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IK Multimedia Announces Firmware Update

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IK Multimedia firmware updateIK Multimedia has announced a 96kHZ firmware update for iRig PRO and iRig HD. Users can now get ultra-high quality 24bit/96kHz recording studio sound anytime and everywhere. The update is complementary.

The new firmware update enables high resolution 24-bit/96kHz audio sampling for its iRig PRO and iRig HD mobile audio interfaces. At double the original 24-bit/48kHz sample rate, it makes these ultra-compact mobile interfaces sound even more clean, nuanced, and transparent by offering the utmost in professional recording quality.

Use it anywhere and anytime. Its an ideal feature for professionals and advanced home studio enthusiasts who won’t settle for anything less than the best sound possible. The firmware update is offered at no-cost for all existing iRig HD and iRig PRO users.

To update, existing users just need to log into their user account on the IK Multimedia web site, download the firmware updater for their computer OS and then follow the simple installation instructions. Both the PC and Mac version of the Firmware Updater are available now.

IK Multimedia is also offering a $20 discount on the list price for iRig PRO and iRig HD through the entire month of July of 2015. The iRig PRO is now available for $129.99 and iRig HD is available for $79.99. Both can be purchased from music and electronic retailers worldwide and from the IK Multimedia online store.

IK Multimedia Introduces iKlip Grip

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IK Multimedia iKlip GripIK Multimedia introduces iKlip Grip. It is a multifunctional smartphone video stand with Bluetooth shutter control. It is four accessories in one.

The iKlip Grip is a multifunctional video stand with Bluetooth shutter for smartphones, compact video cameras, audio field recorders, and more. It can be used as a desktop tripod, grip handle, monopod or tripod adaptor. It can securely hold any smartphone with a screen size from 3.5” to 6” even when the device is in a protective carrying case.

In addition, iKlip Grip features a standard mounting system for connecting small mobile video cameras like GoPro, compact digital cameras, and stand-mount audio field recorders.

The secret to iKlip Grip lies in its ingeniously secure and expandable holding bracket system. Users can precisely position any smartphone at any angle to capture photos, videos and audio. The iKlip Grip features an expandable spring-loaded soft-touch rubber bracket that provides superior secure holding power.

Repositioning the held smartphone is as simple as expanding the brackets to release the phone, then re-securing it. The iKlip Grip holding bracket features a standard ¼” threaded tripod screw mount so that it can be used with standard tripod as a mobile device adapter.

The base handle of iKlip Grip provides two functions. With its ergonomic hand grip, iKlip Grip fits comfortably into almost any hand to provide a secure and rock-steady way to shoot video on the move on any smartphone, compact video recorder, or field recorder. The base handle is split into three equal sections that can open out to form a secure tripod stand for stationary media capture.

The iKlip Grip also features a pivoting ball-joint attachment system that provides a full 90° range of angle adjustment plus 360° of rotation. The iKlip Grip comes with 17.5”/45cm detachable telescopic extension arm. It gives users an easy way to position their device from 10” to 22” (25 to 55 cm) away – high above the crowd for optimal video and audio recording.

IK Multimedia Brings UltraTuner Guitar Tuning App to Android

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UltraTuner for AndroidGigging musicians were living the mobile-gear life long before everyone was walking around with high-powered computers in their pockets. This required many musicians, especially guitarists, to have to tote around a kit full of tools and accessories, with the guitar tuner being paramount among them. But what about those times when you’ve accidentally left the tuner at home? Used to be, if you were lucky, you could borrow one from a bandmate. Or hope that maybe the bass player is actually in tune and you could tune off of his instrument. Those kinds of hassles are a thing of the past thanks to apps like UltraTuner from IK Multimedia.

IK Multimedia has been making products for the mobile musician for years. But those products have been focused on iOS. For the first time, along with its new iRig 2 and iRig HD-A, IK Multimedia is bringing UltraTuner to the Android platform. UltraTuner can be used with one of the above interfaces or it can also be used with your device’s built-in microphone.

UltraTuner features an advanced note-detection engine that delivers accuracy down to +/- 1/100 of a cent, making it ideal for precision tuning and calibration of all instruments from electric guitars to analog synthesizers and beyond. UltraTuner achieves such fine results thru a patented note detection engine that utilizes a proprietary dual-analysis process to deliver frequency readings with incredible accuracy.

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