IK Multimedia: 20 years of Innovation

IK Multimedia, the leader in music creation technology, is pleased to announce the celebration of the company’s 20th anniversary at this Winter’s NAMM Show in Anaheim, California. IK Multimedia is showcasing the hugely popular iRig® Acoustic interface and its companion app,AmpliTube® Acoustic. A revolutionary interface from a company that invented the mobile music revolution, iRig Acoustic and AmpliTube Acoustic finally give acoustic guitarists a great sounding and affordable way to play and record with their mobile devices.

iRig Acoustic is the first acoustic guitar mobile microphone/interface specifically made for acoustic guitars. Inspired by a must-see documentary on flamenco guitar master Paco de Lucia, iRig Acoustic is an innovative and extremely compact patent-pending clip-on acoustic guitar microphone/interface for iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac and Android. iRig Acoustic’s innovative design, rich sound and affordable price tag have made it an incredibly successful acoustic solution in a very short period of time.

iRig Acoustic comes with the AmpliTube Acoustic companion app. Another first, AmpliTube Acoustic is a tone studio designed specifically for acoustic players. It comes with multiple amplifiers, stompboxes and advanced features designed specifically for acoustic playing. Together iRig Acoustic and AmpliTube Acoustic provide the first professional-quality natural acoustic sound solution for plug-and-play live performance and recording.

“Musician’s First,” that’s the guiding philosophy behind IK Multimedia. Founded in Modena, Italy in 1996 by Enrico Iori and Davide Barbi, IK has continually been a cutting edge pioneer of music creation technology. Its products — both hardware and software — are designed to provide musicians of all kinds with great sounding and innovative creativity, enhancing audio solutions at an affordable price point.

A majority of IK’s products are designed and manufactured at the company’s headquarters in Modena, Italy, a city known for high-end industrial design. In 2010, IK Multimedia changed the world when it released the original iRig mobile guitar interface and its accompanying AmpliTube apps. For the first time ever, musicians could use their iPhone or iPad to play and record their electric guitar with the power of AmpliTube while on the go. That interface’s success solidified a partnership between Apple and IK that’s only grown stronger since — Apple recently spotlighted IK Multimedia in a press release as a leading Italian app company. Beyond Apple, IK prides itself on working with top brands in the music world, like Fender®, Ampeg®, MESA/Boogie®, Orange® and many others.