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(More customer reviews)My iDea guitar arrived 3 days ago, and out of the box, the guitar's fit and finish was really solid, the unplugged tone was adequate, with a surprisingly amount of volume and bass response, and the playability was just "ok" with action a little high for my taste.
Important as these things are, it's the built in MP3 player/recorder/preamp that I'm really interested in, and like any red blooded man, I dug into this thing without the aid of instructions.
The interface is pretty simple to operate considering the number of functions it controls, though the little joystick controller feels like I could crush it with my thumb. That said, my cellphone feels the same and in 2 years of use, I haven't broken it yet, so who knows? The loop feature is a little imprecise, but it works for snagging a phrase and repeating it ad infitum.
I'm interested in this guitar as a songwriting tool, practice tool, and possibly a performance tool, though my initial impression is that it will be better suited for the first 2, as I've already used up 25% of the memory just farting around with it, so it probably doesn't have capacity to hold several sets of backing tracks.
All in all...I like it. A really useful tool for songwriting and woodshedding.
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Ovation iDea Guitar with Built-in MP3 Recorder and Player, Satin Platinum FinishThe Ovation iDea is the Newest iDea for Acoustic Guitars The Ovation iDea is the first and only guitar of its kind, featuring a built-in MP3 recorder/player. The digital recorder is part of the on-board Ovation preamp. A simple and direct recording control makes it esay to record entire songs or fragments, even vocal and commentary. The patented technology makes possible a list of features never before available on any guitar--acoustic or electric. Record Your Ideas the Easy Way with Ovation iDea Songwriters have always wanted a simple, convenient way to record song ideas, hooks, melodies, and lyrics. With the iDea, players who write on guitar will have an instantly accessible high-quality digital recorder with them wherever they go. The simple and direct recording control makes it easy to record entire songs or fragments, even vocals and commentary. The iDea can record from the guitar alone, simultaneously from the guitar and built-in microphone and from an auxiliary input. Any audio signal fed into the auxilary input is converted to an MP3 file and stored in the iDea memroy. Learn with the Ovation iDea The iDea is also a learning tool, with audio lessons pre-installed in the memory, and more lessons available to download online. Guitarists who enjoy jamming will find a tireless band mate in the iDea. Several "Jam Tracks" are pre-installed in the instrument, and others are available online. Downloading files from a computer or the internet is easy via USB. Files in the iDea can be renamed, deleted, and rearranged right on the computer desktop. Mixes from recording software, rhythm tracks, even songs the player wants to learn can be downloaded and played either through the guitar output or headphones.The Power of the Ovation iDeaYou've heard about capturing lightning in a bottle. Well, here's a guitar that can capture your musical lightning as it strikes--the Ovation iDea. There's nothing like it--a completely portable recording studio built right into your guitar. All those fleeting musical ideas, hooks and melodies are now yours forever.
Record guitar and vocals simultaneously through pickup and built-in microphone.
Store over 100 minutes of MP3 files.
Playback through headphones or amp.
Download tracks from a computer.
Change playback tempo without changing pitch. CREATE
Inspiration comes at any time…capture it EVERY time!
Easily record song ideas, licks, hooks and rhythms.
Use Aux input to record backing tracks for solo performance.
Upload songs to recording software to edit and expand.LEARN
Download lessons and backing tracks at www.OvationiDea.com.
Record songs or solos from MP3 sources, slow them down and learn note- for-note.
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