I main the market for an interface for my bass that I can use with my iPad and/or iPhone (M4 Pro and 14 Pro). My requirements:
Low latency
As small and light as possible
Rugged
Powered via the iPad or IPhone with reasonable battery drain.
I’m aware of, but have not used IkMultimedia’s HD X, USB and Tonex One Bass edition. Arturia’s minifuse1. Apogee Jam + and Jam X, Focusrite Scarlett Solo.
So comparison’s amongst those or additional ones to research would also be great.
More details.
I will be camping a bunch this spring/summer/fall. While I am car camping, I will often be a 1/4 mile or more walk into the woods. It’s easy enough for me to charge at the truck, but needing to walk back and forth as little as possible as well as having everything as compact as possible (fitting into my Gator gig bag is ideal) is a huge bonus. I’ll be monitoring over IEMs.
I’m a computer savvy beginner (at bass, I have 40+ years of experience in the technology field). I’m using this to have a way to practice/noodle and record if I get anything good while I’m out in the woods, usually after a day of mountain biking. I like effects. The more the better. Think shoe gaze. I’m often looping into choruses and reverbs with tape delays and distortion/overdrive. So far my favorite amp sims Are NUX’s Ampeg SVT and a generic Darkglass sim. I’ve played with the 2? That come with the free version of Tonex and those seem good too, but I’m not a huge fan of the app itself.
My current setup at home is Yamaha TRBX305 into NUX MG-30, to Focusrite 4i4 second gen, to Logic Pro (or occasionally another DAW. I can keep the latency acceptable on my M1 mini at 32 samples and 96kHz. While I could just use the 4i4, it is part of my playback system and taking it out/putting it back in is kinda a hassle.
Like I said, I’m a newbie at bass/music so if there is a better way of achieving what I want, let me know. I’m comfortable with all the digital elements but audio workflow is still pretty new to me. So if there are hacks that make for a minimalist setup but sacrifice a bit of quality that’s also great. Doesn’t need to be studio
Thank you!
Patrick
Low latency
As small and light as possible
Rugged
Powered via the iPad or IPhone with reasonable battery drain.
I’m aware of, but have not used IkMultimedia’s HD X, USB and Tonex One Bass edition. Arturia’s minifuse1. Apogee Jam + and Jam X, Focusrite Scarlett Solo.
So comparison’s amongst those or additional ones to research would also be great.
More details.
I will be camping a bunch this spring/summer/fall. While I am car camping, I will often be a 1/4 mile or more walk into the woods. It’s easy enough for me to charge at the truck, but needing to walk back and forth as little as possible as well as having everything as compact as possible (fitting into my Gator gig bag is ideal) is a huge bonus. I’ll be monitoring over IEMs.
I’m a computer savvy beginner (at bass, I have 40+ years of experience in the technology field). I’m using this to have a way to practice/noodle and record if I get anything good while I’m out in the woods, usually after a day of mountain biking. I like effects. The more the better. Think shoe gaze. I’m often looping into choruses and reverbs with tape delays and distortion/overdrive. So far my favorite amp sims Are NUX’s Ampeg SVT and a generic Darkglass sim. I’ve played with the 2? That come with the free version of Tonex and those seem good too, but I’m not a huge fan of the app itself.
My current setup at home is Yamaha TRBX305 into NUX MG-30, to Focusrite 4i4 second gen, to Logic Pro (or occasionally another DAW. I can keep the latency acceptable on my M1 mini at 32 samples and 96kHz. While I could just use the 4i4, it is part of my playback system and taking it out/putting it back in is kinda a hassle.
Like I said, I’m a newbie at bass/music so if there is a better way of achieving what I want, let me know. I’m comfortable with all the digital elements but audio workflow is still pretty new to me. So if there are hacks that make for a minimalist setup but sacrifice a bit of quality that’s also great. Doesn’t need to be studio
Thank you!
Patrick
