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Alesis IO2 2-Channel Portable 24/48 USB Audio Interface
Portable 2–Channel 24-BIT/48KHZ USB Audio Interface.
"A very good option for those who want a small mobile recording studio..."
Feature:
It has everything I want for my small home/mobile studio: 2 mic input, pre-amp or 2 line-in for guitar, 2 inserts, midi, ASIO, direct monitoring, USB connection.
Quality:
It seems to be solid enough..., and stylish! I like it a lot!
Value:
For the recommended price, I think this is a very good option with very good results.
Desirability:
Alesis io|2 is very stylish... The plated colors, the round aspect, the styled buttons and faders, I like it a lot!
Sound:
I only used it for one live recording, and it did a great job. The sound is clear, with no noise and good levels.
Support:
Didn't use yet... But the website, could have more useful information.
Overall:
I think it's a very good choice. I'm enjoying it a lot. Alesis did a great job and I think it can compete with others rivals such as m-audio, or tascam.
It has everything I want for my small home/mobile studio: 2 mic input, pre-amp or 2 line-in for guitar, 2 inserts, midi, ASIO, direct monitoring, USB connection.
Quality:
It seems to be solid enough..., and stylish! I like it a lot!
Value:
For the recommended price, I think this is a very good option with very good results.
Desirability:
Alesis io|2 is very stylish... The plated colors, the round aspect, the styled buttons and faders, I like it a lot!
Sound:
I only used it for one live recording, and it did a great job. The sound is clear, with no noise and good levels.
Support:
Didn't use yet... But the website, could have more useful information.
Overall:
I think it's a very good choice. I'm enjoying it a lot. Alesis did a great job and I think it can compete with others rivals such as m-audio, or tascam.
"Mac Friendly, Great Features, Sturdy at a GREAT Price!"
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Feature:It came with Cubase LE... haven't even unwrapped the disc... I use GarageBand on an iBook G4. This thing has more features than I'll use. I just needed an interface for getting vocals and guitar into my iBook. I'll probably experiment with the MIDI i/o but I don't have any need for the S/PDIF at this time. All I cared about was 2 channels, XLR's with phantom power, and guitar/mic line in.
Quality:
Seems pretty solid. Aluminum casing... what else can I say? Feels a lot more solid than my Mbox.
Value:
Well worth the price! Knowing what I know now, if I'd had to pay more, I'd still think it was worth it.
Desirability:
Looks great, knobs are in a good spot, I love the placement of the XLR inputs.
Sound:
I'm EXTREMELY happy with this interface! Very low noise, clean signal from my AKG C2000B condenser. Also used it with my acoustic electric... I LOVE this thing! It's not an MBox, but it's pretty d@mn good!
Ease of Use:
I took it out of the box, plugged it into my iBook, opened GarageBand, and immediately started a session. Haven't introduced it to my PC yet... don't really care... but have heard that it's not much more involved.
Overall:
Until they come out with something with these features, at this level of quality, that works so well with GarageBand at a lower price, ... I'll be happy.
"Something portable that also delivers well the Sound Recorded."
Feature:
Everything from MIDI to Audio I/O are there.
Quality:
ADAT quality, no less no more.
Value:
Paid around that range. Good Value return for what you fork out, no loss.
Desirability:
Yes, definitely.
Sound:
Original ADAT sound is what i never emphasized enough. Sound Clarity and neutrality is there. Never differ much from the previous standards of Alesis Audio Reproduction. Well Done, Alesis!
Ease of Use:
Plug and Play. You do not need to install anything for Windows XP SP2.
Support:
Guess havent tried but will be good.
Overall:
Comparing Tascam and M-audio portable interface in sound and design, This IO2 does not lose out in terms of quality and features. Driver stability may need to be drilled out to test its dependency. Nevertheless, it is a worthwhile investment for those on budget and yet something portable that also delivers well 24 bit depth and 96 Khz resolution sound recording.
Everything from MIDI to Audio I/O are there.
Quality:
ADAT quality, no less no more.
Value:
Paid around that range. Good Value return for what you fork out, no loss.
Desirability:
Yes, definitely.
Sound:
Original ADAT sound is what i never emphasized enough. Sound Clarity and neutrality is there. Never differ much from the previous standards of Alesis Audio Reproduction. Well Done, Alesis!
Ease of Use:
Plug and Play. You do not need to install anything for Windows XP SP2.
Support:
Guess havent tried but will be good.
Overall:
Comparing Tascam and M-audio portable interface in sound and design, This IO2 does not lose out in terms of quality and features. Driver stability may need to be drilled out to test its dependency. Nevertheless, it is a worthwhile investment for those on budget and yet something portable that also delivers well 24 bit depth and 96 Khz resolution sound recording.
Alesis IO2 Interface Customer Review
Feature:
Everything you need for a small personal recording studio.
Desirability:
Needs more sexy LEDs
Support:
I had a few problems with the Alesis driver in WindowsXP as well. The ASIO drivers took several reinstalls to show up and it took a while to figure out, but after I got it to work, it was wonderful!
Everything you need for a small personal recording studio.
Desirability:
Needs more sexy LEDs
Support:
I had a few problems with the Alesis driver in WindowsXP as well. The ASIO drivers took several reinstalls to show up and it took a while to figure out, but after I got it to work, it was wonderful!
"Worst "semi-professional" Soundcard for Windows XP"
Ease of Use:
Midi is sometimes unusable, it eats up notes sporadically, - only 44.1-48khz no 24bit support. You need to buy a Y-USB Cable, that drains power from another port if you want to use this card on a Notebook. If not weird behaviour may appear. Like LFO Volume effects on your Mic Recording, ... Grounding the device improves signal quality dramatically. severe !!! Installation Problems can occur under Windows XP rendering the Card completely useless (Remove all hidden usb devices in the device manager, remove the installed device specific usb drivers in the Device Manager, then reinstall the driver.exe, do that as long as your IO2 and Midi Port are available under WindowsXP. This procedure Works sometimes. No NEW driver since 1.0 under Windows Technical Support for this Product from Alesis is INADEQUATE, even the Mail or Hotline workers are complete "******!" that have no info what they`re talking about.
Support:
Answers were inadequate, they even admitted that the ASIO4ALL Driver might work better than the one delivered with the Device. No help with Midi or Driver Problems. Very LIMITED Support for WIN XP. It took me 6h to install the Card, and getting Midi / Audio Ports to work and available under Windows XP.
Midi is sometimes unusable, it eats up notes sporadically, - only 44.1-48khz no 24bit support. You need to buy a Y-USB Cable, that drains power from another port if you want to use this card on a Notebook. If not weird behaviour may appear. Like LFO Volume effects on your Mic Recording, ... Grounding the device improves signal quality dramatically. severe !!! Installation Problems can occur under Windows XP rendering the Card completely useless (Remove all hidden usb devices in the device manager, remove the installed device specific usb drivers in the Device Manager, then reinstall the driver.exe, do that as long as your IO2 and Midi Port are available under WindowsXP. This procedure Works sometimes. No NEW driver since 1.0 under Windows Technical Support for this Product from Alesis is INADEQUATE, even the Mail or Hotline workers are complete "******!" that have no info what they`re talking about.
Support:
Answers were inadequate, they even admitted that the ASIO4ALL Driver might work better than the one delivered with the Device. No help with Midi or Driver Problems. Very LIMITED Support for WIN XP. It took me 6h to install the Card, and getting Midi / Audio Ports to work and available under Windows XP.
"Does the job"
Feature:
phantom power, balanced XLR ins.
Value:
Everything that tascam claims, except this one works and is fifty dollars cheaper.
Desirability:
I don't think that the input placement is great.
Sound:
This thing works. Which is good. The Tascam us-122 is a disaster with a few major flaws. Get this instead. The preamps are okay - they do get noisy when you push them, and you have to - it doesn't have the greatest gain in the world. True 48 volts phantom power. I actually measured 51 volts weighted. Does the job for 149 bucks.
Overall:
This will do what I want it to. Of course that means that I want more.
phantom power, balanced XLR ins.
Value:
Everything that tascam claims, except this one works and is fifty dollars cheaper.
Desirability:
I don't think that the input placement is great.
Sound:
This thing works. Which is good. The Tascam us-122 is a disaster with a few major flaws. Get this instead. The preamps are okay - they do get noisy when you push them, and you have to - it doesn't have the greatest gain in the world. True 48 volts phantom power. I actually measured 51 volts weighted. Does the job for 149 bucks.
Overall:
This will do what I want it to. Of course that means that I want more.
Alesis IO2 Interface Customer Review
Quality:
I have a lot of technical problems (driver issues) with it. Some programs I get a 'No ASIO driver error' and in the programs where it works it is very unstable. Even with al the latest updates.
Sound:
Good for its price.
Support:
Very bad experience with the support from Alesis. They don't reply to name 1......
Overall:
DOn't buy this audio interface! It's cheap but you don't get anything reliable or with good quality in return. And there's almost no useful info on the IO on fora etc. I 've never ever received a reply from Alesis. Not only concerning this IO 2 but also in the past with other equipment. If you are lucky the IO 2 may work, but I think you would be wise to look further.... I didn't and I am sorry now... just wasted euro 150,-
I have a lot of technical problems (driver issues) with it. Some programs I get a 'No ASIO driver error' and in the programs where it works it is very unstable. Even with al the latest updates.
Sound:
Good for its price.
Support:
Very bad experience with the support from Alesis. They don't reply to name 1......
Overall:
DOn't buy this audio interface! It's cheap but you don't get anything reliable or with good quality in return. And there's almost no useful info on the IO on fora etc. I 've never ever received a reply from Alesis. Not only concerning this IO 2 but also in the past with other equipment. If you are lucky the IO 2 may work, but I think you would be wise to look further.... I didn't and I am sorry now... just wasted euro 150,-
"the worst"
Feature:
it must be amended to more priciest latency.
Quality:
i like its outer appearance
Value:
there are so many cheaper than this. like creative audigy
Desirability:
dont know
Sound:
i got recently it from a local music store as it displayed ultra low latency note. but damn, it is too much i can't play my midi keyboard with it. its a considerable latency
Ease of Use:
ok
Support:
fine
Overall:
appearance
it must be amended to more priciest latency.
Quality:
i like its outer appearance
Value:
there are so many cheaper than this. like creative audigy
Desirability:
dont know
Sound:
i got recently it from a local music store as it displayed ultra low latency note. but damn, it is too much i can't play my midi keyboard with it. its a considerable latency
Ease of Use:
ok
Support:
fine
Overall:
appearance
Alesis IO2 Interface Customer Review
Quality:
Blew on me after having it for two weeks........... sent in for a new one and was supposed to have it 1 month later...... then 3 1/2 months later finally received it and after using it for literally TWO minutes it just blew on me again....... I do not recommend this product to anyone
Blew on me after having it for two weeks........... sent in for a new one and was supposed to have it 1 month later...... then 3 1/2 months later finally received it and after using it for literally TWO minutes it just blew on me again....... I do not recommend this product to anyone
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