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Check out this ace review of iStomp
Deliciousaudio.com is a web-blog devoted to covering the latest innovative gear and they were very quick off the mark to offer an extensive review of the new Digitech iStomp™.
The iStomp™ works just like every other stompbox. Step on the footswitch to turn it on and off. Adjust the knobs to get the sound you want. The biggest difference between the iStomp and other stompboxes is you can completely change the iStomp to be any pedal in the entire pedal line. Simply connect your iPod touch®, iPhone®, or iPad® to the iStomp and select which pedal you’d like from the DigiTech® Stomp Shop™ App. In about the same time it takes to download a song you can change the iStomp from a distortion to a reverb, a phaser to a tube overdrive, or a delay to a chorus. iStomp includes DigiTech’s Total Recall™ digital delay and Redline™ overdrive to get you started.
FEATURES:
• iStomp works like all other stompboxes on the market
• Turn the iStomp into any pedal available in the Stomp Shop
• Stomp Shop offers more than 20 different pedals to choose from
• More pedals will be continually added to the Stomp Shop
• User defined custom LED color for any pedal loaded to the iStomp
• Die-cut removable custom labels for multiple pedals included
• True stereo in and stereo out
• Stomp Shop Apps saves all your pedals in the app
• Compatible with all models of iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 4 or later.
DigiTech Smart Cable (DSC for iOS)
The new DigiTech Smart Cable (DSC) is a proprietary cable developed by DigiTech in conjunction with Apple that allows direct communication between DigiTech products and iOS devices such as an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad. The iStomp along with the Stomp Shop App are the first DigiTech products to incorporate the new DSC cable and DSC Port.
DigiTech Stomp Shop App
The DigiTech Stomp Shop is your connection to the complete line of iStomp pedals. From the app you can turn your iStomp into a completely different pedal, any pedal available in the Stomp Shop. In about the same time it takes to download a song you can change the iStomp from a distortion to a reverb, a phaser to a tube overdrive, or a delay to a chorus. The DigiTech Stomp Shop app is free to download from the App Store.
Stomp Shop Pedals
There are more than 20 different pedals to choose from with many more pedals coming soon. Each iStomp comes with two pedals-Total Recall Digital Delay and Redline Overdrive. The first time you connect to your iStomp you can choose one more pedal from the different DigiTech pedals for only $0.99. After that you can download new pedals for as little as $4.99. Some of the pedals available in the Stomp Shop are listed below. Click on the pedal images above to hear a sample.
• DigiTech Compressor-Versatile compressor/sustainer effect based on dbx™ compression
• Red Compressor-Classic compressor great for balanced sustain with both clean and distorted tones inspired by MXR® Dyna Comp™
• DOD FX25-Classic DOD® analog envelop filter gives a funky Auto Wah effect perfect for guitar and bass
• Octaver- Produces signals one and two octaves below your original note, inspired by the Boss®OC-2
• Screamer-The standard of overdrive effects inspired by the most popular overdrive pedal the TS9 Tube Screamer by Ibanez®
• DigiTech Amp Driver- Provides exclusive mid-boost to super charge your tone, designed to give you the sound of an overdriven amp
• Glimmer Drive- Flexible overdrive pedal with overdrive and clean tone inspired by the Sparkle Drive™ pedal from Voodoo Lab®
• DigiTech Rock It Distortion-Highly versatile distortion that works great with clean and overdriven amps.
• Rodent-Modern distortion with unique filter control making it great for all styles of music, inspired by the ProCo® RAT™
• DigiTech Death Metal- The legendary pedal that cuts through with relentless metal distortion
• Face Fuzz-Warm and thick fuzz distortion inspired by the legendary Fuzz Face™ pedal from Dunlop®
• CE Chorus-Warm analog chorus effect with speed and depth controls inspired by Boss CE-2 pedal
• DigiTech Blue Pearl Chorus-2-voiced chorus effect with subtle to lush tones in true stereo
• DigiTech Jet Flanger-True stereo flanger effect capable of chorusing to hyper sonic effects
• Flanger Affair-Vintage flanger effect with chorusing to extreme jet airplane sounds inspired by Electro-Harmonix ® Electric Mistress pedal
• DigiTech Phaser Beam-Mild to ultra-wild phase shifting effect in true stereo
• Stone Phase-Vintage phaser effect inspired by Electro-Harmonix Small Stone™ pedal
• Opto Tremolo - Truly classic tremolo effect inspired by Fender® amp’s tremolo sound
• DM Delay-Thick, warm, and dirty delay inspired by the Boss DM-2 Analog Delay pedal
• DigiTech Vintage Tape Delay-Vintage tape delay effect in true stereo with tap tempo
• DigiTech +Verb-Flexible everyday reverb effect in true stereo with a tail
• 240 Plate¬-Classic plate reverb effect in true stereo inspired by EMT™ 240 Plate Reverb\
Trial Period
The iStomp is the only pedal that allows players to try different pedals on their own time with their own rig before they buy it. Through the app you can listen to a demo of all the pedals but unlike all other stompboxes you load any effect to the iStomp for 5 minutes to see how the pedal sounds through your amps using your guitar.
My Pedals
The Stomp Shop saves a record of all the pedals you purchase. You can reload any pedal to your iStomp at any time.
Custom LED Color
You can choose one the color of the 9 dot LED light on their iStomp when you load a pedal from the Stomp Shop App. It is a great way to identify the different pedals when they are loaded on your iStomp.
COMPATIBLE: iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad running iOS 4 or later
DigiTech Stomp Shop, iStomp, dbx, Lexicon, Redline Distortion, and Total Recall Delay are trademarks of Harman International Industries, Incorporated, registered in the United States and/or other countries. iPhone, iPod touch, iPod, iPad and App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. “Made for iPhone”, “Made for iPod”, and “Made for iPad” means that an electronic accessory has been designed to connect specifically to iPhone, iPod, and iPad, respectively, and has been certified by the developer to meet Apple performance standards. Apple is not responsible for the operation of this device or its compliance with safety and regulatory standards. iPod, iPhone, or iPad are not included. Features, specifications, and appearance are subject to change without notice.
iPB-10 online product demo
British guitar magazine, Guitarist, has posted an extensive demo of the groundbreaking iPB-10 programmable pedalboard, which harnesses the power of the iPad® and allows players to create and customise the ultimate pedalboard.
The demo clearly demonstrates the ‘drag-and-drop’ capabilities of the iPB Nexus iPad app and then goes on to showcase some of the great sounds that the iPad/iPB-10 can put at your fingertips.
Kosmic Sound WA iPB-10 demo
For another view of the iPB-10, check out this online demo, produced by Kosmic Sound & Lighting, a dealer in Western Australia.
Jamman gets Morgan’s mojo workin’
New Sony pop artist Morgan Joanel is CMI’s latest Digitech endorsee who uses Digitech’s legendary Jamman as an integral part of her sound.
Morgan is a self-confessed workaholic who not only pursues music, but is also a jewellery designer, a fashion designer and is also trained as an acrobat and dancer.
At only 24, she is already a veteran of over 850 shows around Australia, which has included tours as support to such international pop stars as Adam Lambert and an upcoming tour with latest urban sensation, Jason Derulo.
When performing solo, Morgan is accompanied by only an acoustic guitar, drum pad and the Jamman and it manages to sound like she has a full band and choir up on stage with her. In a YouTube video – see above – Morgan showcases some of her live-looping skills while covering Rihanna’s number one hit “Don’t Stop the Music”.
Her latest self-penned single ‘Devil’s in The Detail’ is landing 2 September and can be heard here:
On the heels of the launch of Apple’s iPad2 and GarageBand™, DigiTech announces compatibility of its world-leading RP multi-effects pedals with the iPad. Guitar players around the world now have the ability to stream, record, and playback high-definition audio tracks through DigiTech’s RP multi-effect pedals directly to an iPad using a USB cable and iPad Camera Connection Kit adaptor. Read more
The HD audio streaming capability of RP multi-effect pedals allows players to take further advantage of the increasing number of applications for musicians available from the Apple App Store™.
There are six different models of DigiTech multi-effect pedals with direct streaming, recording, and playback capability with the Apple iPad, including the RP155, RP255, RP355, BP355, RP500, and RP1000. Each model offers guitar and bass players a different range of capabilities and features. Using the current USB equipped DigiTech multi-effects processors players can use their favourite presets and custom tones to record CD quality audio guitar and bass tracks directly to an iPad. DigiTech is making it even easier for musicians to create music and share it with the world. Download the brochure (882k)
New Hardwire Polyphonic tuner!
Plucking sucks. Every single string you pluck on stage to tune between songs kills the vibe,
driving a dagger through the heart of your show. The momentum of everything you’ve built
up to since stepping on stage crumbles all around you as the crowds’ excitement dies.
The HT-6 Polyphonic Tuner takes you from tuning to tuned, faster by showing you
the status of each individual string after one strum. With the HardWire HT-6, one strum and
you are on to do what you came to, play. Plucking sucks. One strum and move on.
Features:
- True Bypass circuitry preserves your tone when bypassed
- 5 Tuning Modes: Standard, Drop-D, 4-String, 5-String, and 6-String Bass
- Player intuitive display with 90 LEDs, 15 per string, so you can quickly see which strings need to be
tuned.
- 9V Battery Operation with Constant High-Voltage Rails
- 9V DC Power output for power chains (cable optional)
- Patented Pedal Release Pins for fast access to battery compartment
- Rugged, all metal construction for durability
- Slightly wider footprint for stability on stage
- HardWire Pedals include the following stage accessories
- Pedal Switch Glow Sticker helps you locate the pedal in adverse stage lighting
- Custom-cut Hook and Loop Pedalboard Pad to attach and lock your pedals to your pedalboard
The Hardwire Polyphonic tuner is in stores now - RRP $199.00
New Vocalist® Live 5 has arrived
Digitech's latest evolution in their acclaimed Vocalist series is the Vocalist® Live 5.
Vocalist® Live 5 adds up to four additional warm, natural-sounding harmonies to your lead vocals. The Live 5 automatically follows your vocals and chord progression using patented musIQ® technology so you don’t have to program a song’s key or key changes. Just step on the footswitch while you’re playing to fill the room with pitch-perfect backup vocals. You can even have the harmonies sound male or female, and increase their human factor for an organic, realistic sound.
The Live 5 also keeps your song right on target with built-in pitch correction and a variety of useful and intuitive effects like warmth, compression, a noise gate and a two-band EQ. Add in reverb, delay, and a built-in tuner, and you’ve got an indispensable tool that will have you turning heads and inspiring applause like never before.
The Live 5 Gives You More
* Automatically generate intelligent 5-part harmony, your voice plus 4 more.
* Vocal effects: up to 5 parameters of Preamp, compressor/gate, lead effects, harmony, reverb, echo/delay
* Guitar effects: Reverb, Chorus, Flange
* Mix Vocal, Harmony and guitar effects
* Gender controls allows you to give the harmonies a male or female voice
* Humanize adjust the natural sound of the harmonies from loose to tight.
* 100 Presets to save vocal effects and harmony settings, each with an A and B parts for quick, easy changes on-stage.
* Real-time Chromatic Pitch Correction
* Built-in Guitar Tuner
* Updated industrial design with 5 metal vacuum switches
* Staggered button footswitch layout – footswitches are staggered on 2 tier making it easier to use on stage, ensuring you don’t hit the wrong button
musIQ® is a registered trademark of 3dB Research Ltd.
The HT-6 Polyphonic Tuner takes you from tuning-to-tuned faster by showing you the status of each individual string after one strum. With the HardWire HT-6, one strum and you are on to do what you came to, play. Read more
Deliciousaudio.com is a web-blog devoted to covering the latest innovative gear and they were very quick off the mark to offer an extensive review of the new Digitech iStomp™.
Digitech unveils iStomp™
