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Excellent Tool for Songwriting
By: Matt
Submitted: 7/31/2020
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I started writing songs 25 years ago and relied on cassette tape 4-tracks to get my ideas down and develop multiple parts. Over time I acquired more complicated, stand-alone, digital 8-track recorders, which certainly improved the quality of the audio, but also slowed me down.
Some good mics and Logic Pro have long been my go to, but I often run into road blocks in the early stages of songwriting — there is just too much to mess around with and I don't have a dedicated studio space.
The Isotope Spire has now replaced the voice memo app on my phone for getting ideas down quickly. It has made the initial stages of songwriting way more fun and productive, allowing me to quickly record multiple parts (guitars, vocals, baselines, drums, etc.) on the go.
It solves the interface problem for my iPhone and iPad pro, maximizing portability.
I do like the visual mixer and the audio presets/effects are of good quality, however limited in range. The only reason I give it four stars is the limited ability to further edit/mix the audio post recording within the Spire app. It is possible to export the tracks to another DAW, but I would love the chance to do more in that initial round of creativity without having to move to my desktop computer.
Ultimately, this is a great songwriting tool, and if your expectations and needs align there, you will not be disappointed.
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You don’t need an interface because this one is wireless!!
By: Chidinma W.
Submitted: 7/1/2020
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I’ve been using this product for a few weeks now and I have to say that I’m quite impressed. Over the past two years I’ve spent hundreds of dollars trying to pair different products together to get the best sound possible, but now I don’t have to do any of that. This is a stand-alone product that I can use on the go to record brief ideas or even full tracks. Definitely a good investment.
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Great Product, Easy to use
By: Eric Patton
Submitted: 6/25/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Glad I ordered this recorder. It’s very easy to use and understand. Don’t hesitate to get one for yourself.
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It is easy and slick to use.
By: BC
Submitted: 5/13/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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It is easy and slick to use. No frills quick recording. Plenty of versatility. App is ok, but need to send to editing software.
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Seamless tool for capturing ideas!
By: Matt
Submitted: 4/29/2020
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The Spire Studio is an indispensable part of my creative efforts and captures everything I need in an intuitive workflow (both iOS and Android!). The izotope platform gives incredible effects and preamp effects for external mics and instruments. I've had it a week and I've already captured about a dozen new song ideas!
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Simple to use
By: Steven
Submitted: 4/16/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Wonderful for getting ideas down quickly then expanding on them. Love it!!!
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User friendly; great portable studio
By: Robert Rotolo
Submitted: 4/15/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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This studio is really easy to use!!! It has some awesome features. I’m really glad I decided to try iZotope spire studio
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Portable studio?? Take my money now!!
By: SJ
Submitted: 4/9/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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Izotope has changed the way we as musicians record our music! The ease of recording, the automatic soundchecking, the ability to feed in your own mics, and the portability - unbeatable!! The only thing I wish is that you could use input 1 without disabling the internal mic. Otherwise an awesome must-have in your musician's toolbox!!
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It's Fool Proof!
By: Phil Circle
Submitted: 4/9/2020
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Or, in my case, Phil-proof.
The one-touch soundcheck, record, save, and share functions are ideal for someone like me. I've dedicated my career to delivering quality music, the best coaching, and an empowering attitude to my fellow artists. But I never paid much attention to the technical side of the recording process. I paid plenty of money to it, instead.
This isn't a replacement for a quality studio with a knowledgeable engineer, but it's a tremendous tool for capturing live sets, scratch tracks, improved sound to add to an accompanying live video, and I've been using it to send live tracks in real time to my pro students, as we're working remotely under Chicago's shelter-in-place orders during the COVID-19 pandemic. I have more plans, too!
I imagine a professional engineer could do some great work with this. I'm using it for acoustic and mostly solo work.
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Best portable wireless mobile recorder / studio
By: Kenneth Higginbotham
Submitted: 3/30/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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Game changer for any artist / musician who wants to be able to not only capture ideas, but record quality stand alone tracks. I have had the unit for a few months, and I love how I can use it wirelessly with my phone. It is perfect for the singer songwriter who wants to record and overdub tracks with its quality built in mic, and inputs; both 1/4 inch and XLR with phantom power. It can run on a charge, so no power restrictions. It has met and exceeded my expectations. Sharing sessions with others is another outstanding feature.
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Fantastic tool for demos
By: Gregory Southworth
Submitted: 3/30/2020
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Great tool to get ideas down quickly. The XLR Jack's are key for external mics in a jam space setting, or plugging my Synergy modular unit directly in for Guitars. You can also import outside tracks into the software. I can't recommend this enough.
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Every Artist and Producer need one
By: JFace
Submitted: 3/6/2020
5 people found this review helpful.
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I love my spire I can record music anywhere anytime with anyone I wished they’d invented this unit years ago I’ve saved a lot of money
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Recording made truly easy!
By: Robert Snow
Submitted: 3/5/2020
1 person found this review helpful.
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As I have used other multi track recorders this is by far the easiest way to get your music down . Too many features to put in this review. Check it out and buy one you won’t be sorry!!
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This is a monster!!
By: SteveE
Submitted: 1/26/2020
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This is great! Can do so much! This is a mixer, a recorder!
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It really works!!!!!
By: Quinn
Submitted: 1/10/2020
2 people found this review helpful.
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It’s does everything that it says it would do. Maybe the best investment I’ve made for my music this far. I definitely encourage others to make the purchase.
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The most important thing to know is it’s effective and convenien for musicians and sound writers.
By: Kurt Francisco
Submitted: 1/6/2020
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I like the spire studio because you can do everything on it like a big studio, and more, I also like the fact that it’s WiFi. I know now I can travel anywhere and record my ideas. The features are amazing , imagine you can record, mix and share music any part of the world. And it has it own condensed microphone.you can also add an additional mic. The finished production sounds just as great as a professional studio.I think every musician should get one .
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Easy to use but not remotely
By: Jenny
Submitted: 12/28/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Great for usage during a rehearsal or casual recording/songwriting session. I originally purchased this for recording my band’s gigs, but the app on the iPhone does not stay synced beyond a certain range. I’d place it in the venue, sync it, go backstage, and be unable to remotely start/stop the recording. Frustrating, but perhaps this just isn’t what it was made for.
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The Best Investment Have Ever Made!
By: Robert Langley
Submitted: 11/6/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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Spire Studio is by far the best piece of music equipment I’ve ever purchased. The freedom Spire Studio has given me to be able to record anywhere at anytime with premium effects and more is unmatched by anything I’ve ever seen.
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The Best!
By: James R.
Submitted: 10/6/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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This device is a complete time saver! Less hassles when having to deal with cords including other electronics just to get set up which could take forever. I’m glad I’ve purchased the iZotope Spire because I’ve managed to record more tracks in a day than before. I recommend this device for real inspired driven artists or musicians that are always on the go.
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Excellent portable recorder
By: Philip Tribuzio
Submitted: 9/29/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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With a six hour rechargeable battery in unit, the spire can be anywhere you wish to record up to eight tracks per project. Great sound thru mic input and 1/4 inch input jacks.
Easy to use on its own or through the spire studio app.
When inspiration strike, Spire can be there!
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Wireless 8 track recording made simple
By: Tamara w
Submitted: 9/4/2019
9 people found this review helpful.
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So elated with this super portable 8track recorder
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Never miss the moment!
By: LaDale Beason
Submitted: 7/28/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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Perfect for when that moment of creativity hits! Any place can be a recording studio. I work for a youth program, and we need to record a chant over a beat we closed the class room door, and it became our studio. A MUST HAVE!!!
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You will need a head set
By: Lamont Escoe
Submitted: 7/27/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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I'm still learning how to use the device. I'm connecting my old tascam porta studio 8 track with tape to put my favorite analog beats into the spire.
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This is so good I bought Two
By: Robert Daly
Submitted: 6/5/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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Love this unit. Very easy to use and can over dub your tracks. Can also send to Sound Cloud and other social media formats very easy. Liked it so much I bought another one
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Ease of use
By: Juan Figueras
Submitted: 5/25/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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Have tried a lot of recorders but this by far is the best
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very compact, great to lay down ideas you would otherwise forget
By: Gerald Baer
Submitted: 5/7/2019
4 people found this review helpful.
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The spire studio combines quality and convenience for recording. 8 tracks so you can lay down a whole song easily.
love it
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Game changer!
By: Daniel Dinkins
Submitted: 3/7/2019
2 people found this review helpful.
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For all the difficulties I’ve have recording my podcast over the past 5 Year’s. This machine has simplified my process immensely! I’ve already recommended this and your site to several podcasters I know. Just waiting to see if they too make the same upgrade i did!
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The Best Multi-Track recorder worth the Money!
By: JAYME
Submitted: 3/7/2019
3 people found this review helpful.
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The quality of the recordings are amazing! I bought this to work on pre-production for the studio but the quality was just so amazing that I just sent in my tracks to be mastered! It has a built in metronome and lots of different effects to add to your tracks. Plus when you are all done recording just push the enhance button before bouncing the recordings down and automatically enhance your recordings by dropping out the background noise and make the vocals and instruments stand out with a touch of a button. Not to mention the soundcheck button before recording that will test the levels of the vocals and instruments to prevent any clipping! It really is the easiest and most affordable multi-track studio to date! Even my studio producer in Nashville was highly impressed!
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God sent!!
By: autumn nash
Submitted: 1/5/2019
1 person found this review helpful.
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I bought this for husband who loves doing music and he fell in love!! Says it's the best device that's came to light for music and does everything he needs plus more!!
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This thing is great
By: Ted
Submitted: 12/27/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Works as advertised.
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Awsome recorder
By: Eliza Hadden
Submitted: 12/14/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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The quality is amazing easy to use the perfect thing for any songwriter band
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Perfect for bass player who travels
By: C Young
Submitted: 11/27/2018
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This is an awesome gift for my bass player husband who travels for work. He is super excited to use it but I'm debating making him wait until Christmas ;) The best thing is that it's small and light, easy to use and set up but packs a wallop with sound.
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Absolutely great
By: Ceph
Submitted: 11/13/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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I love it
It sets my levels
The only issue is that I’ll have to exchange it because the XLR end doesn’t function so I’m using an out from my mixer
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Great interface for bluetooth users
By: Matthew
Submitted: 10/15/2018
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Excellent!!!
By: SmoBro777
Submitted: 10/4/2018
1 person found this review helpful.
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Very nice portable recording studio! Simple mixing process. Great effects! Folks couldn’t believe the sound I got from this little jewel.
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Amazing device absolutely perfect for my mobile studio
By: Bass2play
Submitted: 9/5/2018
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This product rocks it is there when I get inspired to lay down a quick idea and turn it into magic