Amplifx 100 for bass11/2/2022 ![]() ![]() Amplifx 100 for bass Patch#You can use a patch as is, edit it, save it as a favorite and save to the hardware. In any case, it does a good job of finding tones from its collection of user uploaded patches. It must work based on the metatdata saved with the song file, because I put in a non-tagged piece of music and no recommendations showed up. When you play a song from your library, you’re taken to a screen with the album cover on the left side (see screenshot below), and a column on the right that soon fills in with presets that the app has determined are a “match” for the song playing. The Tone Matching feature is quite impressive. Amplifx 100 for bass Bluetooth#You can even have iTunes tracks playing in a Bluetooth speaker while you’re sending guitar sound to an amp. A half-speed playback button is provided for practicing, which slows your music down 50% without changing the pitch. One drag is that switching to another app on your iDevice stops playback, meaning you can’t use it in conjunction with a tab or notation app (in our review of the AMPLIFi 150, which was done on a beta version of the app, prior to its final release, the reviewer felt sure that Line 6 would address that shortcoming, but it appears they have not). The idea is that it’s easy to jam along or practice with the tunes on your device. The Music Library section makes the music in your iTunes library available for playback through the hardware unit’s main outputs, and to any Bluetooth compatible speaker. If you tap the button for the app’s Level screen, you get sliders for mixing the guitar level with the overall level, which is useful when you’re using the app’s music player features. A tuning display also shows up on the unit itself. Pressing the Tuner button brings up a nice full-screen tuner that’s extremely stable, unlike some onscreen tuners where the pitch jumps around too much. Over 200 amp models and effects are available, which is impressive, as is the unit’s ability to provide eight simultaneous effects. ![]() Tapping on the name of the effect brings you to a new screen where you can choose from a huge range of choices for each effect category, or the amp and cabinet models in the case of the Amp/Cab category. With the mono output connected DI, it sounded reminiscent of when you plug in an effect that has no amp modeling into a direct input: one dimensional and a little buzzy sounding. I got a much better DI sound using the two Main Outputs into line inputs in my audio interface. I found, however, that while it sounds great through an amp, it sounds less good direct. ![]() According to the manual, the amp modeling along with the effects are sent to the Amp output. The Amp Out sends a mono version of the output, and is designed for connecting to an amp or a DI recording input. The back of the unit sports five 1/4” jacks: Guitar In, a Stereo Pair of Main Outs, Amp Out, and Phones out. ![]() The first 25 come with factory presets, and the 26 th is designated for “User Presets, ” but you can overwrite the factory patches if you want to, so you can save more of your own creations. The unit contains 100 patches, setup in 25 banks of four. The final item on the front panel is a two-digit LED display that shows you the bank number that the pedal is set to. On the top near the left is a small Bluetooth button, which flashes blue when you’re pairing the unit and stays lit once you’ve paired the unit with an iDevice, Bluetooth speaker, or laptop. Two LEDs next to the pedal indicate its status: Red for volume, green for wah, so there’s no guessing as to which state it’s in. On the far right of the unit is the Expression Pedal, which defaults to volume control, but can be easily switched over to wah duties by pressing down on the pedal to active its toe switch. When you’re tweaking one of the six Tone Controls, they become white, with a red indicator that shows the knob’s current setting. When you’re adjusting master volume, the LEDs light up red. To the right of the Tone Controls is a large Master Volume knob which has a ring of indicator LEDs around it. ![]()
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