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IK Multimedia StealthPlug USB Audio Interface Cable
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List Price: $129.99
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Manufacturer: IK Multimedia
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Brand: Ik Multimedia
EAN: 8025813224032
Feature: 9'/2,5m length cable with integrated audio interface
Label: IK Multimedia
Manufacturer: IK Multimedia
Model: SP-CABLE-USB-IN
Publisher: IK Multimedia
Special Features: StealthPlug is a compact, cable-like USB audio card made specifically for guitarists to easily plug into the world of software based amp and effects modeling. Plugging your guitar or bass directly into your computer has never been easier. StealthPlug comes packaged with IK?s award-winning guitar amp and effects modeling software, AmpliTube 2 Live. The combination of StealthPlug with the software makes a complete portable guitar amp and effects modeling solution, both as a stand-alone application
Studio: IK Multimedia
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Features
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9'/2,5m length cable with integrated audio interface
1/4 jack connector MONO IN
1/8 mini-jack Headphone STEREO OUT (suitable also for Amp/Powered Speaker OUT)
USB 1.0/2.0 connector
Activity LED
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Editorial Reviews:
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StealthPlug is the first compact 1/4" jack to USB audio interface cable for Guitar and Bass players to plug into the world of software-based amp/effects modeling and recording. It comes bundled with 7 software and content packages: 2 guitar and bass standalone and plug-in solutions, a full recording studio, 2 effects and instrument plug-ins and loads of ready to use sounds and loops. Portable and easy to use, StealthPlug is the perfect solution for recording, practicing, and playing your guitar or bass, anytime or anywhere.
StealthPlug includes the new, easy to use, award winning, AmpliTube 2 Live standalone and plug-in for your favorite recording software. Fully MIDI-controllable with 15 guitar and bass amp combinations of the most sought after gear, 11 effects, mic-modeling with 2 microphones and position controls, built-in tuner and more than 128 customizable user presets. Plus the standalone version also offers the new SpeedTrainer, an integrated audio player with pitch and speed control, for playing with or learning your favorite songs. Now AmpliTube 2 Live includes also AmpliTube X-GEAR, a software shell-host that allows you to open, in stand-alone and plug-in mode, any current ?Powered by AmpliTube" product. 4 additional software and sounds packages bundled with the StealthPlug make it the most affordable and complete hardware/software solution for playing, practicing and recording on the market. Compose and record with the full audio/MIDI sequencer Tracktion 2.1 by Mackie, fine tune your work with IK's acclaimed T-RackS 6-band mastering EQ, use the included SampleTank 2 SE sound workstation and its 64 sounds to compose and arrange your MIDI tracks, plus get access to a staggering 500MB of Sonic Reality loops with guitar, bass and drum loops for you to use within your songs or play along with. Moreover, you will also be eligible for upgrades/crossgrades to the the full versions of the included softwa
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Customer Rating:
Summary: It's Sort Of Good
Comment: This is a rather convoluted review, because it involves a long back story.
I bought this thing early this year (2007) after being burned by the M-Audio Fast Track USB device. The M-Audio thing, I was told, wouldn't work with XP Media Center Edition. So, before I bought this Stealth Plug, I called them and specifically asked if it would work with XP MCE and the sales people assured me it would.
So I get it home and guess what? It didn't work! I went round and round with their tech support and never got a definitive answer of what was wrong.
Jump forward eight months to November. I wiped out my hard drive and installed XP Pro so I could use music hardware and software that I couldn't under MCE. Anxious to actually hear my Stealth Plug through the Amplitube software that came with it, I installed it and guess what? It did exactly the same thing as before!
I contacted Tech Support and got nothing at all from them. I called, left messages and nothing. Pissed off now, I did some deep research. That is when I found out that this product does NOT work with Windows, at least not like it's supposed to. It was only because of a review posted in December 2007 that I found out that though Amplitube is supposed to be able to be played stand-alone, the only way to get it to play through a PC is to plug your computer speakers into the headphone output of the plug, or run a patch cord from the headphone output to the microphone input of your sound card!
What kind of crap is that? How can it be stand-alone when it won't play through the sound card without a patch cord? Of course, it took a lot of tweaking to get it to sound right in my sound card since the headphone to microphone impedances are not quite a match. I haven't tried plugging directly into my speakers yet, but don't like reaching around behind the computer and messing with the jacks all the time.
It turns out, the ONLY way to configure Amplitube so it will work, is with the ASIO Stealth plug as the input AND output. There is no option to make the input the Stealth, and the output your internal sound card. Supposedly, Windows will not allow that. Is that dumb or what?
I was at Guitar center the other day, and the guy told me he heard rumors that IK was coming out with a major fix for this problem sometime in January, yet it that's true, nobody is saying anything about it at IK Multimedia.
So, what does it sound like? Well, after much tweaking to get a clean sound out of my sound card, I was able to play around with Amplitube. It has clean American, British, and Bass amps. The simulations are pretty good and you can tweak the knobs and get different sounds. There is also a variety of stomp boxes including distortion (of which there's enough already just from the sound card), phaser, phlanger, etc. The stomp box that doesn't make much sense to me is the wah. How are you supposed to play and manipulate the wah pedal with the mouse at the same time? There is auto-wah, but that gives little control.
So, it seems this system is designed for MAC's because in the PC world, Mr. Gates and crew do not allow multiple ASIO sound devices.
As I was typing this, I finally got a return call from IK Multimedia! The service tech confirmed the problem with the PC. He also said there is no fix coming because the problem is a Windows problem and they have no control over it.
So, this is not just a plug and play device like it's implied. And nowhere in the instructions does it say you have to run the headphone jack directly to your speakers or the microphone input of the sound card. Or, if it does, it is not very well stated. Tonight, I'm going to go back and read the instructions again, just to make sure.
Though there is a workaround for the PC, this thing should be advertised as a MAC device, as far as I'm concerned. Yes, you can get it to work, and Amplitube does a good amp simulation, but it is NOT just plug and play. After I try recording with it, I'll edit this review with the results. This device has a lot of potential, it just doesn't live up to it, yet...
Customer Rating:
Summary: Stealthplug Rocks . . .
Comment: Stealthplug with Amplitube 2 Live and a plug-in for Garageband works really well. No latency ever on my MacBook. The software is easy to use and the amp models and effects are not only really accurate, they have taught me a lot about Marshall and Fender amp settings as well as a half dozen historic stomp pedals. I bought one for my son to use and he loves it to. With a guitar (I have a Strat), gig bag and a small computer bag, you are ready to plug into a house system or external speakers and play. An advantage to physical amps and pedals is that you can store the settings you like or use the many presets that come with the product. Also, it has a great tuner and the ability to play along with MP3s that you drag into the software and allow you to change the tempo without changing the tone. The Garageband plug-in also works very well. This is a tremendous bargain for the price, especially for traveling musicians, parents who don't want big amp sounds in their house etc.
Customer Rating:
Summary: I like this tool
Comment: I have been using this now for about 2 months. Sometimes when I open Amplitube 2, the sound is all distorted. I can usually fix this by changing the sampling rate on the setting menu and opening and closing the software again. There is something funky about the software. I'm still trying to figure this part out. You should have the recommended half gig to run the software. Once the sound is working, I have no complaints. The sound is really good thru the speakers on my computer and the supplied patches are great. It works great with my bass and guitar. I find the loop feature a big help to figure out how to play some of the licks in songs. Using the mouse to control the amp settings is also a little funky. I would buy this again if I had to do it all over. It's a very easy way to interface your guitar to your mp3 files and play along with them.
Customer Rating:
Summary: doesn't quite deliver
Comment: I planned on using this equipment instead of carrying around an amp while traveling. The stealthplug itself works fine. Has a little hiss to it. But the software that comes with it does not work. I have tried several whys to fix it including tech support. The drivers do not seem to be Vista compatable. In short, if you are wanting to use the effects advertised, be wary.
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