IK MULTIMEDIA

AXE I/O INTERFACE

$349, ikmultimedia.com

If you’re looking to promote a new interface for guitar, who better than Joe Satriani to help explain why it’s such a game-changer? “Gear is so important to unlocking the creative possibilities,” he says in his AXE I/O demo, adding, “you now have over a million different sounds you can audition, record and save in the privacy of your own home, room, closet, tour bus or hotel!” Which is precisely why the 117 dB dynamic range and 3Hz-32kHz frequency response of the AXE I/O was designed to capture every sonic detail in each performance, keeping a sound that’s pure and transparent when working with plug-ins and amp simulators. The unit also boasts a triple-topology discrete input circuit, with both pure and JFET stages to help go from ultra clean to tube-like break at the click of a switch. There’s also a front-panel amp output for easy re-amping, a built-in tuner, and the Amplitube 4 Deluxe and Ableton Live 10 Lite packages that are included in the price.