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StompIO "King of All Pedalboards"

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Better Guitar's creator, Mark Starlin, awards StompIO with a 9.6 out of 10 rating! The review, the rating and the award says it all.

The Unit
"The LCD display allows you use StompIO live without needing to see the computer screen. You can tuck your laptop safely away in a rack unit and use only the StompIO for patch information. This is a vast improvement over the Guitar Rig controller, which requires you to see the computer screen while using it."

Audio Setup And Routing - X-Gear Application
"I was impressed with how easy it was to get up and running."

StompIO Operating Modes
"StompIO has 1000 banks available, each with four program slots for mind-boggling total of 4000 patch slots. This allows you to be creative in your patch storing."

"The next operating mode is STOMP mode, which turns each bank into a four unit pedalboard. So you can think of it as a box with 1000 four unit pedalboards. If you like to turn pedals on and off during a song this is a handy mode."

"Finally, SEQUENCE mode is a great way to program set lists. You can build up to 16 different sequences, each with up to 999 patches."

Uses
"...the StompIO is a powerhouse studio tool. You can play guitar like you normally would, controlling things with your feet instead of a mouse, and save as many "rigs" as you like. The included audio interface eliminates the need to use microphones. If you take it on stage, you can run direct into a PA system and not need an amp at all. Of course, you could also run it into an amp and use it as the king of all pedalboards in STOMP mode."

Final Thoughts
"The StompIO is incredibly flexible and lends itself to many situations. It is a powerful solution for recording thanks to the built-in audio interface and huge number of amp and effects models included. It also excels as a live tool with the various operating modes such as 2STEP, STOMP, and SEQUENCE. The fact that you can use without seeing a computer monitor is real plus in my opinion. It has an enormous capacity — 4000 patches! — that you are not likely to outgrow, and is built like a tank."

"...if you bought all the included software individually, you would pay more than the StompIO costs, making it a great value for those considering the AmpliTube line of software — which sounds great. If you already own one or more of the AmpliTube packages you can get the hardware only version of StompIO at a discounted upgrade price... if you are cool with using a laptop in a live setting, the StompIO will reward you with mind-boggling tonal and operational flexibility."


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2008-09-08

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