IK releases AmpliTube 4 for iPhone/iPad with Improved Sound, Virtual Cab Room, 4-Track Looper, Dual 3D Mic Positioning, Redesigned Interface & More

IK Multimedia has announced the release of the latest version of AmpliTube for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Version 4 of the mobile guitar and bass tone studio has been completely redesigned and re-engineered, giving players improved sound directly from the desktop version, and adding a virtual Cab Room, a 4-track Looper, ultra-realistic DSP, new dual 3D mic positioning, updated interface with an improved browsing system, and a whole lot more.

Improved sound quality
The biggest change to AmpliTube for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch is something that can't be seen but can be heard. That's because the new AmpliTube features the same tone technology that can be found in AmpliTube 3 Custom Shop for OS X and Windows. This means that IK has re-engineered every single amplifier, stompbox, cabinet and microphone so they feature the same sound as the desktop version.

Upgraded sonic creativity
Users can now create a guitar or bass rig composed of 6 stompboxes, 1 amp, 1 cabinet and up to 2 freely positionable microphones. The process of making these rigs has been made even easier: now musicians can simply drag and drop their favorite effects into the provided slots. And, for added creativity, there are now 4 available spaces before the amplifier and 2 post-amplifier, which allows for an extreme amount of sonic tweaking.

Mic it in the 3D cab room
Another opening of creative possibilities comes in the form of AmpliTube's new "Cab Room" feature. This gives musicians the keys to their very own virtual studio room that they can use to mic their cabinets in 3D with up to 2 different microphones. This makes it easy to find the sweet spot for any amp/cabinet combo. It also makes it easy to get wild and create an even wider spectrum of tonalities that aren't possible in a flat world. To coincide with this new feature, AmpliTube also now sports 16 new microphones that are available for in-app purchase. These present a broad selection of condenser, dynamic and ribbon microphones that let musicians take advantage of the raw power of IK's exclusive VRM (Volumetric Response Modeling) technology.

A super Looper
To augment the other AmpliTube functions, IK has included a new Looper feature that gives users a convenient way to make and play up to 4 loops at a time. The Looper also features MIDI assignable controls, so it can be activated from the floor with any Core MIDI compatible controller like IK's wireless iRig BlueBoard. This is great for musicians who want to create their own accompaniment on the fly and also experiment with different melodies, leads and chord progressions.

And a whole lot more
Beyond these major sonic updates, AmpliTube has also been given a complete GUI facelift. This makes it easier for musicians to create rich and varied guitar tones on their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Navigation has been streamlined across the board and IK say that players will find the enhanced graphic interface natural and easy to use. This is most obviously seen in the "drag & drop" pedalboard section. But it's also obvious in the gear browsing process, which now utilizes an easy to navigate carousel system that displays each piece of available gear just like they're in a real physical gear shop.

Pricing and availability
The new versions of AmpliTube for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad are available now as a complimentary update for existing users or as a paid app for new users for $19.99. Expandable demo and LE "Light Edition" versions are available for iPhone and iPod touch. An expandable demo version is also available for iPad.

AmpliTube is highly expandable via in-app purchase. New available expansion features include the 3D Dual Mic Positioning Cab Room ($9.99), 16 Mic Bundle ($9.99, also available individually for $0.99 each), Looper ($9.99) and the All New Features bundle ($19.99), which includes the Dual Mic Positioning "Cab Room", 16 Mic Bundle and the Looper. All other new enhancements to AmpliTube are included at no additional charge. As with previous versions of AmpliTube, all purchased gear can be freely transferred between all versions and between iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.