Having used several other free apps, it’s a generous platform and provides amps and effects that you’d have to shell out for with any of the competing apps. The amps include various Fenders ( 1964 Fender® Deluxe Reverb®, 1959 Fender® Bassman®, 1960 Tweed Fender® Champ® and a 1965 Blackface Fender® Twin Reverb®) Marshalls (1968 Marshall® Plexi (100 watt) and Marshall® JTM-45 meets Budda® Twinmaster), Vox (1960 Vox® AC15 and a AC30 (non-Top Boost)) Mesa Boogie ( 1985 Mesa/Boogie® Mark IIc+ (Clean Channel and Drive channel) and a 1995 Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier® Head) and signature amps line the Line 6 Insane. The amps include many of the big name manufacturers that players would look for in a package like this. You also get a built in tuner and access to thousands of presets for various tracks. With the app, you get 32 amps 16 effects and 16 speaker cabinets.
The mobile POD app is a free download that seems to be built on the POD FARM software platform. There’s a lot to like here and a few small things that I’d quibble about so I’ll start with the good. it’s easily the best Iphone/Ipad audio converter I’ve heard yet. Latency was negligible and it’s a very transparent unit with substantial headroom and a very low noise floor.
The Sonic Port, worked exceptionally well with all of the applications that I tried it out with. The iPad didn’t recognize the Sonic Port at first but once I unplugged the unit and plugged it back in, the Sonic Port sent audio to the Mobile Pod app with no problem. Since the unit is compatible with any CoreAudio App, I also downloaded the Amplitube Fender free app and the free Ampkit app to see how the unit worked with those as well. The unit also interfaces with Jammit but I didn’t get a chance to test that pairing. The first thing I did was to download the free Mobile Pod app. I used my wife’s 1st generation iPad as a test for the unit. The Sonic Port converts audio with a 24 Bit/48k resolution with 110 db dynamic range on the ¼” guitar/bass input. Since it’s powered by the IOS device its paired with, 2 cables (30 pin and lightning) are provided with the unit to connect to your iPad, iPhone or 4th or 5th generation iPod touch) it’s literally plug and play. The front panel featues 2 inputs (a ¼ jack in, and an 1/8” jack in for connecting another audio device such as a keyboard on an mp3 player), and 2 outs (a headphone out and a ¼ “ stereo out to connect to studio monitors). As all of the control features are handled between the interface and the app, the unit only contains inputs and outputs and is devoid of any external controls.
The Sonic Port is housed in a sturdy plastic casing approximately the size of a jump rope handle. Since it’s designed to be paired with the Mobile POD app, this review will cover both topics. Read Time 4 Minutes Good things in small packagesīuilding on the success of their Mobile In device, Line 6’s Sonic Port is a compact interface for your iPad or iPhone that offers great sound and plenty of connectivity.