Mobile Guitar Modelling System
Complete pedalboard chains in a pocket-sized rig.
This is a real-time guitar pedalboard platform for iOS, currently in development and focused on flexibility, experimentation, and fast preset control. It allows you to assemble complete effect chains, organize them as presets, and switch between full rigs instantly.
The focus is not on imitating a single pedal. It is on giving you structured control over entire signal chains — with the ability to build, save, compare, and refine sounds without rebuilding physical hardware setups.
Pedalboard Chains, Not Single Effects
You can place multiple pedals in series, reorder them, adjust input and output levels, and store complete configurations as reusable presets. Entire chains can be recalled instantly, making it easy to move between different tones during practice, writing, or testing.
Included Pedals in Version 1
- 5-Band EQ (vertical controls)
- Compressor
- Noise Gate
- Clean Gain
- Overdrive
- Distortion
- Fuzz
- Chorus
- Phaser
- Tremolo
- Rotary Speaker
- Delay
- Reverb
Recording
The system includes built-in recording of the processed signal, allowing fast capture of ideas and tone testing directly inside the app.
Signal Input Requirements
A guitar pickup produces a high-impedance instrument-level signal. Standard passive phone dongles do not provide proper impedance matching or preamplification. For correct operation, a USB Audio Class compliant interface or a dedicated guitar interface is required.
Tested Hardware
We use a generic cheap Chinese wireless guitar receiver (MB66 Audio Transmission System) as a buffer, connected to an Audio-Technica ATR2x-USB-C. The MB66 gives us the proper guitar input stage, and the ATR2x-USB-C is a small, solid USB-C audio dongle that works nicely with iPhone.
The IK Multimedia iRig 2 also works. It is made specifically for guitars and already includes the required input stage.
Any USB Audio Class compliant interface or guitar-specific interface with a proper instrument input should work. Simple passive dongles that just repeat the signal are not enough.
Focus of the First Release
The first version concentrates on stable real-time processing, practical pedal coverage, and fast preset management. The goal is a structured, portable pedalboard system designed for serious use.