share anything I find. A different option with a small mixer could be to plug your MM into your guitar and send the headphone out to a mixer on tracks 1 & 2 and then send your back track out of a device to the mixer on tracks 3 & 4 and then blend the sound in your ears via the mixer, but then you could send the usb audio out of the MM to your phone or computer and only get your guitar. It’s a little complicated but should work if you need it for a recording interface
Thank you for this video! Are you still planning on making the how to loop with an iPhone video? If not do you mind sharing what app/software you use to loop?
Ugh, turned out trying to loop with the mustang micro doesn't work because of the fact that it doesn't allow for monitoring. But you can check out my video of the MM vs. the Flamma FX10 -- which is a cheaper competitor to the MM and does allow for monitoring (and thus looping with an app like garage band).
Totally - it’s actually easier I think. Planning on making a video about that, but all you should need is a USB-C to USB-C ( or whatever port your phone has). Then you should be able to just open the camera app or a sound recording or voice memo app and capture the audio.
I hope you get to 1k subs :) you definitely deserve it. And your vids about this are very helpful . If i win it, im not sure if id be able to gift it to my sister, because it looks like an awesome gadget! At first i thought garage band through ipad would be an easy alternative to the mustang micro, but its not as easy as plugging an amps headphone out to my ipads aux :D
At 6:33 it gets into it. You plug the big rectangular usb-a side of a cable into the camera adapter, and then you plug the smaller usb-c side of the cable into the Mustang Micro. Then you plug the Mustang Micro into your guitar and you plug the lightning cable into your iPhone/iPad. Hope that helps!
Well I’m confused? One minute it is a “no go” using a single Apple USB dongle then it is a “go” if it does not need power. And having introduced the ‘camera’ dongle you then don’t use it at all and went back to the single dongle - which you said I should absolutely not use. ???
Yikes, sorry for the confusion. Let me see if I can help. 1) you have to use what apple calls the “usb to lightning camera adapter” for this to work 2) there are two types of camera adapters: a) usb 2.0 to lightning (doesn’t require extra power) or b) usb 3.0 to lightning which does require extra power to be plugged in. 3) in both cases you need a male to male usb-a to usb-c cable which plugs in from the adapter to the mustang micro. Adapter lightning Side plugs into your iOS device Hope that helps
Thanks for following up . @dadtimejamtime . I have watched again and now see that you had no dongle the first time, All good now. Thanks for the clarification! Cheers….
This is the most informative video I’ve seen on the subject so thank you! If you run it to a laptop and into a DAW, what is the latency like? I was curious about using the headphone out on my laptop and throwing a plugin on the DI out of the mustang but I’m worried about the latency, any info on it? (Im over the road every week so I’m not home to take advantage of my full recording setup)
Thanks - I’ll check it out and let you know. Haven’t used it that way - but have put a plug-in on my iPad while using DI and headphones out from my iPad and the latency wasn’t noticeable. But it was just some stock GarageBand plugins. Been meaning to try Tonebridge or other apps with it too
Do you think if I use that adapter I could do the exact same thing with the fender mustang lt25? Is has a micro usb port on it, I’ve connected it to a computer and recorded but not a iphone.
Great question! I commented a few times here - I tried a bunch of different ways and it doesn’t work on iPhone. It works on an iPad or device that has a dedicated headphone jack. But doesn’t work if you have to run headphones through the charging port
Hey mate i have aquestion . If we connect micro mustang with laptop via bluetooth and play one backing track and turn the camera on on our iphone to record will it record the backing track too ?? Thanks by the way great video that helped a lot looking forward to buy one .
Thanks!! It’s kinda new to me - big fat neck, but still pretty dang comfy and I have smaller hands. It’s the kind of guitar that I’m thinking about during work meetings - just want to pick it up and play it all day! Thanks for watching 🤘🎸
I know the feeling! My 50’s Baja tele has such a chunky neck that I’ve grown to really enjoy. I wouldn’t mind trying one of the slimmer D profile necks on the Ultra teles and strats.
@@gregbradshaw9415 you know I like those too - my first guitar had a ridiculously wizard-like slim neck and I still love it. The tele i built has a slim d shape too. But alas, I rarely meet a guitar I don’t find something I like about it. Definitely check out the ultras though because the extra contour cuts are also kind of rad to play. The ultra tele really clicked with me.
@@gregbradshaw9415 also, I love the Baja tele. Such a great one to have. The tele i built has Baja style wiring in it and an s-1 switch too. Baja was great bang for the buck
It shouldn’t have to be updated before working. What kind of issue are you having? What you need: 1. Mustang Micro 2. Headphones with a typical 3.5mm headphone jack 3. USB-C to USB-A type adapter 4. Apple lightning to camera adapter 2.0 or 3.0 (I recommend going with the official apple brand adapter) 5. With the camera adapter 3.0, you need an extra wall charger & lightning cable to plug into the extra lightning port on the adapter Questions: 1. Is the MM fully charged? 2. Is it an official Apple adapter? Sometimes the off-brand adapters from Amazon don’t work. 3. Feel free to send me a picture in DMs on Instagram of the set up and I can help troubleshoot. Starting from the top, make sure the Mustang Micro and recording device (iPhone or iPad) are fully charged. My troubleshooting steps are as follows and work pretty much most of the time: 1. Turn off your device and the MM 2. Turn your device back on 3. Keep your MM off, plug the adapter and usb-lighting cable into the MM and the Phone 3.b. If you’re using a camera adapter that is USB-3 - so it has an extra lightning port in it, you have to plug that into the wall to provide external power. 4. Open up whatever app you want to use 5. Turn the Mustang Micro on 6. Make sure volume is turned up on your guitar 🤪 7. Make sure you can hear audio out of the MM headphones port 8. If you’re using garage band you should be notified about monitoring and to either chose to turn it on or off. You can also pick a mono or stereo channel to record with. 9. Try recording and then listen back - you should have sound. 10. If not, try making sure the MM and device are fully charged. 11. And if that doesn’t work, try swapping a different cable and different adapter. Hope one of these steps help! Good luck!🍀🤘
@@dadtimejamtime I charged it overnight but haven’t tried yet. Was trying it on my iPad with lighting and it would work. Wouldn’t detect the micro but I have an iPhone 15 with USB C and it works with a cable from mustang micro to iPhone no issues. Only one cable needed. Wish it worked on my iPad tho
I just bought the Lightning-USB Camera Adapter, and when I connected it to my iPhone(iPhone 14 Pro), it said that it’s using too much power, so it can’t be used. I don’t know why it doesn’t work. I wonder if it’s because of the iPhone model or the iOS version that’s causing it. Any help here?
This does not work for me! My iPhone does not record sound through the adapter. Only through the normal iPhone microphone. Have you changed the settings in your phone to recognize the external microphone? What could it be due to? I have already checked everything to make sure it works. Individually everything works. Even when I connect headphones I hear something. But my iPhone 14 is not recognized.
It’s all automatically recognized. Once you plug the adapter in, iOS should default prioritize the last added recording device (I.e. the Mustang Micro). What software/app are you trying to use? Which adapter type do you have? Is it apple or 3rd party?
Hey! Yes it can -- it records the audio and the video simultaneously. The only thing with that set up that doesn't work is you can't stream music from your phone to the mustang micro to play along with and record at the same time. So if you want to record with a backing track, you have to stream the backing track from say a computer or other device than the one you're recording audio and video on.
So just out of curiosity - when you connect it to iPhone like you did and record something via taking a video, the only recorded audio is the guitar, no mic input? How is the audio quality?
Correct, when you use an iPhone + the camera adapter + the MM and record a video via the camera app, there is only audio from the Mustang Micro. Doing it this way, the MM outputs a digital signal straight to the camera app audio. Audio quality is as good as it sounds in the headphones you're using.
@@dadtimejamtime amazing! This has got to be the best portable guitar rig ever. I know you can Bluetooth music to the MM, but if you open the Camera app, it will stop. If only you didn’t need a second iPhone to capture it all….
Totally! The best and easiest way is to connect a different phone, tablet or computer to the MM via Bluetooth. Then you can stream any song or backing track from one device and hear it through the headphones plugged in. Then you can plug the MM into a different device and record. The backing track and your playing should all be picked up and recorded.
Mine is not working. I bought the adapter that doesn’t need power and I have an IPad 8 and an IPhone SE both with garage band. I’ve tried both devices and I’ve also tried your trouble shooting steps you commented. Everything is brand new, any advice?
Interesting - so if you’re sure it’s charged, the MM is turned on (middle position for the switch) and plugged in via a usb-c to usb-A cable, the only other things I’d say are try a different adapter and different cable. Highly recommend the apple brand adapters - lots of the random ones on Amazon that are cheaper are just less consistent in quality and have issues. If a different wire and different adapter don’t do it, I’d recommend returning and trying a different mustang micro - you could probably take the whole setup to a guitar center or something and try a different one out right there in person to see if it works.
Okay. I also tried connecting the MM straight to a computer without the adapter and it worked so I think it might have something to do with the adapter. I ordered the one that requires power and it should be here tomorrow. Let’s hope that works. Thanks 👍
@@EvanDonovan-ru5mi good call trying it out in a computer - if it works there it’s gotta be the adapter. Hope it works out! With the powered adapter just remember that it only works if a separate power source is plugged into it at the same time.
I wonder if I can use the Mustang Micro for online live lessons, through my laptop (windows 10). I need to ear what I'm playing through my headset without latency and my teacher should be able to ear me playing and speaking. Is it possible? What I need to do? Thanks for your help
Good question - for that to work you’d have to be able to have two input devices simultaneously (your input mic for voice and MM for guitar). On Mac you can create an “aggregate device” in the audio midi setup application. For windows you can use something like vb audio cable to do the same. Should be able to Google it for step by step directions!
Tnx for the informative videos. How is the latency when monitoring directly from ipad speakers? I really want to buy this to use my ipad as an amp. Tnx in advance for your time!
Hey, if you’re using the amp models and effects from the Mustang micro, then it’s pretty low latency when monitoring with the iPad speakers. If you are applying effects via the iPad then it’ll start to slow down. I haven’t tried it with Tonebridge but plan to one of these days!
Tnx man! One more question (if you have the time): does the new firmware does the new firmware fix not being able to pick up piezo signals? I recently tried the micro in a music shop with my electro-acoustic but I didn't get a signal. It wasn't updated to the latest firmware though. Keep doing your thing, Loving the content!
@@saidvanhattum4397 thanks! That’s a great question. I hadn’t heard of / come across any piezo pickup issues. I used mine with my acoustic-electrics like the D’Angelico and my Acoustasonic and it worked. I they might have more going on than just piezo - but that’s what I had always assumed. Sorry I can’t help here! Just for clarity both firmwares worked with my Acoustasonic just fine on all of the different sounds. Good luck and keep me posted on what you find out!
I love that you can record straight into the camera app. Is this the only device that can do this? Or can you do this with any amp that has a usb output?
Good question - my assumption (you know that they say about those…) is that as long as if you were to plug it into a computer and it would register as an input device (in garage band or daw) then it should work with this set up as well. I’ve successfully hooked my QuadCortex and HX Stomp up this way. So it ultimately depends on the manufacturer and how they make it, but I imagine most amps that have USB out should work. Good luck!
@@dadtimejamtime Thanks for the video. I don’t understand how recording to the camera app works. Are you saying that you can record a video while playing guitar directly into the camera app?
@@ZabDevin basically, yes! So with this Mustang Micro (or other usb audio interface) you can plug it into the iPhone (via an adapter) and then plug it into your guitar output jack. The phone recognizes the interface as a replacement for your phones microphone. So when you hit record on the camera app, it records video + your guitar audio (instead of usual microphone audio). Hope that helps! Let me know what other questions you have!
Sure! I use whatever I have nearby usually 🤦♂️ It’s usually either apple ear buds (which don’t sound great but they work). I also use a $20 pair of skull candy over the ear headphones from Target and they are far more full fidelity than the ear buds. And finally I have a pair of Marantz studio monitor headphones that were on sale at musicians friend for a deal of the day for like $30. And those have a little more clear mid sounds than the skull candy, but it’s hardly noticeable. I have a pair of Grado SR-80s that sound pretty good too. I don’t think you need to worry too much - it’s an enjoyable experience with any of the above I’ve listed. Anything that’s multi-driver tends to sound better if you can find it. But since it requires wires headphones, you can get some good stuff pretty affordably now! Hope that helps!
Thanks for uploading this video! Do you happen to know if I need to get the original Apple adapter? I got one on Amazon and it’s not recording the audio. Already updated the firmware of the micro amp. I’m wondering if that could be the issue 🤔
Hello Pau! I'm struggling with the same thing, I can't record the audio, or it records intermittently and sometimes nothing. Please let me know if you found the solution. Thank you!
@@dadtimejamtime thanks. Sorry for another question. Where would you set the "direct in" amp in micro? Was it only amp or you can use the Garage band effects as well? Have you tried using it with amplitube instead of garage band?
@@abd-ix5qddirect in an amp setting on the micro itself. So cycle the amp using the + button until you get to the “cyan” color (right before it goes back around to white again). Then in garage band you can just add whatever amp and/or effects you want to the track. Haven’t personally tried it with amplitube.
@@dadtimejamtime Many thanks bro. Greetings all the way from fareast. Here, its hard to try gears onhand as very few stores have stocks. I am deciding between mustang micro and NUX mighty plug pro. Nux has squaking issues but have wide choices of effects. Now, if mustang have this capabilities through garage band. I am good to go
To connect the Mustang Micro to your guitar all you do is plug the 1/4” jack side of the Mustang micro right into the output jack of your guitar - the same way you’d plug an instrument cable into your guitar. Then you plug you’re headphones into the Mustang Micro - the same way you’d plug headphones into any other device. Those camera adapters are only needed IF you want to connect your Mustang Micro to an iOS device with a lightning port to record guitar for instance. Hope this helps!
I love your videos! I have a question. I only have an iPhone and iPad Pro. If I buy a Mustang Micro tomorrow, will it come with the latest firmware, and/or will it be possible for me to update the firmware without a Mac? Thanks!
Ooh that’s a good question - I understand that If you buy from Fender directly you will get new stock with updates firmware. Other places it’s hard to say. If you buy from a high turnover store then you’re more likely to get new stock with updated firmware. As for updates, I’m pretty certain you have to have a Mac or Windows PC to do the update. Good luck!! And thanks for the kind words and watching 🙏
I’m sorry if this has been asked and answered, but I’m having a problem. I followed your directions and was able to record my bass in GarageBand, but I now want to go back into GarageBand and lay a new track alongside the bass track, but I can’t here the first track through my monitoring headphones (it instead is being played through the phone’s speaker). Is there a way to do this or am I asking too much from the Fender Mustang Micro, asking it to act as a complete interface which is not what it is actually designed for. Thanks for this video!!!
Great question - unfortunately there isn’t an easy way to do that with the mustang micro and it’s a pain because it’s so close! But yeah unfortunately the best way to do this that I’ve figured out is either put some Bluetooth headphones in and play through the lag, then adjust the second track to line up better or send the track to another device and stream that as a backing track to the mustang micro via blue tooth and then record down to a new track. You can also check out my new video on the Flamma FX10 headphone amp - it actually allows for monitoring which is really a nice upgrade to the MM and it’s $40 cheaper. Anyway, hope this helps, and best of luck.
@@dadtimejamtime Thanks so much for the quick response. I have an Apogee Jam+ interface that works great for the issue I described above, it just doesn’t have the Bluetooth capacity that the Fender Mustang Micro has. Again, thanks for the clarification!
I have one of these but honestly, I have about 10 of these different types of plug in amps, Vox, line 6, Black star, Zoom, Nux Mighty Plug Pro etc... including this Fender micro amp... and though this amp has some good features i.e. Rechargeable, sturdy and portable. I don't like the fact that you can't adjust any of these amps to suit your taste. Now, you can adjust or modify the perimeters of each of the amps you select but, you can't adjust the effects, tone or the gain. What is hardwired in is all there is. IMO, this item is way overpriced for what you get. However, price aside, to me it is absolutely crucial to have the ability to adjust any and all effects on whatever amp I am listening to. It is paramount to a good listening and playing experience for me. One of My favorite amps for the last 20 years (albeit not very sturdy and a huge battery sucker) is the Vox Amplug2 Classic Rock $49.99. Simple rock and clean tones and adjustable gain and tone control. My second Favorite (and lately my new go to amp) is the new Mighty Plug Pro by NUX $109.99. It also has a rechargeable feature (like the Fender) and is very sturdy but more importantly, it has the ability to adjust the perimeters of each and every effect and tone, and there are so many effects, amps and tones to choose from. Peace.
Yah, I imagine they’ll release a future version with Bluetooth to phone controls for full tweakability like the Mustang GT amps once they prove out the market. That being said, for what I play and how I practice this is more than enough to get an enjoyable experience. The second I get my spark going (or my pedal board) I feel like I can spend more time tweaking than playing in the few spare minutes I actually get between kids and work. The usb recording, rechargeable battery, and simple controls make this for me. But I definitely get the trade offs. Thanks for sharing and watching! 🤘
@@dadtimejamtime thank you for replying one quick question it may sound silly but due to not enough space-according to my parents- I can’t buy an amplifier other than this and I’m wondering if I can jam live with this technique like can others hear while I play or can they hear if I open GarageBand’s amplifier. I’m new to electro guitar I’m a classical guitar player but I can’t wait to get an electro guitar. I like the sound of Fender Jaguars planning to buy both hopefully the method does work.
Is it possible to monitor playback back from the iPhone using headphones, while recording a new overdub track on GarageBand? It looks like you’re using the headphone out of the micro mini and not multi tracking, which would mean no need to monitor playback from the iPhone. I’m wondering if there’s another adapter to help achieve my goal? Cheers!
Honestly I haven’t found a way to reliably monitor from the iPhone due to no headphone jack. The other adapters that split the port like the lighting to headphone with a lightning port only lets power through the extra lightening port, not data, so the Mustang micro doesn’t work with that dongle. I haven’t found any other adapter, and Bluetooth headphones have too much latency. One thing I want to look into is if on a computer or android device the MM can be both input and output Channels, such that one could send their monitoring mix back out through the MM headphones, but I doubt that it will do it. Ultimately it’s meant to be a headphone practice amp, not a multitrack audio interface. But it would be so cool to have it work - super light setup. One thing you can do is stream your Bluetooth audio to the MM from an iPhone, so maybe that could work? But I haven’t tried that yet. All in all I’d say MM to iPhone is good for the social media use case or quick visual voice memos. But trying to use it as a studio set up is lacking. iPad Pro with a headphone port on the other hand works pretty darn well! Sorry for the bad news, and I’ll keep you posted if I find something! Thanks for watching!
@@dadtimejamtime According to this video MM is an input only interface. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wjfjun5lp1o.html You’d need either another interface or headphone out port like the iPad you mentioned to monitor back from a daw. But It does seem like there’s gotta be some kind of adapter to split the headphone port on the iPhone. 🤷🏻♂️
Crazy - that’s frustrating. Sorry to hear. Questions: 1. Is the MM fully charged? 2. What devices are you trying? 3. Feel free to send me a picture in DMs on Instagram of the set up and I can help troubleshoot. Starting from the top, make sure the Mustang Micro and recording device (iPhone or iPad) are fully charged. My troubleshooting steps are as follows and work pretty much most of the time: 1. Turn off your device and the MM 2. Turn your device back on 3. Keep your MM off, plug the adapter and usb-lighting cable into the MM and the Phone 3.b. If you’re using a camera adapter that is USB-3 - so it has an extra lightning port in it, you have to plug that into the wall to provide external power. 4. Open up whatever app you want to use 5. Turn the Mustang Micro on 6. Make sure volume is turned up on your guitar 🤪 7. Make sure you can hear audio out of the MM headphones port 8. If you’re using garage band you should be notified about monitoring and to either chose to turn it on or off. You can also pick a mono or stereo channel to record with. 9. Try recording and then listen back - you should have sound. 10. If not, try making sure the MM and device are fully charged. 11. And if that doesn’t work, try swapping a different cable and different adapter. Hope one of these steps help! Good luck!🍀🤘
I have not! Have you? Also I don’t always leave them on all the time. I only have two or three of them, so they rotate between the different guitars I’m using.
Just purchased this unit. I have tried recording onto iPhone, Mac and iPad, with no luck. I have all the same gear , apple cables and camera adapter, yet, whenever I hook everything up none of the phone, iPad or Mac can see or hear the micro. They only recognize the internal microphone. I checked everything triple times. Very disappointing.
I have both camera adapters, powered and un powered, I tried a power bank and power from the wall, I checked the firmware on the micro and it’s the latest. Could it be a bad micro?
@@markthatcher6844 definitely could be a bad micro - I’ve heard of that happening once before a few years ago. Have you tried different USB-C cables too? These are my ordered troubleshooting steps. Might be worth going through it in order just to triple check and if this doesn’t solve it it’s probably a bad unit (also forgive the repeat questions you’ve already answered, this is boilerplate copy/paste): Questions: 1. Is the MM fully charged? 2. Is it an official Apple adapter? Sometimes the off-brand adapters from Amazon don’t work. 3. Feel free to send me a picture in DMs on Instagram of the set up and I can help troubleshoot. Starting from the top, make sure the Mustang Micro and recording device (iPhone or iPad) are fully charged. My troubleshooting steps are as follows and work pretty much most of the time: 1. Turn off your device and the MM 2. Turn your device back on 3. Keep your MM off, plug the adapter and usb-lighting cable into the MM and the Phone 3.b. If you’re using a camera adapter that is USB-3 - so it has an extra lightning port in it, you have to plug that into the wall to provide external power. 4. Open up whatever app you want to use 5. Turn the Mustang Micro on 6. Make sure volume is turned up on your guitar 🤪 7. Make sure you can hear audio out of the MM headphones port 8. If you’re using garage band you should be notified about monitoring and to either chose to turn it on or off. You can also pick a mono or stereo channel to record with. 9. Try recording and then listen back - you should have sound. 10. If not, try making sure the MM is actually on and not in off mode - it can be misleading because you can plug it in and the light turns on because it’s charging giving the false perception that it’s actually on. 11. And if that doesn’t work, try swapping a different cable and different adapter. Hope one of these steps help! Good luck!🍀🤘
@@dadtimejamtime Thank you for the quick reply. I'm sorry to report it didn't help. I do have the apple adapters (2.0 and 3.0), apple cables, everything fully charged , starting from cold steel, everything seems to work fine and perfectly until step 8. I get no notifications on the iphone or ipad. They only ever show the mic working. I do not get any option to to change the input. I cant switch or force the ios on either device to see/recognize/accept the camera adapter. It works beautifully as a stand alone headphone amp, but I cannot seem to get the hookup to the ios devices for recording. I did notice that both camera adapters pass power to the MM. In the MM off mode, the charging light is on whenever the 2.0 is directly plugged in, and when the 3.0 is plugged in and hooked up to a power bank. Bummer.
@@markthatcher6844 yeah, and you tried it on a Mac too you said right? The fact that it doesn’t immediately show up as an audio device there is a good sign it’s probably an issue with the unit. Sorry for the bad news and bad luck. Hope you can exchange it no problem.
hey i’m having an issue updating the firmware, when i open the updater it says it’s having trouble connecting to the device and the modify button blinks red, the white light still comes on but it never blinks, idk what to do i’ve tried multiple computers and chords, any tips?
You know I’ve only had to do it once and it worked for me. I’d make sure it’s fully charged and follow the instructions step by step (which I’m sure you’re already doing). If that doesn’t work, I’d give fender customer support a call. They’ve been great in the past with me.
Hi. I got the non powered version of the adapter that you recommended but I am getting the “too much power” error on both iPad and iPhone. I’m on ios16. Could that be the issue?
Actually usually this is a sign the Mustang Micro needs to be charged. Try charging it to 100% and try again - also good to charge the iPad at the same time too.
@@dariavision haha!! I do it all the time! Took me forever to figure out this seemingly random issue though, but after it happening enough it finally clicked!
My go to amps are the 60’s British (#4 dark blue) and the 65 twin + comp (#1 white). Some times I just play around with other options though to inspire me. Go to effects are the hall reverb (white), modulates reverb (green), tremolo + reverb (purple), and tape delay + reverb (light green). Chorus+delay+reverb (dark purple) is cool on the metal and Uber amps too - lots of fun.
@@dadtimejamtime it’s true because we have computers in our pockets and for sure there should be only a jack to do this stuff. By the way I found a small piece of heaven with this system which allows you to play online with headphones and you can hear the guitar at good volumes 🤘🏻 Anyway I entered the giveaway because we just love this tiny little amp, don’t we 😄
has anyone made it with a lightning to USB-C 3? My iPhone cant find it the input in GB... I tried the voice memos thing as well and it didn't work.. anyone?
@@jacuzzi4060 What you need: 1. Mustang Micro 2. Headphones with a typical 3.5mm headphone jack 3. USB-C to USB-A type adapter 4. Apple lightning to camera adapter 2.0 or 3.0 (I recommend going with the official apple brand adapter) 5. With the camera adapter 3.0, you need an extra wall charger & lightning cable to plug into the extra lightning port on the adapter Questions: 1. Is the MM fully charged? 2. Is it an official Apple adapter? Sometimes the off-brand adapters from Amazon don’t work. 3. Feel free to send me a picture in DMs on Instagram of the set up and I can help troubleshoot. Starting from the top, make sure the Mustang Micro and recording device (iPhone or iPad) are fully charged. My troubleshooting steps are as follows and work pretty much most of the time: 1. Turn off your device and the MM 2. Turn your device back on 3. Keep your MM off, plug the adapter and usb-lighting cable into the MM and the Phone 3.b. If you’re using a camera adapter that is USB-3 - so it has an extra lightning port in it, you have to plug that into the wall to provide external power. 4. Open up whatever app you want to use 5. Turn the Mustang Micro on 6. Make sure volume is turned up on your guitar 🤪 7. Make sure you can hear audio out of the MM headphones port 8. If you’re using garage band you should be notified about monitoring and to either chose to turn it on or off. You can also pick a mono or stereo channel to record with. 9. Try recording and then listen back - you should have sound. 10. If not, try making sure the MM and device are fully charged. 11. And if that doesn’t work, try swapping a different cable and different adapter. Hope one of these steps help! Good luck!🍀🤘
Is there a trick to get the Mustang Micro to pair with Bluetooth? I just can't find it with any of my devices. Macbook, iPad, Android phones...none of them even see it.
Yah, to get it to pair you slide the power switch up past the “on” position in the middle and hold it until the light starts to flash (blue I think). Then go to your Bluetooth settings on your device and look for it. It’ll only be available as an Audio output device. Meaning you can only stream music to it from a device - you’ll be able to hear what you’re streaming via headphones plugged into the MM or via a usb-c cable plugged into a device to record with. You can’t connect Bluetooth headphones to it to listen to your playing and you can’t connect it as an audio input device to record via Bluetooth for instance.
@@dadtimejamtime OK. In a roundabout way that answered my question. Mine was defective. Basically the problem was that it was not discoverable for some reason, so I never saw it pop up as a device I could pair to with any of my other devices (iOS and Android devices). I drove out to exchange it and the new one works just as you say. Thanks!
@@xpadilla1 glad you got it figured out, got a new one and it’s working! I get all kinds of questions about tech stuff with this, so I tend to answer in the most thorough way I can. Glad it helped even if roundabout! Thanks for rescuing out! Cheers.
sorry to hear that - that’s frustrating. What I would do in this situation is the following: 1. Charge phone/device and the Mustang Micro in full and restart them both 2. If you’re using a usb 3 to lightning camera adapter, make sure it’s also plugged into the wall. 3, make sure the MM is “on” - when you plug it in through the adapter a light turns on to indicate it’s charging even when it is turned off - make sure the switch is in the middle position 4. Try a new cable 5. try a different device to isolate the issue (like a computer that doesn’t rely on the adapter and is just usb-c to usb-c 6. I’ve seen non-apple adapters fail a lot - so if you’ve got an Amazon 3rd party try an apple adapter 7. If you’ve got an apple adapter, try a new one 8. If none of that solves it, take the MM into a guitar store and see if you can try out a different one and see if they works and then send it into fender under warranty Hope some of this inspires the solution! Good luck! And thanks for watching
No, only bluetooth audio in unfortunately -- it's a miss -- Fender kept this device pretty use case specific. I was hoping overtime they'd add more amps or app support. Alas.
I don’t! I haven’t run into that issue. What kind of hiss/static hum is it? If you’re playing single coils there’s always a little bit of hum. I’d be curious to hear it if you can record it. Feel free to DM me on Instagram @dadtimejamtime and I’ll check it out.
Ugh, turned out trying to loop with the mustang micro doesn't work because of the fact that it doesn't allow for monitoring. But you can check out my video of the MM vs. the Flamma FX10 -- which is a cheaper competitor to the MM and does allow for monitoring (and thus looping with an app like garage band).
Hi please help me understand, as I am not tech savvy. When all hooked up, do you hear the sound as it comes out of the iPad through the headphones? Or as it comes out of the micro? In other words if I wanted to use this as a interface with a clean signal into something like amplitude, will I hear the amplitude modified tone in the headphones? So I can try out other amps (that aren’t on the micro itself) without having to have my pc speakers turned up?
Unfortunately if you plug your headphones into the mustang micro you only hear the mustang micro tones. If you plug your headphones into your PC or iPad (3.5mm audio jack required - can’t use lightning cable headphones and the camera adapter in conjunction) and then apply other amps then you can hear the plug-in tones. I’d recommend the studi direct in amp setting on the MM for this approach. It’s defiantly not as versatile as an actual audio interface for this reason.
my trouble shooting steps are as follows and work pretty much most of the time: 1. Turn off your device and the MM 2. Turn your device back on 3. Keep your MM off, plug the adapter and usb-lighting cable into the MM and the Phone 3.b. If you’re using a camera adapter that is USB-3 - so it has an extra lightning port in it, you have to plug that into the wall to provide external power. 4. Open up whatever app you want to use 5. Turn the Mustang Micro on 6. Make sure volume is turned up on your guitar 🤪 7. Make sure you can hear audio out of the MM headphones port 8. If you’re using garage band you should be notified about monitoring and to either chose to turn it on or off. You can also pick a mono or stereo channel to record with. 9. Try recording and then listen back - you should have sound. 10. If not, try making sure the MM and device are fully charged. 11. And if that doesn’t work, try swapping a different cable and different adapter. Hope one of these steps help! Good luck!🍀🤘 If these don’t - try a different phone or iPad just as a test or try a different MM - you can take it back or take it to a guitar center to try it out and see.
Thank you for your awesome videos. ❤ I actually came back to this video months after I watched it trying to figure out what’s wrong with my MM. Only after 6 months or so of use, my MM won’t pick up any backing tracks I use to record. My videos/camera picks up my crappy guitar sound only. 😢 I tried with both my MacBook & Ipad recording with my iPhone with an adapter. It used to work perfectly but not anymore… I’m now considering to buy irig HD 2 if that can replace my MM. Do you know anything about the interface? If so, I’d love to hear your opinion about the comparison. 😊
Hey! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you! And sorry to hear your MM is not working. I’d contact Fender and see if they’d fix it for you under warranty! Especially if it’s less than a year old! As for the iRig HD 2 I’ve heard good things but haven’t used one. I think for a recording interface it’s more flexible and better than the MM in terms of features. But for a variety of guitar sounds - you’d have to rely on a pedal board or some app/plugins on your device to create the tones - and in terms of real time play back that could cause a little latency potentially. Hope that helps! Thanks for commenting!
@@dadtimejamtime Thank you for your response! 👍🏻I bought Irig HD2 a while ago but I haven’t even opened the box yet. I’m still using the mustang micro for recording but I honestly don’t like any of the sounds coming from it so far. Nobody has a video showing how to set or tweak this little device unfortunately. I guess I just don’t know the perfect setting for the tones I’d like. I prefer and like the simple clean sound coming from my amp so much more than this micro thing…😉 anyways, I truly appreciate your response. Thank you and have a great day!
@@divineangelplace sorry to hear about that! Everyone’s ear are different, but frustrating you’re not finding a tone you like. I like the clean sound with all white LEDs and the clean sound with the red led for the amp and red led for the effects (a deluxe + a spring reverb sound) with the modify and and EQ white (in the middle). It’s definitely not the ultimate tone shaping tool/highest quality amp sounds since it’s limited, but for practice it’s been enough for me. curious what type of headphones you’re using? I was using some cheap skull candy ones and when I started using a pair of studio monitoring headphones instead I noticed a pretty big difference in sound quality.
@@dadtimejamtime Hi there! Wow! Thank you for your immediate reply! I’m using Beats on-ear headphone. I guess it’s a decent quality considering the price tag it used to be. 😅 I’ll try the settings which you said you liked on your comment. 😉 Thank you for that! In the future, if you have time and energy to do so, please make a video showing us what type of settings to play what type of music, etc. many people would appreciate that I guess… I’ve been trying to find a decent tone for jazz, blues, and funk type of music but none of the settings worked for me. I’m still a newbie as a guitarist and I don’t have the good ears to figure out on my own yet. 🎧🦻🏻🦻🏻
Ok. Everything is cool. But it’s a big BUT((( After firmware update the tails of delay on last FX preset (2290 delay) are awfully long, it’s ugly for my ears 👂. If you know how to back up - please, open a secret!!!!!
A bit delayed here, but you could try factory reseting it by turning Mustang Micro on while simultaneously holding the EQ “+” (D) and EFFECTS “-” (E) buttons for three seconds. The LEDs above the EQ and EFFECTS buttons will illuminate white after factory reset (as will the LEDs above the AMP and MODIFY buttons not shown below). Not sure if that will reset back to default of current firmware, or will actually reset back to the firmware the device came with from the factory. But worth a shot!
For slight overdriven blues sound I use the 65 deluxe (#2 / red setting) and some times turn the EQ up one notch. For more of an SRV kinda blues sound I use the 65+green box (yellow / #5) with the EQ turned up 1 or 2 notches. For effects I use the hall reverb (white / #1) just in the middle. And sometime turn the flanger (yellow / #5) on for an outlaw country/bluesy sound. Thanks for watching! Hope that helps!
@@dadtimejamtime One idea to help you with your goal of getting 1000 subscribers to your RU-vid channel would be to have a video including a link to a pdf you create of the best Mustang Micro settings for different styles of music. I have looked for this many times through Google searches and never find it. The Mustang Micro reviews on RU-vid don't provide any reference sheet how to set the color LEDs to enjoy styles like Country, Funk, Metal, Jazz, Bluegrass, Surf, Pop etc. The downloaded sheet is key. Hope this helps!
Yah I’ve seen mixed results with Amazon adapters. The other thing to check is that if it’s a camera adapter 3.0 (if it has an extra lightning port) you need to plug power into it as well.
doesn’t work at all, save your money and get something different. Spent $200 on everything, did all the updates on the micro, tried everything and it doesn’t work.
Wow, what phone are you using and which app are you trying? This is the first I’ve heard of someone just failing completely outright. Which dongle as well? Use this method to record weekly and there are a couple gotchas to watch out for, but generally it’s a pretty solid set up - especially when traveling. Hope you get it working or can get your money back. Good luck ✌️
@@dadtimejamtime i have a iphone 12 pro, been trying on the camera app/garage band. I use the iphone to camera usb adapter 2.0. usually it just tries to charge the micro unless fully charged. after fully charged only my iphone mic pics up audio, not too sure what i’m doing wrong.
@@nilemceuen7327 Starting from the top, make sure the Mustang Micro and recording device (iPhone) are fully charged. My troubleshooting steps are as follows and work pretty much most of the time: 1. Turn off your device and the MM 2. Turn your device back on 3. Keep your MM off, plug the adapter and usb-lighting cable into the MM and the Phone. 4. Open up whatever app you want to use 5. Turn the Mustang Micro on 6. Make sure volume is turned up on your guitar 🤪 7. Make sure you can hear audio out of the MM headphones port 8. If you’re using garage band you should be notified about monitoring and to either chose to turn it on or off. You can also pick a mono or stereo channel to record with. 9. Try recording and then listen back - you should have sound. 10. If not, try making sure the MM and device are fully charged. 11. And if that doesn’t work, try swapping a different cable and different adapter. Hope one of these steps help! Good luck!🍀🤘 Also note off brand adapter from Amazon have had a lot of issues. I recommend the official apple camera adapter
@@dadtimejamtime followed every step and tried about 4 times now. switching cables, charging to full, restarting devices, using both apple adapters and off-brand. not too sure what else i’m missing, i can hear audio out of the headphone jack but my phone only picks up the mic audio from it.
@@nilemceuen7327 gah, I’m sorry to hear that it’s not resolving. The only other thing I can think of is to try a different iPhone/iPad to see if it works, or try a different MM to see if that works. If you’ve tried all the above, it’s gotta be a device issue. There’s a toggle under settings > Face ID and passcode to turn on allow usb devices even if locked - I’ve heard some stories that toggling that helped resolve a similar situation. Do you have any thing else around that you can plug in via usb + camera adapter to your phone? Like a midi controller or some other device to see if that works? Met help troubleshoot to see if it’s your MM or phone…
