IK Multimedia's iRig HD adapter for iOS, Mac lets guitars ride the Lightning port

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[IK Multimedia](http://www.engadget.com/tag/IKMultimedia/) spent a lot of time at [CES 2013](http://www.engadget.com/tag/CES2013/) courting [Android musicians](http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/08/ik-multimedia-mobile-music-peripherals-android/), but we neglected to mention equal attention spent on iOS at the show through the iRig HD. The company's new adapter pipes audio from a guitar or other instrument with a quarter-inch plug into Lightning-equipped Apple devices, keeping them in IK's musical world (and inviting terrible Metallica puns). It's not exclusively built to jam with an [iPad mini](http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/30/apple-ipad-mini-review/) or [iPhone 5](http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/18/apple-iphone-5-review/), either, as a modular approach brings the analog-to-digital conversion both to earlier iOS gear and to Macs' USB ports through relevant adapters. About the only disappointment is the absence of firm launch details, although those should be coming "soon."

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**Via:** [Cult of Mac](http://www.cultofmac.com/210657/irig-hd-hooks-your-guitar-up-to-your-lightning-powered-ios-device/)

**Source:** [IK Multimedia](http://www.ikmultimedia.com/products/irighd/index.php?pp=irig-hd-info)

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