Great way to use irig live, December 31, 2012

I agree with the other reviewer - I was reminded when reading that review that this was a tremendously valuable upgrade from iRig. iRig is great, don't get me wrong, but this has a couple of additional benefits (at least) going for it. The active circuitry improves the sound quality and reduces what they call "crosstalk" - I called it "why am I getting a bit of the backing tracks on my main track" or "why can't I turn the gain up to crazy level without feedback"... Again, no slam on iRig as it is the best for the price and SO travel-friendly too... I used it for practice so I could at least get a great sound to inspire me to practice more. iRig Stomp takes it to the next level allowing you to get the better sound I just described but the bypass switch is awesome when you want to use other pedals with it and the outputs let you go out to a mixer (which I like to do then into powered speakers) which is good enough for live use though I admit I haven't done a gig with it. I would if...

This interface is great for tinkering around or playing live if you don't switch around too much. Latency is decent, and I haven't had any crosstalk issues.There are a couple of issues I have, but very minor.GarageBand isn't optimized ( and I imagine ampkit isn't either ) so the latency increases with that software.In Amplitube, while using amp emulation, running into your amp's tone stack doesn't always help. An effects loop gives better sounding emulation, but then the footswitch is a moot point. Think carefully about signal flow as you design presets.This is great sounding equipment, and if you're not playing to a rough crowd this could lighten your load by about 50 pounds of tube and outboard gear. But for the pedals-as-tap-dance crowd, and anybody who might end up getting something thrown at them, think twice before you use this in the wild.

This update to the original iRIG is hands down the best hardware IK has come out with.Solid foot pedal. Don't hesitate.It's like 60 bucks 20 bucks for the full version of amplitude.It may sound crazy..... but go to a music store and try to purchase all of the foot pedals and amps you get with this package.....No chance!IK's products rock and have the best modeling around. Hands down!