warth0g Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Hi, I'm trying to decide which iOS based guitar interface to buy. There seem to be a few at the same price point but this is new territory, so I'd appreciate some advice please! The primary use case for me is to allow for headphone based practice sessions, with a combination of different virtual amps/pedals, and I understand that the Sonic Port (original) and competitors all do this well in conjunction with an iphone / ipad. So to decide between them, I wonder if it's possible to do a couple of other things: 1) I have a couple of amps. My Fender Blues Jr is my primary one; it sounds great but has some limitations in that it has no AUX in and no Headphone out. The Sonic Port would fix the headphone problem, but would I be able to connect the SP / iphone to my Blues Jr so that I can play itunes tracks etc through the amp? The SP would in this case have to be acting as a pass-through I guess, so that NO virtual effects are in play. If it can do this I could sell my other modelling amp and just keep the Blues Jr and SP combination... 2) Conversely, when connected to the Blues Jr, I'd be interested in using the SP to add additional FX, like a virtual chorus pedal, to the otherwise untainted sound of the Blues Jr...can I do this? 3) The SP should be great for travelling - but can I hook it up to speakers? For example, if I'm at a friends house, will I be able to connect the SP into a receiver / amp of a HiFi system? Or maybe a Bluetooth speaker (not through bluetooth, but through some sort of cable connection)? Sorry if these are mad or ignorant questions, I've never used this sort of thing before.. I appreciate any help that you might be able to offer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSuit Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 I do have some answers as a (new) sonic port vx owner. I'm not sure it's a good idea to hook up the SP to an amp, even on clean settings. However, you can use the outputs to connects to a PA system or monitors (that answers the connectivity at different places). As for myself, I find the SP very useful in playing with backing tracks with headphones on my iPhone, but not very practical with my PC. Latency problems and you can't control the input gain. Hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteanswer Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 Regarding your second point. I have just connected my Sonic Port VX to my Marshall MG15 amp and it works fine. giving you access to FX from Mobile POD or Garageband. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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