Questions & Answers for Apogee JAM Guitar Input
93 Questions from the Community
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Is there a quality or latency difference between the Jam and the Duet or Duet 2.
I plan on recording guitar with this, but want to get the best quality sound and the least latency. I am using this only with a mac book air, not an ipad or iphone, but want to know if spending the extra money is worth it.
- Asked by Joseph R from Lancaster
- May 21, 2013
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Can I plug apogy jam into a guitar amp for live gigging?
- Asked by David W
- Nov 22, 2012
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Yes - Absolutely. I preform on a regular basis using this as a tool. In fact I am doing it right now. You can plug your guitar into the 1/4" on the jam and then plug the 'jam' into your iPad/MacBook. Use aplitube or GarageBand etc... You then need to use a 3.5 mm audio cable that is male on both ends to connect the headphones jack on the iPad/MacBook to your amp. You will need a 3.5mm to 1/4" adapter to plug the cable into you amp, just make sure you get a mono adapter - most of the ones you will find at audio stores are all stereo - your amp and most mixing boards for live shows will be mono and if you are using other apps in the background on your iPad it will only pick up one half of the stereo sound. You can 100% use this for live shows, I do it all the time. I also use MainStage, an app for my MacBoook Pro which allows even more in depth pedal settings for live concerts. I specifically bought this to do live shows - It is fantastic! I have never even tried recording with it :)
- Answered by Matthew C from Montreal
- Apr 17, 2013
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Is there a risk of damaging my built in sound card or my speakers on my macbook pro when I use this product?
I know to use the gain control to prevent the red lights from showing up. Are there any other things I should be aware of? Should I use headphones only?
In short: I just want to make sure that this input device doesn't provide such a strong signal that it will burnout the sound card.- Asked by Leo S from Pooler
- Mar 4, 2013
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Your sound card should be fine. As to the speakers just monitor the sound level and you should be fine. After a certain level of volume distortion takes place and could damage the speakers just like in the home or car. I personally prefer headphones because you can really hear what's going on...plus it takes stress off of your comp speakers.
Another thing to consider would be some external computer speakers or even some decent studio monitor speakers designed specifically for home recording. I record music into my mac and never use the built in speakers because they can't handle all of the mhz ranges. Hope this helps!- Answered by Angelo K from Austin
- Mar 20, 2013
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4th Gen iPad & JAM - buy now with 30 pin adapter or wait for native lightning version of JAM?
I've just ordered a 4th gen iPad. From the other answers here I'm assuming this will work fine with JAM as long as I have the lightning to 30-pin adapter, but all the questions I can see here on that are for the iPhone 5 - I'd assume this would be the same for the iPad but would like to check. Alternatively, are Apogee planning to release a native Lightning version of the JAM? If thats coming I can hang on for that...
- Asked by Duncan E
- Nov 3, 2012
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Chris A, sorry I ended up deciding to wait for apogee to release a JAM with a native lightning adapter - which they haven't done yet, but apparently they are going to...
- Answered by Duncan E
- Feb 10, 2013
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does the apogee jam have just a usb input to go into the 27"mac desktop? or is it just for ipads and phones
- Asked by Shane B from Perth
- Feb 7, 2013
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Yes it come with a USB connection for macs
- Answered by Wayne P from Mississauga
- Feb 9, 2013
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Does the Apogee Jam work with iPad mini?
- Asked by Stacey G from Shenton Park
- Nov 21, 2012
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I was just asking the same question in the Apple store today. They said it does but you have to buy the $30 adapter because the mini and the newest iPads have the lightning connector.
- Answered by Alissa B from Prairie Village
- Nov 29, 2012
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What makes this interface better than the Line 6 mobile in, iRig, or Guitar Jack?
I bought the new iPad primarily for recording music specifically guitar. What makes this interface better than the Line 6 mobile in, iRig, Guitar Jack Model 2, or the other guitar inputs being sold now? The new iPad will be my first apple device other than the iPhone4s. If anyone has any experience with any of the interfaces I mentioned please explain how they perform on the iPad and the GarageBand app. I am very excited for the Jam session feature on Garageband and want the best IF I can buy.
- Asked by Norma H from Boca Raton
- Mar 8, 2012
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I can't comment on the Line 6 but I had the iRig and Jam. I returned the iRig.
The Jam has built in analogue to digital converters and they are very good. It changes your analogue guitar signal into digital and then sends it digitally to the phone through the dock connection.
The iRig plugs into the headphone/microphone jack and uses the AD converters in the phone which aren't as good as the Apogee converters. The result was an unacceptable amount of hiss and inferior sound quality.
Hope this helps.- Answered by Steve W from Sydney
- Aug 30, 2012
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Yes, it works with the lightning->30 pins adapter
- Answered by Benoit P
- Dec 8, 2012
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Amplitube
Will Apogee JAM work with Amplitube? And Ampkit? In addition to GarageBand
- Asked by Bob M from Burnaby
- Mar 14, 2011
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As of July 15, 2012, the Apogee JAM works fine with Amplitube 2.5. Much less noise than the iRig!
- Answered by Bradley P from Portland
- Jul 18, 2012
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Will Apogee JAM work with Peavey Ampkit for the iPhone?
- Asked by Douglas K from League City
- Apr 6, 2011
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I asked the people from agile partners and the people from apogee. Both said yes. I'd go for it.
- Answered by Matthew S from Church Hill
- Apr 7, 2011
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is there any latency (delay) with the recording?
- Asked by Bradley D from Burke
- Mar 19, 2011
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I'm using it with an iPad (1) and there is a noticeable latency... Don't know if this is inherent in the hardware or if it would be better on and iPad 2.
- Answered by Nick D from Stirling
- Oct 21, 2011
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Will the Apogee jam work with iphone 5 and a 30 pin dock convertor ?
I know that the new iphone 5 comes with a much smaller "Lightning" connector. I am wondering if I can upgrade from iphone 4 (where the apogee jam works flawlessly) to iphone 5, get a 30 pin dock connector and be able to use garageband as before.
- Asked by Ravi L from Cary
- Sep 17, 2012
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Yes - this works- I have the adapter and it works just fine. There seems to be a bit of a bug in that you should plug in the output into the audio jack first then plug in the adapter then plug in the Jam.
That should get you going in any app.
Other thing is that I got the extended adapter and I can see that if you only got the smaller non-extended adapter then you may ruin access to the headphone jack.
Not sure about that.
Joe- Answered by Joseph D from Woodbridge
- Oct 18, 2012
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Can I use airplay with my iPad/iPhone and the Apogee JAM so that I can hear it through my home stereo?
- Asked by Adam N from Oakland
- Jan 3, 2013
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Will this work with a mic for recording vocals?
- Asked by Jennifer S from Brooklyn
- Mar 11, 2011
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Could be wrong but I don't think this interface is intended for vocals/mics.
Generally mics use a different connector and require additional power/preamp'ing to work.
Apogee IS coming out with something (a mic) called MIKE that is intended to direct plug into the iPad, with typical Apogee sound/transfer quality.
I'm planning on getting both and eventually the Symphony I/O mmmmm.- Answered by Ross T from Eliot
- Mar 12, 2011
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can I play bass guitar with it? How About vocal?
- Asked by Denis S from Kalamazoo
- Mar 11, 2011
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Definitely yes to bass guitar, vocals would be better with the upcoming 'MIC' from Apogee. You could also use the inbuilt mic in the iPad to get vocal ideas into Garageband.
- Answered by Geoff W from Melbourne
- Mar 30, 2011
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I checked with the Apogee web site and it confirms that it is compatible with the 3rd generation iPad. To be sure I entered into a live chat with an Apogee rep online who confimed this - but they couldn't explain why Apple's Store info is not up to date.
- Answered by Peter R
- Oct 18, 2012
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Will the Apogee JAM device allow me to plug in my tenor ukulele and get the correct sound and note arrangement?
- Asked by Grey F from Bainbridge Island
- Mar 13, 2011
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The Jam requires an instrument-level input like what you would get with an electric guitar. If your uke has that, or a pickup that delivers that, into a 1/4" jack, then yes you will be able to plug it in.
As for sound and note arrangement, this is an analog-to-digital convertor, not a pitch tracking device like a guitar synth - so it'll put out whatever you put into it. Hope that helps!- Answered by Dennis K from Portland
- Apr 3, 2011
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can the usb to lightning be used intead of the 30pin adapter
- Asked by Garrett C from Anchorage
- Dec 11, 2012
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Is the Jam compatible with the iPad 3d generation?
- Asked by Keith L from Anchorage
- Mar 27, 2012
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I use it with mine. It works as well as one would expect. I don't know why they don't update the compatibility list.
- Answered by Matthew S from Church Hill
- Sep 17, 2012
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How do you power the iPad if you are using the Apogee JAM?
What is the work-around, since both the power connector and Apogee JAM require the iPad Dock Port?
- Asked by Jared M from Kirkland
- Oct 13, 2011
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