In the favour of the Jam is the fact that the cables are detachable, so if one of them breaks, you won't need to replace the unit, unlike the competing iRig or Peavey AmpKit Link. On the inside, the analogue to digital conversion circuitry operates at 44.1kHz, 24-bit.Īs far as connection is concerned, there are some pros and cons to consider.
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There's also a three-state LED indicator, a quarter-inch jack socket and a USB output socket. The unit itself is very light, with a plastic body, and has a small plastic thumb-wheel on the side to control input gain. Each of the cables locks securely into its respective socket, too, keeping it secure when you're playing. Although the cables are relatively short, they do free the Jam from needing to connect directly to the iPad, something that would put unnecessary strain on the socket and the Jam itself. The small interface is supplied with two cables: one for connection to the iPad (or other iOS device), and the other for connection to a Mac. The Apogee Jam has a jack input for guitar and a single USB port that sends digital audio to the host device.
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The Jam requires iOS 4.3 or later and a Core Audio-compatible app, or Mac OS 10.6.4 or later if it's being used with OS X. A further important distinction between the Jam and its competitors is that it has no audio output, so you'll need to connect headphones or speakers to the jack socket of the host device. Unlike most such devices, which utilise the bi-directionality of the headphone socket for input and output, and rely on the A-D converters in the host device, the Jam uses the dock port to connect and has its own on-board A-D converters.
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Apogee's Jam is an audio interface designed to connect a guitar to an iPad, iPhone or Mac.