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Alesis iO|2

USB audio interface from Alesis belonging to the iO series

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Published on 10/09/08 at 13:28
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 ...