to allow you to update the Ox Stomp firmware . Further fine tuning of your Rig can be done via a free downloadable Bluetooth enabled App which gives you a carefully curated list of virtual speaker options , 1 X 12 to 4 X 12 to choose from as well as options for fine tuning microphones and effects . The end result is a “ Rig ” which as mentioned earlier is a virtual recreation of a guitar speaker cabinet including microphone placement , room ambiance and effects .
OX Stomp is not designed to be an IR loader , it is a speaker emulator and is as far as I know the first one ever designed to fit on a pedal board . Note OX Stomp only allows you save your Rig configurations from the factory provided options . There is no provision for loading or managing your own IR ’ s . There is no desktop App available to fine tune your Rigs as there is with OX Amp Top Box . The free downloadable iOS Bluetooth app which most people will likely access via their phone does give you a number of options to fine tune your Rigs . You can select additional options for room mics and speakers along with EQ and effects including reverb and delay . All the available effects including EQ , Reverb and Delay effects are super high quality as you would expect from Universal Audio . Other configured Rigs can be saved as one of the six rigs available to be selected from the from the OX stomp box .
As OX Stomp is essentially a performance tool and is designed to be mounted on your pedalboard , I think I understand why Universal Audio decided to go with a Bluetooth enabled app as opposed to a desktop app for the OX Stomp . That said , I personally found the Bluetooth connection on the OX Stomp ( as well as on the Galaxy Space Echo pedal I was sent to check out ) to be somewhat unstable ( i . e ., it periodically crashed ). The pedal had to be completely reset for the Bluetooth connection to be reestablished . Note the Bluetooth pairing button on the back of OX Stomp is tiny ( it is a little bigger than the width of a paperclip ). Trying to reset the Bluetooth connection in the middle of a gig would be problematic ). Hopefully , a firmware update will address this issue .
That comment aside , I found the cabinet emulations and effects on OX Stomp all sounded great and convincingly realistic . The OX Stomp is a big step towards being able to leave my traditional amp and cabinet setup at home and head for the worship service without any compromises in sound quality .
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