All user reviews of 3/5 for the Alesis iO|2

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USE

the drivers are very stable on pc (vista, xp) and mac.
I used the with Nuendo and Logic.

IMPLEMENTATION

no problems with installation, configuration is a breeze.
jacks speaker outputs monitoring, the séarées headphone input, the ability to listen to the direct or digitized sound, or even a mixture of both are very significant.

NOTICE GLOBAL

For a small budget, it is very bien.Il should be recognized that the built-in preamp is not powerful enough for mobile use outdoors.
an external preamp is absolutely necessary, the phantom power is very bad, a lot of breath, one can however record a guitar, bass or other as long as the input volume is powerful.
with an external preamp, one can appreciate the quality of the converters.
the sound is very clean.
I put this note in view of the quality of the input and converters, stability ...

another weak point though: usb connection on the sound card is fairly loose.
for mobile use, c is quite fragile.

A change of computer, until the quip of an old sound card sound blaster, DCID buy me a: not CHRE, nice appearance, good feedback from friends.

UTILIZATION

Big dception: using ASIO4ALL is almost indispensable, and the driver provided is not stable trs. In addition, you can not grate inlets and outlets diffrent: I have a pair of USB speakers ALESIS M1 320 that do not work with the sound card.

GETTING STARTED

Otherwise, no major problem, provided that they satisfy a basic configuration with input and output via the sound card.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a year, to record guitars and vocals. It is enough for me, even if I expect the opportunity to purchase better for not much more expensive. The problem with this kind of product is that I as pest during setup, because of the limitation in effect the ability to grate several audio outputs, I learned Hende novelty, but I am there more sr. Mfance even when, what ... .

Here is a map that I sduite both the price at the level of functionality it offers.
Indeed, it has 2 XLR + Jack with a comuter to impdance guitar. It was more a MIDI In port and one MIDI OUT port.
It has a VU meter and level SETTING THE live.
It connects via USB, which is nice because it's "Hot Plug" attaches a while the pc is on the way (unlike some Firewire card - not all -).

As I needed a card to connect my guitar, my sequencer and my pc. C'tait therefore the best choice. In terms of functionality and the price it fairly complte.

UTILIZATION

Installation is no problem. No polmique possible.

GETTING STARTED

There's just one problem at the implementation. So it's possible that has come from my laptop (a packard bell B3600) and if I put this same day chipsets + windows patches.)

The ASIO driver on my config does not hold: on my sequencer software, ds I 2VST place, the sound "dcroche".
However, the WDM driver is adequate, with more flexibility in choosing the RESOLUTION of frequencies and latencies trs acceptable.

Another oddity: MIDI sync REU is that if I plug the card hot. If I put the card before the POST and boot Windows XP, I do not reois sync.
So just (on my config, as I recall) I turn on the pc, then I plug the card and then I run the apps.

Knowing his troubles and solutions, the map does not suffer any impondrable. Is stable.

OVERALL OPINION

APRS 6 months of use. J'aprcie strong card. Even if the dynamics is not as its concurrent lev, it has a clear sound and everything is acceptable.
For that price, it's a good card.

Hello everyone, I purchased this product simply because I wanted to record my band on the fly, saving idea, but also to record an instrument track by track ect ... simply use an amateur record of reliable quality is no latency! May have the means, I turned the worm IO | 2: preamp, asio, XLR, Jack, two channels, all in 24 bits / 96Khz: enough for what I wanted to do! All for a hundred euros. I wanted to because no usb firewire on my computer.

Usefulness:
To repeat a priority with a HP laptop, dual core, 2GB ram, the rest it will be F **.
A home for my track guitars, bass and vocals and everything that goes through my head. P4 3Ghz, 2GB of ram ect ...

I use most often with SM 58 and 57 for making live, and a POD 2.0 for garttes. Of both live and guitar amp tube.

UTILIZATION

So this opens the debate: I read the comments referring to latency issues, I thought that people did not adjust the machine ... so I buy, but no, there really problem, very disappointing on this point elsewhere.
Installation: very good
No conflict for me.
The manual is useless.
Simply clamped configuration with the driver from the manufacturer. It's a shame. 5ms as input and output 53! never seen her! From Alesis is the hardware, it's costo, and it's not ugly, but the software level: Chieri! With its inability to record track by track.
I rabatue on Asio 4 All drivers, and there, more settings, I can best 9.33 in a large entry is output. But it's not always! Offset audible and destabilizing the timing of the two guitar fast tempo for example.
In short the boiboite is beautiful, the boiboite nothing in the gut. The price can also be done one I think ...

GETTING STARTED

2 tracks simultaneously, the rest is explained above.

OVERALL OPINION

For the price is correct, but great damage for the drivers that handicaps many.
So for the price, I can draw the goals I had at the beginning but with difficulty, so I say .. Prices correct, no more!

I will not purchase this product, and recommend to all those who want to record track by track. Otherwise, the neutral preamp is quite effective, the sound output is pretty good. Great for live recording.
If the drivers would be more efficient and lower latency, the product is excellent.
A tip to all those who read me, do not overlook this weakness ...

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UTILIZATION

the drivers are very stable PC (with Vista, XP) and mac. I used with the Logic and Nuendo.
Sometimes I record two tracks simultaneously without probmleme

GETTING STARTED

no problems with installation, configuration is a breeze. output jacks for monitoring speakers, the headphone input séarées, the ability to listen its direct or scanned, or even a mixture of both are very significant.

OVERALL OPINION

For a small budget, it is very bien.Il must be aware that the built-in preamp is not powerful enough for mobile use outdoors. an external preamp is absolutely necessary, phantom power is very poor, many of breath, however, can record a guitar, bass or other as long as the input volume is powerful. with an external preamp, you can appreciate the quality of A / D converters The sound is very propre.Par against the D / A converter is of poor quality, the sound of screaming is that the volume goes up.
You can record with a quality largely satisfactory but not mix with ...
I put the note in view of the quality of input converters, stability ... However, another weak point: the connection by USB sound card is weak. for mobile use, c is quite fragile.

The value for money is good but being passed to the RME UC, I am aware of its weaknesses (7fois its price too!). I think for the price, c is a good choice but do not expect use it directly except to the guitar or bass.