IK Multimedia SP-PDL-USB-IN Stealth Pedal

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List Price: $269.99
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• Built-in expression pedal and MIDI foot-switch.
• Headphones output.
• 2 balanced audio outputs.
• 2 balanced / unbalanced audio inputs (hi-Z or line level).
• USB powered audio interface and pedal controller.

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The StealthPedal is a USB audio interface and comes with guitar amp and fx modeling software, but I'm not using any of that stuff so I can't comment on it. It comes with 2 CDs of software, but the only software that I was interested in was "Install StealthPedal MIDI Control.exe". I'd been looking for a smaller alternative to the Behringer FCB1010 as a midi controller. While I liked the Behringer in most respects, it needed a midi interface, was confusing to configure and was fairly large. I replaced it with the IK Multimedia StealthPedal, a Boss FS-6 Dual Footswitch and an M-Audio Universal expression controller pedal. The whole setup cost about $285.

To use the StealthPedal as a midi controller, the StealthPedal Midi Control program must be running at all times! After figuring that out, configuring the pedal was straightforward and involved none of the head scratching I went through with the Behringer FCB1010. I've set the switches on the Boss FS-6 to "FS-5U (Momentary)" and the polarity switches to the left position.

You've got six possible midi controllers. I'm using it in a purely computer based setup with the two foot switches on the Boss set to start and stop Stylus RMX, and to toggle record on and off on my VST looper. The volume control on the side of the pedal is controlling feedback on the looper, and the two pedals are acting as volume and wah pedals for my Guitar's VST amp emulator. I'm not currently using the switch under the stealth pedal. To actuate that switch you need to move the StealthPedal to it's maximum position and put some weight on it.

So I'm happy. The StealthPedal is smaller, easier to configure, but more limited and more expensive than the Behringer. I'll note that neither the StealthPedal, nor the M-Audio expression pedal "feel" as nice as the expression pedals on the Behringer, but I think it will just take some time to get use to the difference.

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When i purchased it it gave me LATENCY!! and I felt dissapointed so i start to read and found that if you connect the stealthpedal to an USB 3.0 (as i did) it will give you latency, so I connected it to an USB 2.0 and change my rate from 44.1 to 96 khz and the latency went away.. that was awesome; since then i have been playing with it and it sounds really cool. Havent used it for live jamming but you can search some youtube videos for live jamming you will notice that it can handle that kind of situation as well.

Good product.