There is also an optional iRig PSU 3A which will also simultaneously charge a connected iOS device, facilitating extended (near-endless in fact) iPhone or iPad recording sessions.Īlso new on this Pro I/O are the dedicated headphone output and headphone volume, which operate separately from the input gain control and separate from the attached iOS device. The MFi-certified Pro I/O will happily connect to iPhone, iPad, Mac, PC and Android devices and can be powered either by a standard USB bus or by two AA batteries, which is enough to drive the switchable 48V phantom power for condenser mics. This new version of the I/O features an improved high-quailty preamp, capable of recording at up to 24-bit/96KHz.

MIDI data can also be sent both ways: incoming to the device or outgoing to external modules, control surfaces and so on. A minijack on the side enables the connection of MIDI-enabled devices.

The single Neutrik combo input jack takes either 1/4” cable for instruments (it’s also a Hi-Z input, for passive and active pickup configurations) or XLR for microphones, with phantom power available. While the iRig range is often considered to be designed for guitarists, the Pro I/O has a port that can be used by any musician whose instrument can be plugged into it. The new iRig Pro I/O is a case in point in how IK responds to these demands. Thanks to rapid technological improvements, musicians are demanding increasingly realistic sounding virtual instruments and more authentic-sounding guitar amp simulations. Each new product broadens and pushes the range forward, building on past iterations and taking advantage of new technological developments and opportunities presented by the host hardware (desktop, laptop, smartphone, tablet etc). It has achieved this by continually exanding and evolving its range of music recording and production tools on both the software and hardware side. With more than 50 million software and app downloads and over two million iRig-branded products sold since 2010, Italian audio technology company IK Multimedia has a market share of approximately 70 per cent in the mobile music creation category.

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