About us

IK logo evolved from the Japanese ideogram for "sky"	1996 IK logo	2005 IK logo

But enough about us,
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It all began in a small town in northern Italy. Not just any small town, but a town rich in heritage — a heritage of innovation. A town known as the sports car capital of the world, and also known for its exquisite cuisine and as the birthplace of Balsamic Vinegar. And the birthplace of one of the most innovative companies in the music industry - the town of Modena, Italy.

Company Profile

Way back in 1996 — around the time electricity was discovered and cell phones were the size of your average 4-slot toaster — two Italian engineers got together to solve a problem in a recording studio. Could you get the sound of classic analog gear from a computer? One of them said (in Italian, of course) "Could we emulate electronic circuits using DSP algorithms and feed an audio signal through the computer and get the same sound?" The answer was yes, the piece of gear they emulated was a vintage Abbey Road console, and a company was born.

Although that's a pretty simplified version of how IK came to be, it reflects the driving philosophy behind all of our products: give musicians the tools they want/need to be creative and productive.

Recreate classic legendary products in the digital world and make them available to all musicians. But make them simple. Make them both aspirational and affordable. And make them for Musicians First.

Sound familiar?

Our company motto, "Musicians First," actually has a couple of different meanings.

First, we're musicians. And we're musicians first — engineers, software designers, business specialists, marketing and sales pros, warehouse experts, logistics managers and overall nice guys and girls second. What does that mean to you? It means we only design and create products that we would use. It's a very simple philosophy, but there's beauty in simplicity, and it actually guides our product development and production processes. And it works extremely well for us and for you.

So that's our philosophy for operation. And we've been doing it longer and better than any other company in the market. You see, we don't "exceed" expectations at IK. We create completely new ones by creating tools that inspire new levels of creativity. Here are some interesting factoids about IK along with some milestones.

We'll keep it brief so you can get back to creating music.

Check our milestones on the timeline.

GrooveMaker® The first real-time loop-based groove-making system	1997
T-RackS® The first analog-modeled desktop mastering solution	1999
SampleTank® The first virtual instrument workstation plug-in	2001
AmpliTube® The first guitar amp and fx plug-in modeling the entire rig	2002
Ampeg® SVX The first bass amp and fx plug-in	2005
	2006	StealthPlug™ The first audio cable interface
AmpliTube® Jimi Hendrix™ The first software recreation of the complete guitar amp and fx rig of Jimi Hendrix	2007
AmpliTube X-GEAR™ The first expandable guitar/bass fx system
ARC System™ The first acoustic room correction system in a plug-in
	2008	StompIO™ The first USB multi-fx pedalboard
AmpliTube Fender® The first official Fender® software amp and fx	2009	StealthPedal™ The first interface/controller in a wah stompbox enclosure
AmpliTube® app The first guitar amp/fx system for iPhone/iPod/iPad	2010	iRig® The first guitar interface for iPhone/iPod/iPad
		iKlip™ The first microphone stand adapter for iPad
VocaLive™ The first professional vocalist app for iPhone/iPod/iPad	2011	iRig® Mic The first handheld microphone for iPhone/iPod/iPad
AmpliTube® Custom Shop The first tone shop integrated into a plug-in
		iRig® MIDI MIDI interface for iPhone/iPod/iPad
SampleTank® app Virtual instrument & groove module for iPhone/iPod/iPad
	2012	iRig® MIX The first mobile iPhone/iPod/iPad mixer
DJ Rig The professional DJ mixing app for iOS devices		iRig® MIC Cast The first podcast microphone for iPhone/iPod/iPad
AmpliTube Slash Slash's signature gear into AmpliTube		iRig® STOMP The first iOS interface in a pedal
		iRig® PRE The professional microphone iOS interface
iGrand Piano Concert quality piano app		iRig® KEYS The universal portable keyboard

IK Multimedia app-enhanced accessories range

Where in the world?

IK Multimedia is a multi-national company based in Modena, Italy. We have direct operating units in 4 countries: Italy, the United States, the United Kingdom and Japan. Our products are sold in over 80 countries with a network of 15,000 resellers and used by millions of musicians worldwide. The IK team includes nearly 100 people that take care of all aspects of our music creation products enterprise with passion.

What in the world?

Here's what we do: IK Multimedia designs and manufactures apps, software, hardware and accessory products for music creation and playback on computers and mobile devices.

Not to brag, but we do it so well that some of the top companies in the world of musical instruments chose us to partner with to bring unique and innovative solutions to market. And when we say top companies, we mean iconic brands like Fender^®, Marshall^®, Ampeg^®, Orange^® Soldano^® Gallien Kruger^®, Seymour Duncan^® and more.

Plus, when it comes to software and apps, we also give players access to the official sound of two guitar icons: Jimi Hendrix and Slash.

Scores of artists, engineers and producers have used IK's AmpliTube, SampleTank, Philharmonik, T-RackS and more to create or perform the most popular music of our time including the Rolling Stones, Queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, AC/DC, Eminem, Black Eyed Peas and Coldplay, 2013 Oscar® winner producer Paul Epworth (James Bond Skyfall movie).

The hard (ware) way

IK started manufacturing electronic hardware accessories for computers in 2006 and in 2010 evolved into the production of app-enhanced iOS accessories. To make sure you can actually get these great products, IK now operates a new electronics manufacturing facility headquartered in Modena, Italy that is fully equipped for hi-tech manufacturing using SMT technology.

IK Multimedia production facility	Electronic production line	Automated optical inspection

Now over half of our hardware products are made in our own factory in Italy by our discriminating Italian craftsmen and engineers with the highest production and manufacturing standards guaranteed by our 100%-tested production. What does that mean? It means that EVERY product that leaves our factory is guaranteed to operate correctly, so you don't have to worry about a product that doesn't perform. Refreshing, isn't it?

Mobile Music Revolution

So here's the cool thing about what we do… we create products musicians use to create music whenever and wherever the inspiration strikes them. And we do it with tools that are simple to use. Slash uses our stuff on tour when he's in his hotel room at 4am. You can too. In fact (again, not to brag), we've pioneered the mobile music segment of the market with our range of 50 accessories and apps for the iPhone/iPod/iPad. IK was the first company to introduce the wonderful world of mobile guitar tone (AmpliTube and AmpliTube Fender^® for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad) and a cost-effective, professional way to connect a guitar to those devices, the iRig audio interface for guitarists and bassists. Today we make the most extensive range of mobile solutions for musicians of all types - keyboard players, guitarists & bassists, vocalists and DJs.

Headquarters
IK Multimedia Production srl
Via dell'Industria, 46
41122 Modena
Italy
Phone: +39 059 285496
Fax: +39 059 2861671
P.IVA/VAT number: IT02359550361 - Cod. Fisc. e Num. Iscr. Reg. Imprese 02359550361- Iscr. REA di Modena nr. 284278 - Capitale Sociale Euro 185.895,65
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IK Multimedia US, LLC
1153 Sawgrass Corporate Pkwy.
Sunrise, FL 33323
Phone: (954) 846-9101
Fax: (954) 846-9077
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IK Multimedia UK & Ireland
Phone: +44 (0)1223 234414
Fax: +44 (0)7005 968006
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IK Multimedia Asia
TB Tamachi Bldg. 1F, MBE #709
4-11-1 Shiba
Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0014
Japan
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