Lava Studio

[paisleywookiee]

In this case, I think it's quite a different situation. As you said yourself, it doesn't seem to be gig-worthy, so an "all in one" package isn't really required.

Agreed.

 

[Sascha Franck]

So, seriously: What's the main purpose of this thing? A practising/teaching tool? It'd likely be great for these. But spending that much money just to deal with yet another "ecosystem"?
Really doesn't look like something you'd use for gigs and unlike the sounds are as great as nothing else, it'd also not be a great recording tool.

 

[Frodebro]

So, seriously: What's the main purpose of this thing? A practising/teaching tool? It'd likely be great for these. But spending that much money just to deal with yet another "ecosystem"?
Really doesn't look like something you'd use for gigs and unlike the sounds are as great as nothing else, it'd also not be a great recording tool.

Honestly, it looks like an iPad loaded with GarageBand and tethered to a small , modestly powered speaker.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Honestly, it looks like an iPad loaded with GarageBand and tethered to a small , modestly powered speaker.

I did this years ago, with an iPad and a speaker from Brookstone.

 

[Sascha Franck]

Honestly, it looks like an iPad loaded with GarageBand and tethered to a small , modestly powered speaker.

Yeah, pretty much so. Maybe with better amp modeling. And of course with an onboard interface. Maybe like an iPad running GB in combination with a Spark combo.

 

[Frodebro]

I did this years ago, with an iPad and a speaker from Brookstone.

I had something similar maybe ten years ago, an iPad Pro with a dock/interface and a pair of mini monitors. Turned out to be more novelty than anything else so I returned my focus to big boy gear.

 

[paisleywookiee]

I had something similar maybe ten years ago, an iPad Pro with a dock/interface and a pair of mini monitors. Turned out to be more novelty than anything else so I returned my focus to big boy gear.

I use the iPad constantly for a musical scratchpad, but I don’t need speakers. Just headphones.

 

[Frodebro]

I use the iPad constantly for a musical scratchpad, but I don’t need speakers. Just headphones.

That was the original idea for me, but it never really came to fruition.

 

[mbenigni]

Yeah, lots of good ideas here, but none of them are legitimately novel or their own. And while I’m sure this system is more powerful, accessible, and/or refined than a laptop/tablet and an audio interface and an FR speaker of one’s choosing, it will also lock you into their ecosystem, their apps etc, with all the inevitable limitations that come with that. Don’t like their implementation of x, y, or z? Sucks to be you.

That said, it’s not an unreasonable price point for what it is. But they’re trying to thread an awfully small needle with the “Here’s a guitar rig that does a hundred complex things for folksy guys who aren’t too technical” schtick. How many people want all of this functionality and also need it curated and bundled into one package like this? Honest question, and I suppose the answer might surprise me?

 

[Sascha Franck]

it will also lock you into their ecosystem, their apps etc, with all the inevitable limitations that come with that.

Every bit this would be my main concern.
Along very similar lines:
I already have a free stem splitting option in Logic. Why would I want to pay for something else?
I also have decent amp sims. Why would I want to pay for some more - especially in case I can't add them to my current setups in a meaningful way?
I already have a tablet. Why would I want to pay for an additional one limited to the walled garden of what seems to be a practice tool only?

If those amps were also usable as plugins, if the stem splitting was the latest hot shit and if the tablet allowed me to watch pr0n while noodling, we might be talking again. But even then, rather not.

 

[LP59]

Honestly, it looks like an iPad loaded with GarageBand and tethered to a small , modestly powered speaker.

Except an iPad would have far more cpu power than this thing does.

 

[ChordInversion]

This does nothing for me. Not sure it will find much of a market at that price. But I've been wrong before.

 

[Frodebro]

This does nothing for me. Not sure it will find much of a market at that price. But I've been wrong before.

It’s for people who don’t like tech stuff, but it’s designed to be familiar for people who are into tech.

 

[Chocol8]

But I've been wrong before.

But you are not this time.

 

[KingsXJJ]

So, seriously: What's the main purpose of this thing? A practising/teaching tool? It'd likely be great for these. But spending that much money just to deal with yet another "ecosystem"?
Really doesn't look like something you'd use for gigs and unlike the sounds are as great as nothing else, it'd also not be a great recording tool.

A hint might be in the name. Easy to miss.

 

[KingsXJJ]

The concept is excellent, but I'm baffled by the choice of a dedicated screen instead of leveraging an ipad, seems like a strange choice.

Well, if you don’t already have an iPad, this begins to make more sense. Especially at $699.

 

[luckymethod]

Well, if you don’t already have an iPad, this begins to make more sense. Especially at $699.

I couldn't find a price on the site, is that what it cost?

 

[Sascha Franck]

A hint might be in the name. Easy to miss.

You mean it serves the same purposes as a lava lamp?

 

[KingsXJJ]

You mean it serves the same purposes as a lava lamp?

Yes, that’s exactly right. Like some people’s brains.

 

[mbenigni]

It’s for people who don’t like tech stuff, but it’s designed to be familiar for people who are into tech.

Yep. This marketing pitch is completely sideways.

I can't tell whether they're pretending to be easier than a conventional guitar rig (in which case they're super late to the party), or whether they're pretending to be easier than equivalent digital solutions (which is only true to the extent that they've bolted a few things together and eliminated most of your options.)

But hey, it might be wonderful. It will all come down to very fine details in implementation.