Cheap Guitar Interface for iOS (iPhone/iPad/GarageBand)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, I test a guitar interface for iOS based on the original iRig, and see what sort of quality recordings can be achieved with such a cheap piece of gear.
If you have a favourite way to record guitars on your iPad or iPhone, let me know in the comments.
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Hey Pete, so here we are many years older and wiser. I watched this video because I was thinking about other alternatives to my iRig2 and this one came up in the TH-cam feed.
What is exceptionally interesting is that what prompted my interest was I was experiencing bass bleed through but couldn’t figure out where it was coming from until I watched this video and you playing bass with the guitar bleed just like I am now.
Amazing! So who knew that an ancient video of yours would solve a problem years later.
Ps. You look so young!
Haha! Yup, I’m surprised when I go back to these early videos and see that they’re still being watched. It’s why I can do this full-time - the 2,000+ evergreen videos. 😎
Im so grateful for having an irig because i can experiment on multi pedals.
It’s very cool isn’t it?
Yes Pete. Ahaha
Cool tip for playing around... you can connect an irig and download “midi guitar 2” at the appstore
It has a feature called “external midi output”
Basically you can control GarageBand with your guitar!
(The app is free but External midi output costs like 15 dollars...you can try it for 1 minute periods for free tho)
Edit: bought full version
It asks you to buy 2 in app purchases to play midi output
So its 30 bucks.... worth it
I have heard about MIDI Guitar 2 and been meaning to test it out, but just haven’t quite got there. Might need to give it a try. 👍
iRig 2 $39.99 from Sweetwaters
No other things needed
The iRig 2 allows for headphones 🎧 to be plugged in next to the 1/4" guitar cable then the 3.5mm plugs into the iPad Nothing else needed
Then pick your amp & choose your pedals & play & record
The iRig 2 is a great investment
TheFiftyYearOld FourTwentyGamer I was talking about midi not irig 😅 but yeah, irig 2 is very good
I use The Irig keys IO tho
For $10 it's not too bad. I always learn something on your videos. Thanks for sharing!
Yeah, I was a little bit surprised that it wasn’t just a mess of hiss and distortion! Glad you found it interesting!
i got the fake one for $5! yet it still works pretty darn good:)
Nice one! Yeah I’d rather they didn’t literally call them “iRig”, but I was really surprised how well it worked, despite the few quirks.
thank you for this review. i am thinking of buying an irig for myself. i am a beginner but i want to start making sounds on garageband.
Go for it John! You can pick up the original analog iRig devices very cheaply and eventually upgrade to something like the IRig Pro I/O - th-cam.com/video/KL7dlCqYxic/w-d-xo.html
Its convenient, but the sound input quality is very much reduced when compared to a standard class compliant audio interface connected via lightning connector. This sounds a lot more treble and thin. Also keep input volume below 70% to avoid crosstalk feedback.
Great tips! Yes, compared to my Steinberg UR12 interface the quality isn't fabulous, but it's not bad for a few guitar tracks here and there, especially if you're recording some crunchy guitars.
I bought the irig 2 and its great. I love it! saves a lot of money.
Nice one! 🙏
Been using my iRig 2 for 2yrs now
Couldn't imagine life without it now
It makes recording my guitar & bass into GarageBand so easy
Also figured out how to get my Roland TK25 Electronic kit into GarageBand
Use the iRig and select a microphone 🎤 then remove everything from the mic channel & make it completely raw
No reverb No Compression
This will allow for the TK25 to be recorded instead of using the Pre Designated Drummer
GarageBand is by far the easiest recording software on the market
It is simplified for the average user but detailed enough for the Musician
Hi Pete, I started with an iRig but quickly got seduced by it's HD digital cousin - the iRig HD2. It's fantastic, connects to an iPhone or iPad's Lightning port and delivers clean audio. No hiss, no hum, no bleed. I can recommend to try it.
I have recently been seduced by the HD2 and it is high on my list of gear to try out so thanks for the recommendation. The iRigs are really good quality it you do pay a premium for them. Hey what you pay for though!
Excellent, now we can play electric guitar in the car for a long travel with friends !
Just tested it, works way more than expected for a 2€ investment on Aliexpress
Thanks from France, very interesting video
Thank you my friend! Really appreciate your support and you taking the time to provide feedback.
+Kylian Thank you mt friend! Sorry I missed this comment at the time. It’s a pretty cool way to play and record some guitars.
@@PeteJohnsMusic No you did not forget, you answered 2 weeks ago :)
Have a nice day my friend !
Great demo, magisterial skills as well. By far the most comprehensive demo that I’ve watched. Sorry [New at this] if the answer to my fallowing question was answered in this clip, but can this device send the signal out to my amp?
I’m hoping that it can work like this:
guitar out >interface input
Interface adaptor out>iPhoneX
Headphone jack out> Amp send (by passing the preamp)
Would this work?
I added both to my Playlists
Thanks my friend.
This is all i have been using up till now.
If it’s working for you, go with it!
Bro you should also use a speaker for your phone
Right On Pete, just watched The one with The Keyboard, Excellent Cheers M8 👍😊
Thanks for all your support my friend. 🤟👍
Im having buzzing noise issue with thw irig from aliexpress and my ipad.
And can the sound output from the ipad itself, or do I still use earpiece/ connect to an amp?
Hey there. The cheaper analog iRig clone devices do have quite a lot of noise and interference. Not much you can do except eventually update to a digital interface. th-cam.com/video/Sc-_LiuqiRA/w-d-xo.html
Nice Work Pete..You Demonstrted EXCELLENTLY...Great tip on the NOISE GATE...Outstanding. I Wish Garage Band would make an Android Version. I use AUDIO EVOLUTION DAW from Google Playstore, for my Phone & Tablet..It cost me about $5 more or less Your Amp Sounds Great ...Love to see Music's Transformation "From RAW to Mixed In The DAW" (hey I think I just coined a phrase). CHEERS M8
Thanks again for all your support sir.
Great video Pete, as always! I may give the iRig HD 2 a go
I have heard very good things about the iRig HD 2 as far as something that is a simple plug and play interface with no other hardware needed. Let me know how you go and if you do get one, how you find it.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Will do!
👍🙏
I'm getting interference and noise using garage band chorus even with noise gate. Any suggestions?
What interface are you using? Analog interfaces using the headphone jack will often cause interference. Maybe consider updating to a digital interface. studiolivetoday.com/gear
I was playing on a clean channel and there was a constant hissing noise which also came out in the recording. I tried increasing the noise gate and looked at a couple other things like the compressor but nothing worked. How would I combat that problem?
Hey there. What audio interface are you using? These older analog ones do suffer form more noise than a digital interface does, so you might need to consider an upgrade.
Pete Johns: Hi mate, I was using the iRig. And I was checking everything, though do you think it could be the Boss ME-50 pedal board that I had also connected?
What i hate about that app is the latency
GarageBand? I haven’t had many issues with latency personally. Http://studiolivetoday.com/garageband
The adapter has any splitter that has two cables out??? 1 cable to iPad and 1 Cable to audio interface ?.
You’ll generally want to go through your audio interface and not directly in to your iPad.
I bought one of these last year, but i get a craaaazzzyyy screeching noise with most high gain presets? I can crank the noise gate to the max, but that kills sustain big time. Am I setting it up wrong? (i get the same problem with amplitube, bias fx, tonebridge)
Hey there. I've since played with this more and yes, I get the same with any sort of heavily distorted tones - lots of noise! The solution unfortunately was switching to a digital interface like this one - th-cam.com/video/jkAGVKOtguo/w-d-xo.html
Hi, Good day to you sir, love from the Philippines❤️ Im a begginer and i got a recommendation from my fiend that told me to use Irig, so a couple of days after i bought one and i have my Ipad Pro 2018 and bought a Type C to the standard audio jack and plugged it in and i got my headphones plugged my guitar, but somehow it doesnt work. Any recommendations what i should do?:)
What’s sort of iRig are you using? You might need a USB-C to A adapter?
Pete Johns the one in ur Vid:)
Ah right. Yeah, you probably want something like a USB interface for the iPad Pro. The headphone adapter doesn’t work super well. th-cam.com/video/KL7dlCqYxic/w-d-xo.html
I use an old obsolete macbook pro from 08 and just plug my overdrive pedal output converted to 3.5mm into my laptop input jack. Question is does the i rig sound to ally better or worse than doin so if u follow my macbook method
If you’re going to upgrade I would recommend a digital interface that uses USB. studiolivetoday.com/gear
What about the iPad Pro? It doesn't have a headphone jack. Can an audio interface like Focusrite Scarlett work through the USB-C port?
Hey there. Yes, it can. I actually covered this on my live Q&A show today if you want to check that out - th-cam.com/video/GviwlM5iLHc/w-d-xo.html
I really appreciate your videos. Ill prolly go with the audio interface that u showed in ur video how to hook up a guitar to ipad. ill get that for 100$ and then ill need a usb to lightning adaptor. I still may try the 10$ generic irig from amazon. to play with til I can afford the audio interface. some people said they got the non generic version with the generic one. they got an irig brand one instead of the generic.
Oh really? That would be cool. Some do state "iRig" on the device but are definitely not IK Multimedia so beware of that. I actually also really like another device, the Tascam iXZ, if you're looking for something budget but more useful. amzn.to/2vGj6ow.
Or if you are using just guitar, the genuine iRig 2 is still good value - amzn.to/39FwPun
Hi Pete! is it possible to connect a iRig HD 2/iRig 2 to a bluetooth speaker without feedback, instead of headphones? I have the exact same interface but has crap quality if I plug the cheap iRig into a bluetooth speaker using an aux 3.5mm cable. I was wondering if it were possible to have a quarter inch to 3.5mm aux from the iRig hd/2 to a bluetooth speaker?
In my experience the latency (lag/delay) with Bluetooth makes it just not usable with music production.
@@PeteJohnsMusic Oh no I don’t get latency because I use the aux cable, it’s just the screeching feedback I don’t like, that’s why I was asking if the iRig 2/hd2 are quiet interfaces
Apologies for asking but I'm new to this stuff. Is it also possible to add vocals using that interface or is there an alternative to add vocals? Great video by the way, helps a lot of people to start without breaking the bank :)
Hi there. No problems at all. Always happy to answer questions.
This interface is only really for instruments and doesn’t have a preamp that is the best option for microphones. It would work, but he quality wouldn’t be great.
I would suggest an interface that has both an instrument and microphone input. I go through a bunch of interface options on this video which might help you out. The Steinberg UR12 is my go-to option right now.
Audio Interfaces - Which One is Right for You? (USB, iOS, Mac, PC) th-cam.com/video/7QOXjfB1ExM/w-d-xo.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic I feel like this might be another basic question but doesn't the lack of a preamp mean that I'll run into problems using a guitar with passive pickups? My instrument doesn't have any dials or anything.
Hey there. A good question, and the difference between instrument, mic and line level signals is a curly one. Most electric guitars, even with passive pickups, send a “hot” enough signal to not need any amplification. A passive mic level input however is much too low for use without a preamp. Hope this makes sense!
I use this irig, how do I set the settings so that they don't enter the metronome? every time I finish recording the guitar the sound of the metronome is always there? when I record the sound of the metronome I have turned down the metronome sound leaked, please solution?
so the solution is irig 2 and Hd 2 is better than the first irig for noise problems? irig 2 does the sound very good?
Hi there. Yes, sometimes the iRig can pick up some additional noise or sounds and this is generally resolved by using one of the digital IRig products like the HD or Pro series. th-cam.com/video/jkAGVKOtguo/w-d-xo.html
My iRig never does that
I've been using my iRig for 2 yrs now & never have had this issue of it activating my app timeline 1:13
Yes, I have a heap of different interfaces and my genuine iRig products are definitely a lot better. This one seems to have a dodgy connector.
Does it sound good for acoustic guitars?
Depends on the acoustic guitar’s pickup. For bets quality I recommend a digital interface like this - th-cam.com/video/jkAGVKOtguo/w-d-xo.html
Everytime i record, my irig catches the metronome sound... is there a way to prevent this?
If it’s an analog iRig (uses the headphone jack) it will always pick up a bit of the bleed, but there are some ways to reduce it as much as possible. th-cam.com/video/EcI1tPC4P34/w-d-xo.html
Would it work if I used this but got a aux to lighting cable converter?
Hey there. In my experience the genuine Apple Lightning to USB 3 adapter is the most reliable. studiolivetoday.com/usb
@@PeteJohnsMusic oh wow I’m subscribing. It’s been three years or so and your still responding that really shows you care 👍🏻
Does this iRig adaptor work with mac? Like plugging it into a USB soundcard?
The newer digital iRigs work with Mac ad they include a USB cable. Technically you can plug in to a MacBook with a TRRS headphone jack if you’re using an older iRig too and it may work.
i'm using the irig2 and i'm hearing a lot of hissing on the clean amps.
Yup. You might need to upgrade to a digital interface like the iRig Pro or HD models. th-cam.com/video/KL7dlCqYxic/w-d-xo.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic i have both and when i use irig hd2 although hissing is minor whenever i use your tip to increase the volume by doing that merge trick this hiss is loud. is there any other way to get high volume without all that hissing? what settings do you use for example when you plug your guitar in? thanks in advance
This irig without audio interface work
HI there. Yes, this connects directly via the 3.5mm input jack. It works, but is a little noisier, especially for distorted tones.
I haven't made it all the way through yet because I have a 7yo. Is this thing worth the 10 bucks and is it still on eBay? I just want to make some rough demos on my iphone next time I get some freedom.
Hey there. Yep, can still pick these up all over eBay and on Amazon in the link. If you’re just looking for a simple way to get a decent guitar sound in to your iPhone or iPad then this is a good option for sure.
Hi Pete. Im new to your channel. Very informative channel by far. Are you familiar with Acapella App? It’s an app that allows you to collab online. How can I use irig with Acapella?
Hey there. I believe Acapella just uses whatever device is connected as audio input and output? So it should use whatever mic or interface you have connected.
Pete Johns im not so savvy with gadgets but im a guitarists. I use a floor pedal for effects. How will i be able to use my effects by using irig? I also have an iphone xs. It doesnt have a jack input.
would this irig interface work with macbook too?
If the MacBook has a TRRS jack for headphones/mic then yes it probably would.
How is the latency with these guitar interfaces? Ive heard that it can be pretty bad with some of them.
Not too bad actually. Especially the digital ones like the iRig Pro or HD. studiolivetoday.com/gear
Pete pls tell me, how gen IPad you can use? Why u don’t use lightning? Thanx man!
Hey there. I use an iPad Air 2 and I find that a Lightning to USB adapter and a USB interface give me better quality than a lightning interface - though about to try out an iRig I/O lightning interface.
can we connect keyboards/synths with this (I mean audio including analogic not midi controler)
Yup. th-cam.com/video/WgDTlVSCawk/w-d-xo.html
@@PeteJohnsMusic Thanks a lot !
Hi Pete quick question for ya!
Can the iRig be used with an Interface studio recorder.
All I really need is to find a way to use my pedals to record.
Hey there my friend. If I’m understanding you correctly, then yes - anything that can output via a 1/4” cable can be connected to an iRig. Just be really careful with he output volume - start with it at zero and slowly dial it up.
Thank you Good sir.
Just ordered my iRig. Been wanting to use my pedals for a while!!
Hey I just recently bought the irig 2, and I'm curious whether I'd be able to plug in a mic (with anXLR to 1/4 cable), and record directly from that mic onto my computer? I was thinking of trying to record my acoustic drums with just one mic. Do you think it's possible?
Also I was thinking of getting a STAGG SDM70 Dynamic Microphone because I'm cheap. Have you used that before?
Hey there. I haven’t used that particular mic I’m afraid so can’t really comment.
So, you can use a dynamic mic with a 1/4” instrument jack but the problem you are going to face is the gain (or volume) level of the signal. A mic interface has a preamp which amplified the signal as it goes in. A guitar input doesn’t have any amplification, so whole you could just connect a mic to a 1/4” jack, the volume you get would be quite low and you would probably get a noisy signal. You would be. Ether off investing in something like the iRig Pre or the Tascam iXZ.
I might do a video on this soon as I get this question quite a lot.
@@PeteJohnsMusic cheers. Glad I got an answer or I would have tried it out and be disappointed lol. Guess I need to spend a bit more cash on a mixer.
Yeah, I’m all for budget and not spending money you don’t need to, as you’ve probably gathered on the channel here, but once you start recording with a mic, a device with a preamp is pretty much a must.
@@shamicentertainment1262
1 Mic can not give the dynamic sound of numerous mics
An Acoustic Drumset is best recorded with trigger mics
Pete,
It seems as though the IRig 2 does not work on a Macbook Air (2015). I've searched and couldn't get it to play with Garageband. As of matter of fact, GB doesn't even recognize it at all. I would like to use it to record songs, however it is becoming concerning. Any assistance? Thanks, J
Hey there. The iRig 2 is designed for the iPad/iPhone to be compatible with the TRRS combo 3.5mm jack. I’m not sure that the headphone jack on the MacBook Air would support this? The best interface for a MacBook would be a USB interface for both audio quality and compatibility.
This video might help explain some of the features of audio interfaces.
Audio Interfaces - Which One is Right for You? (USB, iOS, Mac, PC) th-cam.com/video/7QOXjfB1ExM/w-d-xo.html
how about the background noise?
Hey there. The analog iRigs are a little on the noisy side. If you’re looking for a cleaner connection, the iRig Pro and HD range are really good. th-cam.com/video/jkAGVKOtguo/w-d-xo.html
this can be play live on a audio speaker while playing guitar?
Hi there. Yes, just send the 3.5mm stereo output to a speaker instead of headphones. 👍
ok thanks im gonna buy this iRig
Can this be used to connect a keyboard ???
Crison Borges yes it would work but the phone will receive it as an audio not as a midi
Thanks for watching and your question and answer. Sammy is spot on - any device that can output via a standard 1/4” jack. I have a video where I do this using my other interfaces, but the concept is exactly the same.
3 x Ways to Record Analog Instruments (Piano, Keyboard, Synth) in GarageBand on iOS (iPhone/iPad) th-cam.com/video/KxNC6MZ_rvo/w-d-xo.html
Thank u so much sammy and Pete 😀😀
It’s not working on my iPad Pro 11in. I’m using a converter to have a headphone jack on the usb c.
Oh really? I haven’t tried my iRig in to my iPad Pro via the dongle. It creates a TRRS jack so it should technically work? 🤔
im having problems with garage band, whats ur email? i'm getting static hiss like crazy and delayed playback on the monitoring
Hey there. Email and contact details in the description. I would also suggest asking over at the GarageBand Users Facebook group as there are 3,000+ folks there who can help you out and you might get a quicker response.
studiolivetoday.com/gbu