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Alesis iO|2

USB audio interface from Alesis belonging to the iO series

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«  very good value for money »

Published on 07/31/11 at 03:23
Value For Money : Excellent
Simplified Deployment. Extensive connections: MIDI in and out, S / PDIF in and out, output jacks 6.35 L and R, USB port, 2 XLR mic inputs with 48V power supply, 2 x jack guitar / line, 2 x 6 insert jack, 35.
2 gain knobs for the two inputs, a mixer (monitor) Direct / USB. A hand level. Not to mention the headphone jack and knob.
4 LED level (-20, -6, -3 and 0 dB).
Comes with Cubase LE, more than enough to use computer music as an amateur. No audible latency (for my ears, anyway ...) by using PC or laptop under Windows XP pro.
I used all the possibilities (MIDI keyboard, micro-vocals, guitars electric or electro-acoustic ...) with great pleasure and without any problems.

UTILIZATION

I connected before turning on the laptop that automatically recognizes it and Cubase (which I use exclusively) to test just wonder if the ASIO driver I used another meanwhile.
That said, I never made any update ...

GETTING STARTED

Frankly, it works by itself and I think they never used the manual.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for almost 5 years, almost always on the move and it never made me lurch.
That said, I've never used other external sound card, but I bought it after a solid study on the net (online shops, advice, forums ...) by comparing it with other models available at the time.
I remake that choice (even today, used) without any problems.
The price / quality ratio was excellent.
And do not forget, I repeat, Cubase LE (never planted under XP ...) comes with.