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REVIEW
REVIEW BY JOHN DUVAL
The iRig Stomp I/O is IK media's
audio interface and controller for AmpliTube and other guitar apps. It lets you
take an iPad, iPhone, Mac, or Windows
tablet on stage (mounted on the unit's
built-in cradle) and use software effects
the way you'd use any other pedal.
I gave it a hard workout for several
weeks on my 5th-gen iPad, listening with
AKG K240M headphones and a Soundcraft Spirit LX7 mixer feeding JBL 4312
monitors, as well as through two amps:
a black-knob Fender Princeton Chorus
and a mighty Fender Rage 158. (In my
defense, I must point out that the sound
of IK's emulation of a Marshall stack at
full tilt through a piece of cheese like
the Rage 158 is something that must be
heard to be appreciated. But I digress.)
Setup is easy-register your purchase
on the IK website and download the
applicable app onto the device of your
choice, plug in the provided power supply and your instrument, and send the
output to the destination of your choice.
Right out of the box, the iRig Stomp
I/O is built like a tank and should be
able to withstand the rigors of stage
use. The unit controls all the primary
functions you need, seamlessly-turning
pedals on and off, running the (extremely basic) looper and engaging the tuner,
which is one of the best floor unit tuners
I've ever used. The stomp switches are
smooth and silent enough for studio use,
and the assignable pedal is smooth and
accurate. Bank up/down and pedal on/
off, the functions that will be used the
most, are easily accessible. Switching
between Live and Preset modes is easy.
The unit also sends and receives MIDI
CC messages, which will delight users
who want to combine it with a DAW or
sequencer app.
AmpliTube is a very deep app, and
as a non-techie throwback, I had to roll
up my sleeves and do some learning...
but if I can do it, so can you! The inline
help under the "?" icon is more useful
than the user manual, and I had fun
learning tricks for creating, editing, and
storing presets. Preset configurations
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iRig Stomp I/O
are extremely flexible and invite hours
of tweaking and pedal rearranging.
I really loved Live Mode, where there
are over a hu ndred slots for quick recall of presets-way more than most
folks would need for a gig, and great
fun for throwing sonic oddities at your
bandmates mid-set and confounding everyone within earshot!
As for the authenticity of the emulations: that's subjective, and to me it's
akin to trying to decide what flavor
chocolate is. For the old-timers in the
crowd who have spent decades moving
air with glowing tubes: yeah, you can
tell the difference. So what? If it sounds
good to you, it sounds good. Roll with
it-you won't be disappointed, and
good FOH mixing and studio technique
will render these concerns moot.
After many decades playing in bands
at sit-down gigs and on the road, and at
the casinos in Vegas where no onstage
amplification was allowed, I can attest
to the fact that this box would have been
a Godsend, and it's a seriously viable
option today as well. You can load up
your iPad or iPhone with emulations of
thousands of dollars' worth of useful
tools, and control them with a unit that
can fit in a medium-size backpack. It's a
serious option for the musician on a tight
budget who's playing in small clubs, or
even medium-size halls where powerful
sound systems are available.
My main gripe is with the iRig Stomp
I/O's included proprietary Lightning cable, which at 26" is too short to let you
put your iPad in easy reach while keeping the interface on the floor. Mac and
PC users won't have this problem if they
use USB, and IK does sell a $29 iOS
extension cable, but otherwise, plan to
do programming/editing with the unit
on a tabletop.
Whether you use it as a practice tool
for your own enjoyment, or a recording
tool to get your ideas down with a multitude of sounds at your disposal, the iRig
Stomp I/O makes it easy and straightforward to access your sonic creations. I'd
happily use it in a small stage/club setting
as well as in my modest bedroom music
space... and that's saying something for
a dyed-in-the-wool technophobe!
Price: $299.99
More from: IK Multimedia,
ikmultimedia.com
http://www.ikmultimedia.com
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That One Mic: Electric Guitar
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Capturing the sound of blues guitar
IK Multimedia AXE I/O
IK Multimedia iRig Stomp I/O
BOSS Waza Craft CE-2W Chorus and DC-2W Dimension C
Lauten LS-308
Strymon Volante
Vance Powell - recording and mixing the Stray Cats latest album 40
PSI Audio A17-M
STL Tones STL Tonality–Howard Benson
LEWITT LCT 040 MATCH
Throwback To The Future
GFI System Clockwork Delay V3
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