Back in 2017, iZotope rocked the songwriting and home recording worlds by releasing their unique take on an 8 track digital ‘portastudio’ - the intelligent Spire Studio. Today iZotope has released the updated ‘2nd Gen’ Spire Studio with double the storage capacity, improved battery performance and new improved preamps. There is also a 6 month free trial to Spire Pro, we have all the details.

What Is iZotope Spire Studio?

For vocalists and musicians, iZotope Spire Studio (2nd Generation) is a great alternative to booking studio time or spending hours trying to figure out complex software and audio interfaces. It is designed to enable you to get into the creative zone without all the technical distractions!

The Spire Studio has an onboard studio-grade condenser mic, two dual combo inputs for mics and instruments, and two headphone outputs. The Spire Studio has been designed as a single, easy-to-use solution, acting as your recording engineer and wirelessly connects to a full suite of mixing, production, and sharing tools. It uses iZotope’s clever AI-based built-in intelligent processing and connection to the cloud-based Spire production platform enabling vocalists and songwriters to stay in the creative space.

What Is New In The 2nd Gen Spire Studio?

• Includes a 6-month free trial to Spire Pro: a suite of vocal tools and effects designed to maximize the creative experience in the Spire ecosystem.

• Double the storage space

• Improved battery performance

• New preamps with better interference rejection and more headroom (more volume with less distortion).

• Brighter, updated display

• Bluetooth connectivity for faster pairing and connection

• Now assembled in the USA

What Is Spire Pro?

Spire Pro, which all new Spire Studio owners get free for 6 months, offers users with iOS devices, full access to exclusive, new features and content that help you get pro-quality, release-ready vocals.

• Personalised Soundcheck enables users to take your vocals to the next level by sculpting them further to better suit where you want them to stand out in your mix.

• Automatically tune your vocals from natural to robotic with Tune, an exclusive mix effect for featuring tech from iZotope Nectar’s Pitch module.

• To help remove noise from your tracks when recording at home or in a car, Spire Pro now features iZotope RX’s audio repair tech. With it, you can automatically reduce unwanted background noise. On vocal tracks, reverb from an untreated room can be reduced and pops or plosives from singing, cleaned up.

• With Spire Pro, users also get access to exclusive content like free royalty-free beats and backing tracks. Spire Pro subscribers get first access to continuous updates to cutting-edge recording features and exclusive, premium content.

What We Think About Spire Studio From iZotope

For many years, songwriters have been using their smartphones to track basic song ideas. This approach can be quite limiting and the results sound pretty poor because built-in phone microphones are not really designed to capture high-quality audio. The Spire Studio sits between the simplicity of using a phone to record song ideas and the complexity of using a DAW to produce a large session. Spire Studio has no learning curve at all, the app is incredibly intuitive to use and the built-in microphone sounds classy.

All in all, iZotope has gone to great lengths to reinvent the digital 8 track for the 21st-century songwriter.

If you are a songwriter who wants to record high-quality demos or song ideas but struggles to incorporate DAW workflows within your creative songwriting seasons then you've got to consider one of these, ditch the DAW, get a Spire Studio and focus fully on your song at hand.

Check out this video from Dan Cooper to see what we mean…

iZotope Spire Studio Feature Summary

• Intuitive control - Simple button and touch-sensitive LED controls on Spire Studio make recording quick and easy.

• Intelligent Soundcheck - In seconds, Soundcheck will set your levels, identify your voice or instrument, and sculpt your tone

• On-board microphone - A studio-grade omnidirectional condenser mic picks up crisp, clear audio without worrying about perfect mic placement.

• Dual combo inputs - Two XLR and ¼” inputs let you record with any mic and instrument.

• Custom preamps - Pristine clarity from custom designed preamps featuring better noise reduction than the first generation.

• Phantom power - 48V to power your favorite studio condenser mics.

• 4+ hour battery life - Rechargeable battery lets you capture ideas anywhere.

• Headphone outputs - Two 1/8" outputs so you and a friend can monitor while recording.

When you pair Spire Studio with your mobile device you get access to much more including…

• Creative effects - A toolbox of effects for vocals and instruments to give your tracks unique flavour.

• Edit in seconds - Easily select parts of tracks and trim unwanted audio.

• Visual mixer - Drag track icons up and down to adjust volume, left and right to pan as you build a soundscape.

• Enhance - Improve clarity and boost loudness in seconds with the help of iZotope’s Ozone mastering technology.

• Cloud sharing - Send projects to anyone via the cloud to download individual tracks that a producer can use in a DAW, listen to mixdowns, offer time-stamped notes and creative input on tracks, and open Spire project files to collaborate on.

• Publish - Share finished songs directly to your fans on SoundCloud or create a video file with your own cover photo to post on social media platforms like Instagram.

iZotope Spire Studio Technical Specifications

*Mobile Device Requirements

 iOS

The Spire Music Recorder app and Spire Studio are compatible with 64-bit iOS devices running iOS 13 or higher, including those listed below and any newer iPad/iPhone models.

• iPhone 8 or higher

• iPad Pro

• iPad (5th generation or higher)

• iPad mini (5th generation or higher)

• iPad mini 2 or higher

• iPad Air 2 or higher

Android

• The Spire Studio Controller app for Android requires pairing with Spire Studio hardware.

• It is officially tested and supported on Samsung Galaxy S series phones from the S8 and above, as well as Google Pixel 3 or newer.

• At this time iZotope are unaware of issues on any devices running Android 8.0 or higher.

• Note that the app for Android does not currently have standalone features.

iZotope Spire Studio Prices

Spire Studio (2nd Generation) with universal power supply

• $499 US

• 499 Euros Including 19% VAT

• £439 including 20% VAT

Spire Studio Travel Bag

• $59 US

• 59 Euros Including 19% VAT

• £52 including 20% VAT

Spire Studio Case

• $29 US

• 29 Euros Including 19% VAT

• £26 including 20% VAT

Spire Studio Universal Power Supply

• $29 US

• 29 Euros Including 19% VAT

• £26 including 20% VAT

Spire Studio Subscription

• New Spire Studio owners get 6 months free

• Monthly Subscription - $4.99 per month

• Annual Subscription - $47.99 per year.