Just got an iRig. Downloaded ATFree and FenderFree to my iPhone, hook up the guitar and headphone and start playing. My only dissapointment is that everything is mono. Checked all connection, looked through the manual, went through the settings, etc. , but nothing seems to address this.
Anyone know what I could be doing wrong?
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- B
How do I get iRig to play in stereo?
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- KVRAF
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- 6272 posts since 25 Mar, 2004
Really? That's a huge letdown. Why haven't I read anything about that in the reviews, etc?
The new iRig stomp boasts stereo outs. How is that supposed to wrk, exactly?
The new iRig stomp boasts stereo outs. How is that supposed to wrk, exactly?
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- Rad Grandad
- 38041 posts since 6 Sep, 2003 from Downeast Maine
buy two phones 
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- KVRAF
- 1612 posts since 18 Feb, 2011 from Salt Lake City, Utah
All iOS devices are mono in when using the built in input. The only way to get stereo would be to use a dock interface like the Alesis IO Dock. The iRig STOMP takes a mono source and has stereo outs for playback of recordings and for things that are played back in stereo.
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- KVRAF
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- 6272 posts since 25 Mar, 2004
Maybe I'm misunderstanding, but I'm confused by this. While I get that the INPUT is mono, the device has a stereo out to headphones. Why isn't the mono signal (from the guitar) processed with stereo effects and spit out to a stereo signal for the headphones?ObiK wrote:All iOS devices are mono in when using the built in input. The only way to get stereo would be to use a dock interface like the Alesis IO Dock. The iRig STOMP takes a mono source and has stereo outs for playback of recordings and for things that are played back in stereo.
The Amplitube3 plugin works this way on my DAW. I would think the iOS stuff would do the same.
-B
Berfab
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- KVRAF
- 5524 posts since 5 May, 2007 from Mars Colony
Yea, not sure I understand why he thought you were asking if the input is supposed to be mono or not. 
I seem to recall the stereo digital effects racks I used having a mono input too. Probably because guitars have one output.
I seem to recall the stereo digital effects racks I used having a mono input too. Probably because guitars have one output.
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- KVRAF
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- 6272 posts since 25 Mar, 2004
Glad it's not just me. Is it a phone limitation? I wouldn't think so since the headphones still operate in stereo.A.M. Gold wrote:Yea, not sure I understand why he thought you were asking if the input is supposed to be mono or not.
I seem to recall the stereo digital effects racks I used having a mono input too. Probably because guitars have one output.
All my real effect pedals have stereo outs with mono ins (for the mono guitar).
And I know that there are gigging players that are now using this to replace a full rack of pedals, so how come there's not a bigger outcry?
I have not tried the new Pandora Mini from Korg, but I wonder if that's stereo or not. If it is, I would think that this would be a competition killer for phone-based apps.
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-B
Berfab
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Peter - IK Multimedia Peter - IK Multimedia https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=217907 - KVRAF
- 8151 posts since 20 Oct, 2009
There's not an outcry because 99% of the live rigs out there are not stereo. Unfortunately there's a bit of a lower standard in live sound than I'd like, to be honest. But above and beyond that general though, most guitarists are using an amp with a speaker cabinet and one mic in front of it if necessary. Also, even with AmpliTube in the studio, I find that I am more traditional using a mono track (input and output) for most guitar tracks. Yes, I typically record at least a second track for the type of stuff I do but that is another mono track panned to the other side. Is this not all pretty common practice in recording and live guitar? It has been for me for years, and was the way I learned at college and working afterward too.
The short answer is that taking the most common use case for the accessory and app (and current use case for guitarists playing live and recording using other more traditional means) and balancing that with getting the most out of the platform would provide the best results for the majority of guitarists out there.
The short answer is that taking the most common use case for the accessory and app (and current use case for guitarists playing live and recording using other more traditional means) and balancing that with getting the most out of the platform would provide the best results for the majority of guitarists out there.