Getting BIAS loaded was a simple affair of adding a new virtual instrument, selecting BIAS Desktop and then setting my channels to a MONO one to use with my instrument interface. My instrument interface is an M-Audio Fast Track USB. For this purpose I have been using Reaper. Where BIAS in the iOS environment can be run as a standalone application, BIAS Desktop can only be run inside a DAW.
I am testing BIAS Desktop on my Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 desktop computer, loaded up with 4GB DDR2 RAM, SSD drive and running Windows 7 64 bit. As soon as I heard BIAS was coming to the desktop world I jumped at the opportunity to test it out. I have previously reviewed and loved both JamUp Pro and BIAS on the iPhone, and have started using Final Touch on my iPad Mini. BIAS has been so popular with guitar players that Positive Grid have decided to enter the desktop market with BIAS Desktop. Their JamUp, BIAS and Final Touch applications have pretty much taken the iOS music world by storm. For sure a lot of it is me being bad at it but I struggle a lot less with an amp & a pedal than the same in the app.Any musician that has been using an iOS device is most likely familiar with Positive Grid. Clean and slightly distorted sounds I find super nice but I really struggle to get even a decently clean tone when it comes to high distortion. To wrap this up I still want to address the sound issue. Window and options are a bit "clunky" but its a super cable software and once you get past those it is very easy to use day to day. The interface once you're stting up the pedals etc is super nice and easy to use but I dont like that to me it feels a bit like an app ported ot PC. I still think you'd probably be better off with a decent amp + a few medals if you know what sound you want - but if you want a ton of creative sounds with pretty good quality in a few clicks thats a great product.
For a beginner its just amazing as a platform to have fun with a ton of sounds & amps. Having said that for the base price of the tool paired with a basic audio interface its unbeatable value. Disclaimer: im a super basic user so sound quality can very much be down to me being bad & my equipment not being pro.
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