New Plugin Lets iRig Keys I/O Control Logic Pro And GarageBand

Hollin Jones on Thu, February 22nd 0 comments

The new free plugin from IK lets you control transport, instruments and effects in Logic Pro X and GarageBand from the iRig Keys I/O's hardware.

We were suitably impressed when we road tested IK Multimedia's iRig Keys I/O - you can check out the review here. And now the company has made it an even better proposition with the addition of a plugin that enables you to use the hardware as a control surface for Logic Pro X and GarageBand. Here's what they told us about it.

"IK Multimedia is pleased to announce a new plug-in is available for iRig Keys I/O that enables control surface integration for GarageBand® and Logic Pro® X. Using the touch-sensitive knobs and buttons on iRig Keys I/O this allows users to control functions such as: transport control with play, record, fast-forward and rewind buttons; moving the play head forward or backward via the data knob; looping on/off by pressing the data knob, and rotary knob control of the main parameters for effects and instruments in Logic Pro X and GarageBand."

After installing the appropriate Control Surface plug-in for your Mac, you will easily be able to control Logic Pro or GarageBand directly from your iRig Keys I/O. iRig Keys I/O is available from the IK Multimedia online store and IK authorized dealers worldwide for $/€299.99 for the 49-key version and $/€199.99 for the 25-key version.

Download the iRig Keys I/O Control Surface Plug-in for Logic from "My Products" section of your User Area (you must first register your iRig Keys I/O product).

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Hollin Jones

Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys. A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications. As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely. Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.