I run the regular headset output into the amplified mixer in our rehearsal space all the time to play backtracks, and I need to crank the volume on the mixer almost all the way up. You probably won’t absolutely need it for headphones, but when running it into a PA it’s very handy. The amplified output jack is a great feature. I think the control panel as a separate app would be a nice addition. Also, the settings are remembered in the device, so you can open the control panel in an app that has it and then switch to another app without. On the other hand there are a lot more settings available for the GuitarJack. I miss the hardware gain control and clipping led a bit. I’m not crazy about that you change the GuitarJack’s settings in a control panel inside an app. That’s a great way to get started with the device, but a little annoying in long run if you use a different app. The GuitarJack also has a built-in connection to its app counterpart called GuitarTone, so as soon as you plug it in it will look for the app on the phone and optionally direct you to the app store if it’s missing. The GuitarJack seems to follow Apples specs for audio devices more closely than the Jam, which I always have to plug in before starting AmpKit – no such problems with the GuitarJack. I’ve never experienced that with the Apogee Jam. It could be something related to app switching, not sure. Two times the input sound from the guitar has started crackling and breaking up, but removing and re-attaching the GuitarJack to the phone has fixed that right away. The device has been very reliable and I’ve gotten a great tone from it with AmpKit, which is my regular iPhone amp sim. I’ve been using the Guitar Jack almost every day now for a short practice session at my lunch breaks for maybe two weeks. Allows simultaneous input and recording from both the instrument jack and the mic/line jack (in Sonoma’s FourTrack app).Configured via a Guitar Jack control panel available in Sonoma’s own apps.Up to 72 dB amplification of the digital input signal (compared to 40 dB in the Apogee Jam).The GuitarJack 2 has actually has three jacks – one instrument input (5,6 mm) for guitar, bass etc., one amplified headphone output (3.5 mm) and one microphone/line input (3,5 mm).The Apogee Jam is my everyday docking-port interface, so comparisons to it are inevitable in this review. Manufacturers like Peavey have realized this as well, so the new generation AmpKit Link HD is a docking port device where the previous version was a headset device. They use the phone’s or iPad’s built-in D/A converter, the one used when you make a call – not specifically engineered for audio production. The docking port devices have their own on-boardĭ/A converters and send the signal digitally into the iOS device, whereas the headset interfaces are just analog splitters (with or without battery powered preamps). The difference in sound quality is just too large, especially when it comes to noise and feedback. Owning a couple of headset-connected interfaces, I’d never consciously choose one of those over a docking-port connected interface. The GuitarJack 2 is a docking-port interface like the Apogee Jam, unlike the iRig and AmpKit link among others. The nice people at Sonoma sent me the Guitar Jack model 2 for review for review. One is the GuitarJack from Sonoma Wire Works. Since I reviewed the then-leading iOS guitar interfaces, a lot of new products have entered the market.
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