Anyone else having "Noise" problems with iRig/Garageband/iPad "3"?

You're in the same situation as me! Handing you off to IK isn't what the Apple experience should be all about - if I'd wanted one supplier blaming another and feeling like I'm caught in the middle, I'd have gone to Android 😉

Seriously, I'm also afraid to update my iPad 2 GarageBand. As you say, the iPad3 works fine with Amplitude so it's not an IK problem, its only the GarageBand current release that's poor.

Unfortunately I think we're such a small audience that Apple won't do anything about this one - unless IK put some pressure on - after all, it makes the iRig almost redundant for anyone with a new setup. Hopefully your IK e-mail may get them to give Apple a kick?

Not so sure. I've been able to play with the iPad2 and the 3 side by side (both with the latest version of GB).

My iPad 3 is a lot worse than my 2 but, I agree, this latest build of GB is noiser than the old version.

I can live with the noise on the iPad2 but if I only had the 3 I'd be very unhappy. Across the whole experience, one issue with GB (which may be software related) isn't enough to go through the hassle of returning it so I'll use the iPad 2 for GB and hope the next upgrade fixes it. I won't expect it though as there doesn't seem to enough people who have an issue. Perhaps I'll post something on the iRig site.

I'm almost tempted to spring for an Apogee connector but it's more than I want to pay and there's no guarantee that would be any better. Weird that the Amplitude software is 'clean' though - suggests a GB prob to me.

Thanks for your feedback TheReen - appreciated.

I don't think so. I've just downloaded the latest GB update and tried it out last night. Just as bad.

For anyone else out there looking at this problem (GB, iRig and guitar) try using virtually any combination of amp with a Fuzz stomp box. The noise (over and above the expected effect) is overwhelming, feedback etc even without touching the strings of the guitar. This simply wasn't the case on the original GB for iPad with an iPad 2.

The app store is now prompting me to upgrade my version of GB on my (wife's) iPad 2. Not going to risk that!

As I've said before, I think this is such a niche problem I can't see anything being done about it.

Would love to hear about anyone who's using an iPad 3, GB, guitar and an Apogee connector.

I don't think there will be a solution as such. Maybe the next time GB gets an update a fix may be included but that's about the best we can hope for.

I had thought that IK would put pressure on Apple (or just ask nicely) to fix this as it blows a bit of a hole in the iRig - I certainly wouldn't buy one under current circumstances - and that's nothing against the iRig except that I consider the iPad/GB to be 'incompatible' with it as it stands.

I'm going to look into the possibility of reverting back to a previous version of GB but I think it might be a messy process.

Thanks for the info on the Apogee Jam - I was hoping someone could confirm that it was a viable alternative.

I don't really want to buy one as it would mean the money I spent on the iRig is wasted but I can't see Apple doing anything here and iRig are in their hands I suspect (iRig works okay on iPad2 with the previous version of GarageBand - if you have this combo, DON"T UPGRADE GARAGEBAND on your iPad!!)

Good find Hillzie!

Works for me also. Okay, so it limits the functionality of the app a bit (and it's really irritating to hear how bad the noise is when you go back into 'full screen') but it will have to do until some bright Apple engineer works out what's causing the problem!

As you say, I think this nails it as a GB problem rather than an iPad2 or 3 issue.

Now we have a reproducible effect/solution I think it's time for another bug report.

I'm not going to flag this as solved until we have a 'real' solution.