The holiday shopping season is here, and we're here to make your lives a little easier with a curated guide to winning your gift giving for the guitarist-producer in your life (or let's be honest, for yourself). We'll break it into a few categories, along with our "Top Buys" for the season.
Limited floor space? Display your guitar with a hanging wall mount! Make sure to choose a low-profile mount, like this model from String Swing to accommodate the small body size of the Studio MIDI Guitar.
Capos
Can't find that capo anywhere? Happens to the best of us. Capos work great on the Studio MIDI Guitar and can be a convenient tool for songwriting!
A MIDI foot controller can be your best friend in the studio, allowing you to keep your hands off the mouse and on your guitar. We highly recommend the Live Logic from Blackstar!
As you likely know, keeping the Studio MIDI Guitar in tune is extremely important. While you can always use the built-in tuner in the Jamstik Creator app, sometimes you just want a standard tuner.
DAW - Logic Pro: While other DAWs have touted new MPE support, we can confirm that Logic Pro does it right. The software offers one of the most seamless playing experiences with the Studio MIDI Guitar, plus, it's full of some incredible, MPE-capable stock plugins including EFM1, ES2, EXS24, Retro Synth, Sculpture, Alchemy, and Vintage Clav. *Jamstik Team - Top Buy
Plugin - Equator2: ROLI's hybrid synthesizer is an excellent companion for your Studio MIDI Guitar, and is loaded with over 570 MPE presets! Tip: Equator2 is now available on Splice! *Jamstik Team - Top Buy
Plugin - Xfer's Serum: This is a
powerhouse soft synth with deep functionality and customizability. It was one of the first plugins we ever tried the Jamstik's MPE capabilities with, and we've never stopped using it. It's legendary for a reason. *Jamstik Team - Top Buy
Tip: Make sure to enable MPE within Serum to get the most out of the two products together. In Serum, click ‘Menu’ in the upper right of the plugin. Then, at the bottom of the list, make sure MPE is enabled.
iOS App - GeoShred: Exploring iOS music creation? Look no further than GeoShred—a highly expressive & creative software instrument housed in a sleek iOS app. With its high-quality sound selection and versatile external MIDI support, it’s a perfect companion app for your Jamstik!
We're hesitant to promote these considering we make MIDI gear for guitarists, but if you're a producer, it's convenient to have a simple 12-24 key controller at your fingertips.
*Amazon Affiliate Disclosure:If you purchase anything through an Amazon link above, Jamstik may earn a commission in return—this is invested into R&D efforts to make your Jamstik products even better!
Enter to win the ultimate MPE Gear Bundle: Jamstik Studio MIDI Guitar from Zivix — featuring the latest in MIDI guitar technology, and EQUATOR2 — ROLI’s revolutionary MPE synthesizer, taken to the next level.
New Color Drop: The newest Studio MIDI Guitar is now available in a striking Matte Orange finish! This week only, save $100 on the new orange edition when you shop on Reverb!