From IK Multimedia
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Product Description
The new iRig interface adapter is the easiest way to get your instrument’s signal into iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad. Simply plug iRig into your mobile device, plug your instrument into the iRig, plug headphones or amplifier to the output and you are ready to rock! The iRig is the ideal companion not only to the mobile AmpliTube app, but also works with any other recording, processing or tuning app, including the new Garage band for iPad 2. Plus, you can also use the iRig with line level signal sources such as synthesizers, keyboards or mixers.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #958 in Network Media Player
- Size: 7"L x 1"W x 1"H
- Color: Black
- Brand: IK Multimedia
- Model: IP-IRIG-PLG-IN
- Released on: 2010-06-30
- Platform: Mac
- Format: DVD-ROM
- Dimensions: 2.36" h x 3.94" w x 11.02" l, .10 pounds
Features
- Instrument interface adapter + guitar and bass tone mobile software
- Works on iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad
- Includes AmpliTube for iPhone FREE App (free download on iTunes app store)
- Connect electric guitar and bass
- Headphone/Amp/Powered Speaker OUT
- It is compatible to iPod touch 32 GB 3rd generation
Customer Reviews
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66 of 70 people found the following review helpful.
Nice hardware, not so great free app
By Daniel G. Lebryk
The iRig is a compact well-constructed piece of music gear. Incredibly simple, plug your guitar in the 1/4 inch jack opening, the short pigtail into the headphone jack on your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad, and then plug in a pair of headphones into the 3mm jack hole. Just couldn't be much easier than this. I tore down the jack, and can report that the innards are solid - gold plated jacks, beefy 1/4 inch jack housing, and a small circuit board of surface mounted resistors.
There's something kind of cool about such a small portable device that can do these good things. With a nice pair of cans (I'm using V-Moda V-MODA Cross-fade LP Over-Ear Headphones (Gunmetal Black), the volume can get pretty loud. It's fun to play without a huge amp.
The downside to this device, the AmpliTube free App is kind of sad. The free version includes very few controls, reverb and overdrive. There are 6 presets each is distinctive and different. They can be tweaked, but not by that much. On an iPhone or iTouch, it isn't very easy to "turn" the knobs; and only one channel at a time can be adjusted. It's moderately painful. On an iPad, things are radically different, knob "turning" is easy, all the controls are displayed at once. It acts a lot more like a digital effects box.
Sadly, I think the only way to get a really useful app is to purchase the twenty dollar full boat version. So that kind of brings the total to a fairly steep price. If you compare this to the price of a single pedal, I guess this is a bargain.
The good news, you can take a dual ended 3mm plug, use a 3mm to 1/4 inch adapter, and plug this whole thing into your amp or a mixing board for recording. The sound is plenty clean enough that recording or an amp is doable.
The killer combo, an iPad, the full version of the AmpliTub app, and jacked into a nice amplifier or cans. This is a good deal and works exactly as advertised.
26 of 26 people found the following review helpful.
The iRig by IK Multimedia
By Scott Pursley
The iRig is a masterpiece of simplicity. You plug it in to the iPad and it works. No tweaking anything - it does exactly what it claims to do - turns the ipad or iphone into a pretty authentic replication of hardware guitar effects pedals. Its probably best suited for practice and songwriting, particularly if your song writing leans heavily on guitar tones. Plug in your guitar, slip on a set of headphones and start improvising - in no time you'll find yourself tweaking sounds that are amazing. It requires a purchase of the Amplitube software for around 15 bucks - so you're talking about a 50 dollar investment at the end of the day. But if you want to have the capability of sitting in your living room and wailing without disturbing anyone around then this is it.
38 of 41 people found the following review helpful.
Small, sweet, full of tone when coupled with the great app
By Audio Nut
This is a very compact unit that is simple to connect and yields great sound when used with AmpliTube For iPhone (the app it was built for).
I got lost for hours the first time I plugged my guitar into iRig and iRig into my iPhone. The presets are good but you'll likely make your own. I started with altering almost every one that was included (there was mucho delay and/or reverb on some that I had to cut down for my taste, for example) and then moved on to making mine from scratch.
For its intended purpose and on the devices it supports, it is an amazing feat. I really get lost using this, and I don't have to go through the hassle of hooking up something more bulky (or loud!) to jam and practice.
I would love to see recording, slowing down songs, and a compressor though. I've heard all three are in the works and will hope that's true.
As far as things it was not intended to do, I may try to bypass everything (it seems you get a dry/direct signal when the tuner is engaged for example) and do some input to my PC for a small guitar-based audio interface. If that doesn't work, though, I'd just pick up their StealthPlug since it is pretty cheap too.
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