My present set-up for amp simming is a venerable old Rocksmith Cable and a demo version of Overloud TH-U. This was my first step into desktop modelling, and I'm happy that it's been very cheap and puts out decent sounds. But this has some real limitations - I can't find a way to record from Overloud, and the third party ASIO driver does weird stuff like only allowing one sound source to playback at once, so no jamming along to songs with my good distortion, and only relying on Guitar Pro sounds to play along to tabs. Not ideal, and I want to trade up.
A little looking around came up with IK Multimedia's cheaper interfaces, because something like the iRig HD 2 is about £80 and comes bundled with the full version of Amplitube, which I have heard good things about. Also, Amplitube has some recording functionality baked in, which is nice (I only want demo and self-reflection at the moment anyway, not full production) and the interface is fully featured with cabinet out and a dedicated monitor.
All looks good, but is it as good of a deal as it is made out to be? There are other choices that cost a little more which also come with bundled software like the Line 6 POD, and it's hard to know what is better value for money.
At this kind of "entry level" price range, are all the choices much the same? Is there an obvious standout I've missed? Should I buy something that just seems like a good deal and not think so hard?
A little looking around came up with IK Multimedia's cheaper interfaces, because something like the iRig HD 2 is about £80 and comes bundled with the full version of Amplitube, which I have heard good things about. Also, Amplitube has some recording functionality baked in, which is nice (I only want demo and self-reflection at the moment anyway, not full production) and the interface is fully featured with cabinet out and a dedicated monitor.
All looks good, but is it as good of a deal as it is made out to be? There are other choices that cost a little more which also come with bundled software like the Line 6 POD, and it's hard to know what is better value for money.
At this kind of "entry level" price range, are all the choices much the same? Is there an obvious standout I've missed? Should I buy something that just seems like a good deal and not think so hard?
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