AmpKit, the ultimate guitar amps, effects and recording app for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, now features iPad Retina display graphics and an even greater selection of gear in the Gear Store, including the first full-featured, modern bass amp available on iOS.

Retina Graphics for the New iPad

AmpKit leads the way again as one of the first guitar apps to fully embrace the new iPad’s Retina display. All of AmpKit’s luscious gear imagery has been re-rendered at full Retina display resolution. You have to see to believe: AmpKit on the new iPad looks and sounds amazing!

World Class Bass Amplification: Trace Elliot 1215

• For the first time, iOS bass players can get a full-featured, world class bass amplifier and cabinet!
• All the sophistication that bass players have come to love in the real Trace Elliot amps.
• Switchable valve (tube) drive circuit for fat bass distortion.
• Single-touch Pre Shape circuit which delivers the classic Trace Elliot tone.
• 12-band Graphic Equalizer tuned for bass frequencies.
• Dual-band compressor optimized for bass.
• All the tone fidelity you’ve come to expect in AmpKit.
• Convolution-based simulation of the 1 X 15 cabinet featuring a specially designed Celestion® speaker and high-frequency horn.

New Metal Pedal: Rocktron Metal Planet Distortion

• We love the tone on this versatile distortion pedal and bet you will too.
• True heavy metal distortion: not for the faint of heart.
• Unique mid frequency controls make it easy to duplicate the scooped heavy metal sound, or with a flip of the controls, modern rock tone.
• Amazing sustain and harmonics.

Beyond Quiet: Rocktron HUSH Noise Reduction

• Rocktron’s legendary HUSH noise reduction circuit, a standard for touring guitarists since 1984, is now available in AmpKit! If you aren’t using the HUSH, you aren’t using real noise reduction for guitar.
• When used properly, the HUSH will wipe out hiss and pickup buzz.
• The HUSH circuit, faithfully simulated in AmpKit, delivers 65dB of signal cleanup, while your music signal integrity remains unaffected - in other words, get rid of the noise without altering your tone!
• Also works great in tandem with AmpKit’s Noise Gate for ultra-high-gain setups.

Agile Partners and Peavey Electronics are proud to bring you AmpKit, the ultimate amps, effects and recording app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, and AmpKit LiNK, a high fidelity electric guitar interface.

AmpKit is available in two versions:

AmpKit is a free app, available on the iTunes App Store, that comes with a Peavey ValveKing amp (clean and very-high-gain lead channels), two ValveKing cabinets (4x12 and 1x12), two pedals (Noise Gate, Elevenizer overdrive pedal), two mics (Workhorse 57 dynamic mic, Germann 87 condenser mic), and a built-in Noise & Feedback Filter.

AmpKit+ is a paid app ($19.99 in the US App Store) that includes everything in the free version PLUS the following additional gear at less than half their individual prices: Peavey 3120 amp with clean, rhythm, and ultra-high-gain lead channels and matching 4x12 cabinet; Colonel Vintage amp paired with matching 4x10 and 1x12 cabinets; Vintage Brit amp with matching 2x12 cabinet; and distortion, fuzz, compressor, chorus, phaser, flanger, reverb, and 10-band EQ pedals!

In both AmpKit and AmpKit+, an amazing array of additional gear modeled after real-world equipment is available for purchase through an in-app Gear Store. AmpKit has more than twice the number of components of other apps, with more gear coming!

Key Features:

• 114 amp and pedal presets.
• Copy & Paste: Copy AmpKit recordings and paste them into other apps. Paste audio from other apps into AmpKit as backing tracks or dry guitar audio.
• Access to your iPod music library: Jam along with your favorite songs.
• Record as you play: AmpKit creates both “dry” (guitar signal before effects are applied) and “wet” (guitar signal with effects applied) recordings.
• Ability to "reamp": Re-record a previous session, applying a new amp and pedal setup
• Ultra-low latency: Not even noticeable!
• Tuner & Metronome:The same tuner and metronome technology used in GuitarToolkit
• Upload: Dry recordings for reamping or your favorite songs and backing tracks to play along with.
• Download & Share: AmpKit recordings to your computer, email recordings, or share using SoundCloud

Advanced Tone & Simulation Capabilities:

• Dual-stage Amp Simulation: Doubles the simulation fidelity of all AmpKit amps on newer iOS devices including iPhone 4, iPad 1 & 2, and 4th generation iPod touch.
• Convolution-based Cabinet Simulation: Advanced technology (used in high-end desktop amp simulation software) for highly accurate cabinet simulations that produce even better, more realistic tone and dynamics.
• Adaptive Input Compensation: : Intelligently restores the bass frequencies lost through the headset circuitry on various iOS devices. The result: an amazing increase in the fidelity of the incoming guitar signal, and much richer amplified tone, regardless of amp and playing style.
• Solo & Mix Output Shaping: Toggle between Solo mode, which pumps up bass frequencies for the best possible tone when practicing and playing for fun, and Mix mode, which gives a brighter tone when you want to mix with other instruments for recording or playing with a band.
• Next-generation Noise Gate: Even better control of your favorite high-gain amps and pedals.

Recent Feature Enhancements:

• Multitasking Support / Background Audio: AmpKit can now keep operating and produce audio when running in the background - perfect for looking at scrolling tab notation in TabToolkit while continuing to play using your favorite AmpKit setup.
• Recording Session Mix Down: You can now mix a wet guitar recording with its backing track. Repeat the process to mix in additional guitar tracks.
• Effects Only Mode: In AmpKit 1.2, you can turn off amp and cabinet modeling, and create setups with just effects pedals. Use AmpKit as an effects processor connected to your physical guitar or bass amp.
• Effects After The Cab: In addition to positioning effects such as delay and reverb after the amp, you can now also position effects after the cabinet - total control to place effects virtually anywhere, including places where physical effects pedals could never go.
• Feedback Protection: AmpKit offers the full-strength, high-gain amps and pedals demanded by metal and other high-gain enthusiasts. Just as with real amplifiers, high-gain play in AmpKit brings the potential of feedback, especially when using guitar interfaces that, unlike AmpKit LiNK, have a high level of crosstalk. In AmpKit 1.2, we’ve added Feedback Protection, which detects most feedback and automatically brings it under control.

 

AmpKit LiNK is a high fidelity interface for plugging an electric guitar, bass, or other instrument directly into the headphone jack of an iPhone/iPad/iPod touch1. It is the ideal companion to AmpKit.

AmpKit LiNK's powered crosstalk reduction circuitry enables AmpKit to reproduce the tones of high-gain amplifiers (e.g., Peavey 6505+) while virtually eliminating feedback when using headphones (unpowered guitar interfaces suffer from feedback when using headphones).

AmpKit LiNK Specs:

• Connects to iPhone/iPad/iPod touch via 1/8-inch cable, automatically detected by iOS
• 1/4-inch mono input jack2 for electric guitar, bass, and line level signal sources
• 1/8-inch stereo output jack for connecting headphones, powered speaker, or PA system
• Works with most recording, processing and tuning apps, including GuitarToolkit

AmpKit LiNK is available through selected dealers worldwide for only $39.99/€29.99 MSRP.

1Except first-generation iPod touch.
2AmpKit LiNK is not designed to be used with non-standard or ribbed 1/4-inch connectors.

100% Digital. 0% Crosstalk.

AmpKit LiNK HD is based on USB digital audio technology, providing high fidelity while eliminating crosstalk and feedback. It's perfect for AmpKit's authentic high gain amps.

Features:

• The only charging guitar interface: optional AC adapter charges your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch while you play - a must for gigging!
• Stays connected: uses cable with dual locking connectors, rather than relying on friction fit - it just can't fall out.
• Input and Output: LiNK HD is not only guitar in, but also headphone and line out. Ideal for live shows and recording!
• Control at your fingertips: control knobs for guitar input level and headphone output level. No need to launch an app.
• Mac and PC: LiNK HD works as a guitar interface for your Mac and PC, too. USB cable included.
• Built solid: sturdy jacks and cable connectors. Rubberized, non-slip coating feels great and reduces sliding.

AmpKit LiNK HD will be available in the second quarter of 2012.

• iOS 4.3 or later
• iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S, iPad or iPad 2, iPod touch 4th and 5th generation
• Mac OS X 10.6.4 or newer with USB port
• PC Windows Vista or newer with USB 2.0 port

Audio pros know that microphone selection is another critical aspect of amp tone, and yes, AmpKit again gives you total control - not only of the microphone you use but also microphone positioning! AmpKit includes for free the Workhorse 57 dynamic and the Germann 87 condenser. Six additional mics are available in the Gear Store from rugged dynamic mics that can handle whatever volume you dish out to amazing condenser mics with the frequency and transient response you need. All with ultra-low latency.

Besides powerful, ultra-low latency amp, cabinet, pedal, and mic simulations, AmpKit also includes all the tools you need for a complete guitar studio.

• Recording & Re-amping: AmpKit not only allows you to record as you play, but it also creates both “dry” (guitar signal before effects are applied) and “wet” (guitar signal with effects applied) recordings. This enables another amazing feature of AmpKit: re-amping, where you can take a recording and re-record it using a completely different amp and pedal setup. Once you’ve made a recording, you can upload it to your computer, or post it directly to SoundCloud. The result is an incredibly powerful guitar recording studio!
• Backing Tracks: Upload your favorite songs and play along, or record your own backing tracks! It's an amazing way to learn and a lot of fun too!
• Tuner & Metronome: AmpKit includes the same high-precision tuner and metronome technology used in GuitarToolkit, and both the tuner and metronome are visible right from the setup screen with no need to switch screens.