Ovation iDea, the First Guitar with MP3 Recording Capabilities

The iDea from Ovation Guitars is one of the neatest guitar contraptions we've seen this year, and it could easily rival Gibson's Robot series – an acoustic guitar that can record what you're playing, play back the recording, and even export it. Now, how cool is that? Imagine the endless creative possibilities the Ovation iDea is offering, besides the renowned and worldwide-acclaimed quality of all Ovation products! It may indeed seem like we're over-enthusiastic with this announcement, but great things await to happen, once you lay your hands on the iDea and start playing.

Those of you who are into playing some instrument should know how nasty it feels when a great idea comes to your mind and you start laying things out, so as to finally learn that you've completely forgotten it by the time you got home, to the rehearsal place, or studio.

Well, if you're a guitar player and have the Ovation iDea with you, you can say goodbye to losing your future hits. Just tune your instrument, hit the “record” button, and start playing – your every note and every accent will be recorded and available at any given time, later on. The Ovation iDea comes loaded with a top-drawer audio mini-recording station sporting easy and intuitive controls and offering enhanced functionality to the creative player.

Controls for volume, bass, mis, and treble are available as sliders, all for an easy use and instantaneous functionality, letting you adjust the sonic reproduction according to your needs. The central processing unit comes with a tuner function, so you've got pretty much anything you can wish for in one easy-to-use location.

The Ovation iDea offers songwriters a mixing function, which will let them play and record a track, and then reproduce it while they're working on solos and the like. Or they can simply load a track from their computer and have it played back while they keep on exercising. This function is especially useful when you're looking for a convenient way to benefit from some guitar lessons. You'll also get a handy tempo adjustment feature to help you deal with the fast tracks. Furthermore, things get really majestic with the added capability to do some recording using the Aux In jack.

Now, the Ovation iDea comes at a surprisingly low price of $599, which is absolutely cool when compared with how much green you should normally fork out on a good guitar, a recording device, acoustic pickup, cables, and so many other things you need when recording, doing playback, or mixing is involved. Find out more on the Ovation iDea website and further details in this quick guide (PDF).

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