IK Multimedia

IK Multimedia's new iRig Acoustic Stage package marries a pick-shaped MEMS microphone with a battery-powered box rocking a preamp and digital signal processing to make any acoustic guitar sound just like it would if it was captured in a traditional recording studio.

Instrument interface pioneers IK Multimedia have announced a replacement for 2013's iRig HD. The iRig HD 2 digital guitar/bass interface for iPhone, iPad, Mac and PC boasts improved sound quality, more ins and outs, and a wet/dry signal switch.

There's no doubt that tablets and smartphones have made multi-track audio recording on the run easier than ever. But connecting instruments to iPads and iPhones has never been quite as simple. The iRig Pro Duo helps make that final connection and allows musicians to truly record on the run.

At this year's NAMM show, IK Multimedia has added what's said to be "the smallest studio reference monitoring system in the world" to its iLoud speaker range. The iLoud Micro Monitors are reported to deliver stunning clear and accurate audio.

IK Multimedia is taking aim at dreadnought picker types with the iRig Acoustic, which is billed as the first acoustic guitar mobile microphone/interface specifically made for acoustic guitars and ukuleles, and one that's claimed to rival pro-grade studio microphones.

IK Multimedia has announced the iRig 2, a new guitar interface that includes an output to a powered amplifier, an input gain thumbwheel and is compatible with many modern Android smart devices.

IK Multimedia has released its iRig Pads MIDI groove controller. The lightweight device is smaller than an iPad, yet manages to squeeze in 16 backlit rubber pads, two MIDI knobs, two buttons, one slider and a pushbutton rotary encoder. The iRig Pads also ships with the SampleTank free suite.

IK Multimedia has unveiled the iRig Mic Field at this year's IFA. It's a microphone that turns any Lightning-compatible iOS device into a stereo digital field recorder.

Mobile music technology company IK Multimedia looks set to release some cool new products in 2014. Gizmag takes a quick look at the just-announced iRig Mic HD and iRing, and previews a few of the gadgets set to follow later in the year, including the iRig PADS MIDI controller.

IK Multimedia has released a compact, battery-powered speaker specifically designed for musicians and audiophiles. The 40 W iLoud allows users to plug a guitar or microphone into the audio jack, connect an iPad and fire up a favored audio processing app, or stream digital music over Bluetooth.

IK Multimedia has released the iRig BlueBoard, a battery-powered pedalboard that allows guitarists, vocalists and keyboard players wireless control of Core-MIDI-compatible music-making apps running on an iPhone (4s or later), iPad 4, iPod touch (5th gen) or Mac (models from June 2012).

IK Multimedia has launched the iRig PRO at IFA 2013 in Berlin. The all-in-one universal audio/MIDI interface includes a host of input options that allow musicians to connect microphones, electric or bass guitars, line-level instruments or MIDI devices to an iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Mac.