Since it was first premiered at this year's Winter NAMM show, we've been absolutely chomping at the bit to learn more about IK Multimedia's Axe I/O Solo guitar interface.
Thankfully, the always-innovative company finally released the interface to the world last week.
Featuring IK's PURE microphone preamp, an instrument input with proprietary tone-shaping options, an exclusive Amp Out to incorporate real gear into a recording setup, 24-bit, 192 kHz converters with a wide dynamic range and a whole lot more, the Axe I/O Solo is dazzlingly well-spec'd for such a small piece of kit.
Eager to learn more about the interface's many capabilities, we recently had a chat with IK Multimedia Chief Technology Officer Davide Barbi, who kindly showed us all of the many faces of the Axe I/O Solo, and why it's such a home studio essential.
You can check out his conversation with our own chief technology officer of sorts, Paul Riario, in the video above.
For more info on Axe I/O Solo, head to IK Multimedia.
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Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.