J'ai découvert un joujou très intéressant dont je me promets d'en faire l'essais prochainement. Il s'agit du JamVOX de VOX. En gros, c'est un moniteur raccordé au PC qui permet de jouer et pratiquer avec la musique de vos bands préférés.

Il y a un logiciel que l'on installe qui permet d'atténuer le son de la guitare dans la chanson. Le logiciel comprend aussi plein de simulation d'ampli ou de cabinet, permettant ainsi de faire diverse combinaison. En plus vous y trouverez une cinquantaine d'effet (voir les specs plus bas).

À environ 300$ CAN, le JamVOX ferait très bien l'affaire sous mon sapin...

Voici à quoi ressemble le JamVOX du devant :

Le logiciel :

Le derrière :

Spécifications :

JamVOX Software Amp/effect functionality

• 19 amp models ranging from vintage to modern: Virtual Valve Reactor even reproduces the operation of vacuum tube power amps VOX AC15, VOX AC15TB, VOX AC30, VOX AC30TB, UK BLUES, UK 68P, UK '80S, UK '90S, UK MODERN, BLACK 2x12, TWEED 1x12, TWEED 4x10, BOUTIQUE CL, BOUTIQUE OD, US MODERN, US HIGAIN, UK MODERN2, BOUTIQUE METAL, MODDED OD
• 12 cabinet models that meticulously simulate the speaker response and cabinet design VOX AC15, VOX AC30, VOX AD412, VOX AD120VTX, UK H30 4x12, UK T75 4x12, BLACK 2x10, BLACK 2x12, TWEED 1x8, TWEED 1x12, TWEED 4x10, US V30 4x12
• 54 high-quality effect models: 18 pedal-type, 12 modulation-type, 11 delay-type, 12 reverb, noise reduction
  PEDAL: TUBE OD, SUPER OD, ORANGE DIST, METAL DIST, FAT DIST, FUZZ, OCTAFUZZ, TREBLE BOOST, BOUTIQUE, VOLUME, VOX WAH, AUTO WAH, COMP, ACOUSTIC, OCTAVE, BLK/ORG PHASE, U-VIBE, RING MODULATOR MODULATION: CLASSIC CHORUS, MULTI TAP CHORUS, STEREO CHORUS, BI CHORUS, CLASSIC FLANGER, DUO PHASE, FILTRON, PITCH SHIFTER, TEXTREM, ROTARY, MOD DELAY, TALK MOD
  DELAY: STEREO DELAY, CROSS DELAY, 2 TAP DELAY, RHYTHM DELAY, HOLD DELAY, REVERSE DELAY, MOD DELAY, SWEEP DELAY, ANALOG DELAY, MULTI HEAD, ECHO PLUS
  REVERB: SLAP, GATE, SPRING, BOUNCE, PLATE, GARAGE, CHAMBER, CANYON, ROOM, STUDIO, HALL, ARENA
  NOISE REDUCTION
• Drag and drop six effect units to freely specify their routing
• More than 100 Guitar programs that include the guitar sounds of famous songs and guitarists
• Pickup modeling function lets you produce the sounds of different pickups than those actually on the connected guitar
• Audition function lets you hear the sound of each program without having to play your guitar
• Use the convenient Compare function and Snapshot function when editing your guitar sounds
• Auto Chromatic Tuner by KORG, with excellent visibility
• Use an optional expression pedal and foot switch to control the effects with your foot

Music Player functionality

• MP3 / AAC / WMA (Windows only) / WAV / AIFF format audio playback ... Songs protected by DRM (Digital Rights Managements) cannot be played back.
• AAC (Mac only) / WMA (Windows only) / WAV / AIFF format audio recording
• Import your iTunes library
• Revolutionary GXT (Guitar XTracktion) function cancels or extracts the guitar part of an existing song
• Tempo Change function lets you change the playback speed without affecting the pitch of the song
• Pitch Change function lets you change the playback pitch without affecting the tempo of the song
• Auto Change function allows you to automatically switch guitar sounds or GXT settings at the desired point during the song playback
• Loop Play function repeatedly plays the specified region of one song
• Loudness function adds a "live" feel to the song playback
• Use the dedicated website JamVOX-Online to find, audition, and download the Guitar programs or GXT programs that are best for a song: you can also upload your own settings for others to use
• 100 drum patterns are convenient for practicing or creating riffs
• Metronome function is indispensible for serious practice

JamVOX Monitor