The development of the iphone has seen an explosion of apps and devices all geared to appeal to the guitar and musician market. The latest of these is the Paul Reed Smith Cables GuitarBud. This device  basically replaces the iPhone’s built in microphone with the direct output of your guitar or bass .  You can then use your guitar with any iPhone app that the in-built mic worked with.

PRS GuitarBud

The PRS Guitarbud interface cable is compatible with the  iPhone and  2nd Generation iPod touch units and  works simultaneously with the iPhone headphones .  There are many applications available that the GuitarBud is perfectly suited to such as:

Voice Memos™: Audio Recorder and Editor

StompVox™: High quality, 44.1kHz, 16bit real time audio effects and looping application designed to look and feel like stomp boxes.

Riff Raters™: Enables guitarists to record and share their riffs with the world

GigDaddy™: Multitrack recorder and mixer for the iPhone and iPod touch.

iStrobosoft™ : Tuner

Rectools Pro™: 8 channel multi track recorder