Apogee JAM 96k Guitar Interface Input for iPad, iPhone and Mac

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This flexibility for the input signal gives you extra shaping power over your sound before it's even reached any virtual amp sims you might be sending it too. Apogee says that with this at the front of the signal chain, guitarists will experience added sustain and dynamics, or can use Jam X to fatten up weaker source sounds. The Apogee Jam Plus and iRig HD 2 are two highly popular USB inputs with many insane features. Both are quite capable and have excellent tonal characteristics.

Apogee markets the Jam with the phrase “plug in, play, record”, and in my experience, it’s just that easy. Within 10 minutes of opening the box, I had the Jam unit attached to my iPad and was playing through Garage Band’s nice assortment of simulated amplifiers. The Jam comes with two interface cables, one to connect your guitar to the iPad, and one that can connect your guitar to a USB port on a Mac notebook or desktop computer. Jam+ combines a digital overdrive circuit, an instrument preamp, and high-quality A/D and D/A converters into a single, portable device. Apogee has engineered each component of Jam+ to provide the highest-quality signal possible with the least amount of noise - what they term pure-digital. The LED is useful in that it has three colours: blue means that the Jam is connected but not active, green means connected and active, and red means that the signal level has overloaded the input. Usefully, the green LED also gets brighter when a higher signal level is present. The Jam X USB is capable of keeping up with the most discernible ears, as recently displayed in the launch video featuring Polyphia’s Tim Henson exploring the compression modes.Whether you want to send processed or unprocessed signals, the iRig HD 2 digital USB input is up for it. This enhances your playability by giving you total control over your sound quality. It boasts the blend mode for low-latency recording. It offers resolution up to 24-bit/96kHz for excellent sound quality. All in all, you get a noise-free quality sound. Jam+ is readily compatible with iPhones, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XS, Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 5s, iPhone 5c, and iPhone 5.

Next, we have the iRig HD 2 digital USB input. It is manufactured by IK Multimedia, a popular brand that develops and sells audio solutions.In addition to your current reading, you may find this other article on 10+ Reasons You Need an Audio Interface worth your time. Jam X's built-in analog compressor introduces an all-new feature to the Jam family. Choose from 3 presets that respond to how much you drive the input gain. By applying compression before your virtual amp sim, you'll find new life in your guitar tone. With Jam X, you'll have endless inspiration developing your own tone.

The company came into being in 2006 and is among the fastest-growing companies in the musical arena. Let’s take a deeper look at it and see how it differs from the Apogee Jam Plus USB input. The Apogee Jam Plus USB input is compatible with Mac, Windows, and iOS devices. However, make sure to read all requirements before using it, as it may not be compatible with some older versions of Windows. Clean Mode is the optimum option for clean, undisturbed recording since it uses the Pure-DIGITAL signal route to produce a smooth, noiseless tone.

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If you’ve had the experience of using any Apogee product in the past, you’d know that its products are highly innovative. The same is the case with the Apogee Jam Plus USB input. The Apogee Jam Plus USB input comes with three cables so that you don’t have to buy them separately. One of them is used to connect to your PC. In addition to that, you won’t have to go through any hassle of configuring it. It goes without saying that configuring a device can be a time-consuming and complicated process.