The Apogee GiO USB Guitar Interface and Foot Controller for Mac will change your life for the better. Featuring five different footswitches as well as loop play pause and next/previous buttons it lets you access all your amp sims effects and looping capabilities within your Mac using youre your feet. Theres an expression pedal input at the back as well as a USB connector and instrument input for your guitar. Its perfect for live use and for those musicians who dont want to lug an amp and pedalboard around. Its also great for studio use adding a new level of convenience to your recording setup. Youll be able to control your entire setup from one place using only your feet. The stompbox buttons are all colour coded whilst the transport buttons let you initiate and stop recording without having to touch your Mac. This game-changing technology is guaranteed to make your life easier as a musician. Stomp. Rock. Record. Repeat. Please Note: Laptop and guitars not included. This product is the Apogee Gio only. Software Control with GiO Stomp on it. Effects control without the mouse. Imagine finding your sound without going back and forth from your guitar to your Mac. With GiO you can audition effects presets in GarageBand Logic and MainStage and turn effects on and off while playing or recording… all without touching your keyboard. Hands Free Recording GiO frees you from key-command recording allowing you to concentrate on your performance and not the space bar. The five transport buttons on GiO let you record play stop and quickly navigate thru your track without taking your hands off the neck of your guitar. “Next” Preset Please Previous and Next preset select buttons let you quickly audition and toggle between guitar amps and effects presets in Logic and GarageBand and the patch lists in MainStage. Inputs and Outputs with GiO Instrument input GiOs 1/4″ instrument input features Apogees world-class instrument preamp and converters. Hear and record your guitars true tone straight into Apples GarageBand Logic and MainStage without compromise. GiO is optimized for all pickup configurations from the most basic single coil to sophisticated active electronics setups. MIDI Expression pedal input GiOs Expression control pedal input allows access to traditional effects like wah-wah and volume. Also control effects parameters like the length of a delay or the speed of a tremolo. (Expression Control Pedal not included) USB GiO is fully powered by the USB connection to your Mac eliminating the need for an external power source. Simply plug into an available USB port on any Mac and youre ready to go. Output: Headphones monitors or instrument amplifier Hear your guitar and recording like never before. Connect your headphones powered monitors or instrument amplifier to Apogee converters via GiOs 1/4″ stereo output and listen to your guitar and mix with incredible clarity and dimension. Features/Specifications Unbalanced 1/4″ high impedance instrument input 1/4″ MIDI Expression pedal input Line-level 1/4″ stereo output for headphones powered monitors or an instrument amplifier A/D and D/A conversion @ 44.1/48kHz 24-bit 5 Stompbox buttons dynamically color coded to match software effects 5 Transport control buttons dynamically lit when engaged 2 “Previous/Next” preset selection buttons Control built into Apple?s GarageBand 09 Logic Pro 9 and MainStage 2 software Dimensions: 7″ W x 18″ L x 2.5″ H System Requirements Computer: Mac with an Intel or PowerPC G5 processor Memory: 1 GB minimum of installed RAM 2 GB recommended OS: 10.5.7 or greater Apples GarageBand 09 Logic Pro 9 MainStage 2 Logic Express 9 Connection and Power: USB powered by any available USB port on the computer Package Contents GiO 5 meter USB cable 3 meter 1/4″ Stereo to Left/Right RCA cable Apogee Software & Documentation CD QuickStart Guide