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"Iconic guitarist Slash has teamed with IK Multimedia to release AmpliTube Slash, a new downloadable app for iPod touch, iPhone and iPad as well as a full-featured software suite for PC and Mac. Designed as an interactive production studio, the rocker&amp;apos;s software program promises to let users practice, play and record with digital renditions of the artist&amp;apos;s own signature effects pedals and Marshall amps.\r\nProviding access to similar tools as the ones Slash uses live and in the studio, the program bills itself as &amp;quot;a full-featured mobile guitar efforts processor and recording studio app that lets you play&amp;#x2026; with Slash&amp;apos;s signature gear anytime, everywhere.&amp;quot; A spin-off of IK&amp;apos;s popular line of AmpliTube mobile applications, which let users jam and lay down realistic music tracks, the virtual mixing booth aims to allow fans to crank out tunes using Slash&amp;apos;s own custom sound. Contents include presets featuring Slash&amp;apos;s own guitar tone settings and the ability to access many of the same special effects that he favors, including built-in delay, distortion and noise-warping flourishes.\r\nFeaturing custom-tailored virtual speaker cabinets, amplifiers and stompboxes, AmpliTube Slash offers the ability to create original songs, mixes and compositions on the fly. Immediately available for download, prices start at $9.99 for mobile editions and shoot up to $79.99 for desktop versions. Compatible with hardware add-ons like IK&amp;apos;s iRig and iRig Stomp adapters, the app is also being promoted as a training tool of sorts. Accordingly, users hoping to enhance their musical chops will enjoy the ability to play along with songs imported from their iOS device&amp;apos;s digital music library or computer.\r\n&amp;quot;AmpliTube and iRig come in really handy for on-the-go practicing, recording or just jamming on different ideas, even if it&amp;apos;s on the bus...It just works, and it&amp;apos;s right there,&amp;quot; says Slash in a promotional video. More ambitious in scope but also more focused than rival virtual trainers (e.g. Dave Mustaine: Guitar Prodigy), it appears to be yet another useful addition to the modern musician&amp;apos;s high-tech toolbox.\r\nRelated&amp;#x2022; Megadeth&amp;apos;s Dave Mustaine Releases Interactive Guitar App"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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