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IK Multimedia StompIO £735

This long-awaited hardware/software package is good enough to make you consider putting a computer at the centre of your live rig

The MusicRadar Team, Fri 11 Apr, 11:05 am BST

StompIO looks and feels very much like a traditional piece of stompbox hardware.

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Manufacturer's description

For

the

first

time,

the

StompIO

advanced

guitar/bass

system

gives

you

full

control

over

all

“Powered

AmpliTube”

software/plug-ins

with

the

same

feeling

traditional

hardware

floor

processor

need

even

look

the

computer

screen

touch

the

mouse

–

making

this

hardware/software

combination

one

the

most

powerful

modeling

systems

ever

made.StompIO

comes

fully

stocked

with

full

software

packages:

AmpliTube

Ampeg

SVX,

AmpliTube

Jimi

Hendrix,

AmpliTube

Metal

(only

for

previously

registered

AmpliTube

users)

and

AmpliTube

X-Gear

(that’s

over

$1,500/€1,100

worth

software

included),

totaling

over

150

different

highly-sought-after

modern

and

vintage

gear

models

with

awards

won

combined.

The

only

limit

what

you

can

with

the

StompIO

achieve

superior,

truly

unique

custom

tone

now

your

imagination,

live

and

the

studio.

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MusicRadar rating

4 of 5

Pros

Great array of playable sounds. X-Gear enables new model combinations. Comprehensive and expandable switching faciilities. Solid construction.

Cons

Slight glitchiness when switching between some programs.

The bottom line

The best system yet conceived for taking computer-based amp and effects sounds into a live playing situation.

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Specification Show

StompIO

Price:: £735
Weight (g):: 5.40
Depth (mm):: 305.00
Height (mm):: 79.50
Width (mm):: 562
Available Inputs:: instrument input
Available Outputs:: direct output, Phone jack, S/PDIF digital out, Stereo Output
Min Processor Speed (MHz):: 866.00
OS Requirements:: Apple Mac OS X 10.4 or later, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP
Platform:: Mac/PC; VST, Audio Units and RTAS plug-in formats supported
Ram Required (MB):: 512.00