Griffin debuts Stompbox foot pedal effects controller
updated 01:10 am EDT, Tue July 26, 2011
Works with iOS devices, iShred Live app
Popular accessory maker Griffin Technology has brought out a tool for musicians, a programmable multi-function foot controller called the Stompbox that, in conjunction with iOS software, enables a wide range of virtual guitar effects. Designed to work with Frontier Design's iShred Live software, users can change effects with their feet, using the device with other instruments and changing effects without taking their hands away from playing.
The Stompbox comes with a 3.3-foot Griffin GuitarConnect cable (a one-fourth inch to one-eighth inch converter) which enables a seamless connection between instruments, headphones (or PA/amp) and an iOS device (the software works with iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch). Each of the four buttons on the controller are assignable using the iOS software, and the setup also works for bass guitar, keyboards or electric violin.
The Stompbox can even be used outside of musical purposes as a foot controller for other things. For example, using the QScript teleprompter app, a user could control text scrolling or presentation functions. The unit also sports a one-fourth-inch jack that allows for the use of pedals like volume or wah-wah.
The Stompbox will be sold in Apple retail stores as well as directly from Griffin and will retail for $100.
