With the digital devices that you can get out there, these days there are tons of equipment, musical instruments, and more that need to be controlled digitally as well. However, you will need some interface to connect your musical instruments or microphones to those digital devices such as your phones or PCs. With that in the perspective, you need specialized interfaces to get a better connectivity experience and a wider range of controls on them at the same time.
iRig by Ik Multimedia is one such series of XLR microphone interfaces that you will be enjoying for sure. They can be used with both iPhone and Android and not only does it supports those ports that you might be getting, but is also perfectly great with the apps on both iOS and Android so that you can have a stable and seamless experience with the app controls as well.
They are offering a wide range of different models that you can get to make it work. iRig Pre and iRig Pro are two such models of these audio interfaces that you can get your hands on. These both are pretty great to have and you will be enjoying them both for a wide range of applications. A few key differences that you need to know about them both are:
Comparison of Irig Pre and Irig Pro
iRig Pre
To start with the iRig Pre, it gets you the right perfection of design and convenience of use. The XLR audio interface has a minimalistic design that you can easily fit in the palm of your hand, or even in your pocket to carry around and you can use it to connect it with your phones or any other devices pretty easily as well. The iRig Pre offers you a plug-and-play design and no power source or batteries are required either to make it work for you. That should be adding tons of value for you and you will be enjoying the right experience with your interface.
However, it looks a bit older in style and design. It has a roller button for the gain control that is not that accurate but allows you to have up to 48V phantom power on it along with the gain control. That should be helping you to enjoy a seamless overall experience with the microphones that you are using. The best part is that it supports dual output, and you can not only use it to connect with the iOS and Android devices, but you also have a 3.55 mm audio jack on it to connect some headphones directly to the output port.
Overall, it is designed for vocal preferences and tones and you will be getting the right edge of perfection on it with all the different microphones that you can have and you intend to use with it.
iRig Pro
As the name suggests, it is a better designed and upgraded version and allows you to have a wider range of utility at the same time. While the iRig Pre is designed specifically to be working with Microphones and vocal-based input devices, the iRig Pro has no such specifications and you can easily use it for all the different applications including musical instruments, mics, and more. That will be adding the utility for you greatly, and you will not have to use separate interfaces for multiple applications.
iRig Pro also has a better design factor, and the gain control knob is located on the front that doesn’t add to the weight or volume of your device, but it will be getting you the perfection of control and add better control accuracy to the cleaner gain that you can get. The best thing is that the output cables are not fixed and you get detachable lightning and USB cables so you can enjoy better connectivity with iPhone, iPad, Mac, or PC without having to worry about the 3.5mm port presence and compatibility on these devices.
It gets Neutrik Combo input for guitar, microphone, and other instruments with the professional quality preamp and gains control so you will be able to get an overall enhanced experience and it is worth an upgrade for you.