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Lapsed guitarist/vocalist seeks equipment for iPad song creation extravaganza!
I have no idea where to start with this. Basically, I used to learn guitar when I was a boy and would like to pick the instrument up again many years later (I'm 36 now!). I would love to connect one up to my iPad so I can use guitar modelling apps like Ampkit, Jam Up etc. I also have a pretty strong voice and would like to record vocals properly rather than using the terrible in-built iPad mic.
The trouble is, I don't know what sort of guitar I should buy (I would be looking for something relatively inexpensive yet decent enough!), nor what sort of microphone (again, inexpensive yet decent enough!), and I imagine I will need some sort of audio interface for the guitar. When I look at all the options available for each component, my head hurts!
Maybe I'm looking for an electro-acoustic of some sort. I'm really not sure! I see myself playing acoustic into a microphone for Loopy/Auria and adding vocals, but also being able to connect the guitar directly in order to use the aforementioned guitar apps. I only learnt classical guitar when I was a boy (why the hell I didn't realise that I should graduate to electric, I have no idea!).
Any advice, folks? Maybe I'm having a mid-life crisis, but I really want to get into a position where I can start singer-songwriting with decent results. After the inevitable learning curve, obviously! I don't want to go super-cheap because I want to get good sounds out of the instrument and recording equipment, but spending too much would be a disaster. Help me, Audiobus forum! And apologies for the naivety!
As a final detail, I'm based in the UK so that may affect what I can buy.
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Avoid any input device that plugs into the iDevice headphone socket. That way lies crosstalk...
Seagul, sm58, scarlet 2i2, fcb1010. Just suggestions.
If you're using an acoustic of any kind most of the amps in the modelling apps won't be ideal. Except for experimentation? Bias has an acoustic set up, and I thing the paid version of Jam Up has an acoustic amp, don't know about Ampkit. Most of these apps seem to be based around electric guitars I think.
@Fitz I don't really know how these things work. Do these apps take the 'clean' tone from the guitar input and then modify it? So that would mean a different base (not bass!) sound depending on the guitar?
Amp modelling is based on the same principles as amps. Each kind of amp is designed for different types of guitars, acoustic amps for acoustic guitars etc. Most apps seem to be designed for electric guitars. I use Bias for it's acoustic amp and it's really good. I don't have an electric guitar anymore but you can use something like Guitarism through it. I also had fun using Arpeggionome controlling microTera and got almost a grunge think going.
Bias acoustic amp. The AT-2020 Condenser Mic is only $50.59 right now at Guitar Center. You'll need a pre amp or an interface that has one. And yes, anybody that posts they might be having a mid-life crisis is likely having one. Lol. My experience is that mid-life crisis is usually better than end-of-life crisis's. Just rock on, and maybe go out for some ice cream and you'll be fine...
You won't find a better bargain for a solid-top acoustic guitar than the Seagull S6.