Computer Music Gives ARC System 3 Awards!!
"It might seem like some kind of voodoo, but the ARC System works brilliantly" In-Depth review in June 2008 edition of Computer Music gives ARC System Innovation, Performance AND Editors Choice awards. "In both environments, the sound became more consistent across the measured sweet spot, and when moving around the listening position, any annoying, 'swimmy' phasing was virtually eliminated. Transients became tighter, and the high-end snap of kick drums seemed to connect better with their low-end 'oomph'...the ARC System offered real sonic improvements and gave us greater confidence in mixing."... [more]
2008-05-09
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AmpliTube® Metal™ Now Shipping!
A Metal Distortion Powerhouse software/plug-in Based on IK’s award-winning AmpliTube 2 software, AmpliTube Metal is the first guitar amp and FX modeling software dedicated entirely to heavy metal gear, with an arsenal of 48 highly acclaimed models of modern and vintage amps, cabinets, stompboxes and rack effects... [more]
2008-05-09
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FREE Clinic at SAE featuring George Acosta, America’s Best DJ 2007
May 16, 2008 @ 2pm and 6pm ONLY, Miami FL USA America’s Best DJ 2007- George Acosta will be there to show you how to produce music with IK’s virtual instruments: SampleTank 2.5, Sonik Synth 2, SampleMoog and SampleTron. There will also be a special performance with StompIO, powered by AmpliTube software. This IK Multimedia clinic is free to attend for all musicians, with prizes just for showing up!... [more]
2008-05-08
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P.O.D. Performs with StompIO on Jay Leno!
May 7th 2008, Watch Bassist-Traa Daniels use StompIO to control Ampeg SVX software on stage StompIO will appear on US national television on May 7th, 2008, 11:30pm EST with the multi-platinum rock band P.O.D. in front of 50 million viewers.Traa Daniels, a proud StompIO user, will be using StompIO during the performance on Jay Leno to promote P.O.D.’s new album “When Angels and Serpents Dance”, where the tones of Ampeg SVX were used on every song in the original recordings.... [more]
2008-05-07
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IK Presents the StompIO World Tour!
“Stomp onto a Revolution!” StompIO, the revolutionary hardware-software guitar and bass multi FX system, will be featured in open clinics and special events dedicated to change the way musicians gig live and record in the studio forever. Kicking off in May and lasting through Summer 2008, tour dates will be held in the United States, Germany, Japan, Italy and the UK, with more to be announced... [more]
2008-05-03
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Plug & Mix Promo extended 'til May 31st!!!
You asked for it! By popular request we've decided to extend the craziest promo of the year "Plug & Mix Madness" Promotion is back again and in full effect. Buy and register any qualifying IK hardware or software and get an effect plug-in of your choice! Up to a $400/€300 value – FREE! For your FREE effect choose from: AmpliTube 2, Ampeg SVX, AmpliTube Jimi Hendrix™, CSR or T-RackS.... [more]
2008-05-02
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Jammin' IK Around the World- Umphrey’s McGee
SampleTank and Miroslav Philharmonik on stage and in the new record “Miroslav Philharmonik let's us explore many ways to enhance the production of our record. It also works great in the live setting. With the many genres that Umphrey's McGee explores, Philharmonik gives me access to more symphonic sounds than all of my digital keyboards put together. Now that I have it, I can't do without it."- Joel Cummins... [more]
2008-04-25
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StompIO “Blows the other software guitar rigs away”
David Coate, professional guitarist and studio owner, loves his StompIO! “StompIO is the first where I feel like I’m playing through a boutique tube amp. It inspires your playing with it’s feel factor….I’ve been looking for this for years... [more]
2008-04-24
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Neil Zaza says “StompIO…a total winner”
Melodic virtuoso guitarist-Neil Zaza “I am really loving the new StompIO! I think it is amazing and a total winner! Amazing what it can do and what it enables the guitarist to accomplish... [more]
2008-04-22
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StompIO Puts the “World at Your Feet”
Says home-recording veteran Stuart Cahn from Tampa, FL Guitar enthusiast, Stuart Cahn, loves his new StompIO for the convenience it gives him. “StompIO is the ultimate gear I’ve always wanted. It gives me seamless integration of all the different gear models… StompIO puts the world of IK Multimedia at your feet... [more]
2008-04-22
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StompIO is “…a Mini Dream Studio…a Seamless Stage Show…a Playground”
Ultimate-Guitar.com’s review of StompIO floor controller for guitarists/bassists “If you’re considering building a mini-dream studio in your bedroom or creating a seamless stage show… StompIO is indeed a monster of a stomp box, with over 4,000 presents and 5 extensive effects software packages at your disposal… Whether you want to design your own rigs via the X-GEAR software package or tweak your post effects, the StompIO pretty much is your playground.”... [more]
2008-04-21
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"We Cannot Recommend StompIO Highly Enough!"
StompIO gains Innovation Award Verdict: "If you intend to take AmpliTube on the road, we cannot recommend StompIO highly enough. StompIO is the ultimate controller for AmpliTube. A good choice for those who like to travel with lots of kit." ... [more]
2008-04-18
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Remix Magazine Says, “ARC Lives Up to its Promise”
Arc System™ the first room correction plug-in “With correction turned on, it was as though I'd thrown on a pair of my best headphones. Stereo imagery snapped right into place; mids became clearer and highs were far less fatiguing over long sessions. With ARC squashing those bass peaks, the room lost much of its artificial boom. Tracks I'd finished in my professionally treated mix studio translated much better into the edit suite, and vice versa... [more]
2008-04-18
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StompIO is "Where the Future is Going"
Traa Daniels, bassist for multi-platinum band P.O.D. Traa is also the head of Ryot Phoenix Music & Media and loves using Ampeg SVX in the studio and StompIO on stage. "Every producer walks around with this big huge storage bin full of vintage pedals. To be able to have these pedals at my disposal in the StompIO and in a lot of cases, be able to use the exact same pedals live as in the studio is great... [more]
2008-04-17
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Gold and Grammy Decorated Engineer-Barry Rudolph ARCs his Studio!
Interview with pro mixer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Rod Stewart and more on the benefits of ARC system “With the monitor speakers closer to a flat response, the sound of instruments and vocals are nearer to how they actually sound in reality. Sounds and mixes translate better to other speakers and rooms. With ARC you hear what you actually have produced.”... [more]
2008-04-12
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