Apogee debuts GiO USB guitar interface and controller for Macs

You’re going to need to practice on a lot more than Rock Band or Guitar Hero to fully make use of this rig, but Mac users looking to go a step beyond basic GarageBand recording may want to consider Apogee’s new GiO guitar interface and controller, which is fully compatible with GarageBand 09, as well as Logic Studio 9 and MainStage 2. Designed to more or less give you full hands-free recording, the device packs five Stompbox buttons that are dynamically color coded to match software effects, plus five Transport control buttons that are dynamically lit when engaged, not to mention all the ports you’d expect, including a 1/4″ instrument input, a 1/4″ MIDI Expression pedal input, a headphone jack, and that all-important USB port, which just so happens to also conveniently power the device.

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