No-hassle guitar recording. If youre a guitarist this ones made for you. The IK Multimedia AXE I/O SOLO is designed to make recording your guitar or bass easy. On board youll find tone-shaping options letting you dial in the exact guitar tone you want. Theres also an Amp Out which lets you easily incorporate real gear into your recording setup. Youre sure to get high-definition sound. The AXE I/O SOLO features a Class A PURE mic preamp that is designed for transparent and clean recording and captures the full tonal range of your instrument. Straight out the box you can start recording and processing. The AXE guitar interface comes bundled with TRackS mixing and mastering plug-ins. Ableton Live 10 Lite is also included so you can get setup record and mix and soon as you get home. A tailored guitar channel The AXE I/O SOLO provides a triple-topology instrument input designed to capture every unique detail of your guitars character. IK Multimedia’s powerful Z-Tone feature allows you to further adapt the input for any guitar or bass discovering sounds you never thought possible. The Z-Tone dial varies between ‘sharp’ and ‘bold’ via a user-controlled knob. This varies the tone from precise and tight right through to thicker and bolder. This becomes particularly beneficial when inputting bass guitars. Choose your pickup A switch located on the AXE I/O SOLO’s guitar channel is dedicated to choosing between active and passive pickups. This alters the interfaces response depending on your instrument’s pickup design. In passive mode the AXE I/O SOLO accommodates everything from low-output vintage pickups to hotter modern humbuckers. This is achieved with ultra-low noise and extended frequency response. In active mode the interface bypasses unnecessary gain stages when using active pick-ups. This ensures a signal path as direct and transparent as possible. Pick your channel The instrument input also offers a switch between ‘PURE’ and ‘JFET’ modes. When in ‘PURE’ mode the channel provides a completely transparent and ultra-accurate preamp circuit that will not add colour to your signal path. JFET mode introduces a Class A JFET input buffer to the circuit. This provides subtle harmonic enhancement midrange focus and warmth. PURE mic preamp AXE I/O SOLO offers a high-definition Class A mic preamp designed for transparent and clean recording. This provides an extended flat frequency response capable of capturing the full tonal range of the sound source. The best in class dynamic range also makes the mic preamp suitable for ultra-quiet recordings. Re-amplification has never been easier The AXE I/O SOLO offers a dedicated ‘Amp out’ which removes the need for external and often expensive re-amping setups. The output utilises a ground-isolated design and zero-latency routing to connect to your amp. This can then be easily mic’d up using AXE I/O SOLO’s microphone preamp. Record a clean take of your instrument with the Z-TONE channel then send it to various amps stomp boxes and settings until you find the perfect sound. Features 2-in / 3-out USB audio interface ACTIVE/PASSIVE pick-up selector PURE and JFET input stages Z-Tone impedance-adapting circuit Amp Out with ground loop interrupter for connecting external amps and stomp boxes High-resolution Class A mix preamp 24-bit 192kHz sound quality Wide frequency response ideal for instruments Best in class analog/digital conversion Ultra-low noise floor for high-gain recording Bundled with TRackS mixing and mastering plug-ins and Ableton Live 10 Lite recording software 1/4 balanced outputs and headphones out with “blend” knob MIDI in/outSpecifications Conversion: 24-bit A/D 24-bit D/A Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz 48 kHz 88.2 kHz 96 kHz 176.4 kHz and 192 kHz Power: USB Device connection: USB B-Type 2.0 Enclosure: metal sheet Line Outputs 1-2 (monitor) configuration: electronically balanced and floating automatically compensates level when connection is balanced or unbalanced tip hot. Output 3 (amp output) configuration: unbalanced floating with selectable ground lift Headphones output impedance: virtually ideal source (zero Ohms) until clipping Mic input configuration: Class-A discrete differential microphone preamp pin 2 hot Line input configuration: Class-A discrete differential line receiver tip hot Instrument input Configuration: multiple topology instrument preamp Input impedance PASSIVE mode: variable from 1 MOhms down to 2.2 kOhms Input impedance ACTIVE mode: 10 kOhms Size: 19.5cm x 19.5cm x 5.3cm Weight: 1.0kg Product code: IP-INT-AXEIOSOLO-IN