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Alesis iO2 Express USB Audio Interface Reviews
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Average Review: 1
Manufacturer: Alesis
Price: $85.95
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About the Alesis iO2 Express USB Audio Interface
The iO2 Express is a compact, audio-recording interface for home studios and portable recording setups. This two-channel USB device for Mac and PC-based systems enables you to record at up to 24-bit resolution for input into virtually all DAW, recording, and performance software.
Alesis iO2 Express USB Audio Interface Reviews
I thought that this Alesis io2 would be a good way to add two tracks and send it via USB to multi-track recording software. At first, I was impressed by the basic features, and the fact that it made two separate tracks/channels possible. It worked great at first yet, the phantom power seems too weak of a boost for my preference. The phantom power that it comes with, is only enough to activate a condenser microphone and it will make the signal register and function. I connected one channel/track to an effects processor with my guitar, and then my microphone up to a tube pre-amp on the second channel/track, and that was the last time it ever worked. I do not think that should have blown it out, it’s normal for musicians and engineers to need to chain things together and make circuits. I even tried adjusting the software and changing settings, checking the sample rate, cards, buffers and drivers. But, this thing is toast; I only had it for a year and paid about $75.00. At some places these things are up to $99.00! This device would be a fair/good deal, if it was at a much lower price, if it came with a 10 year warranty, if it was durable; able to handle both ordinary and more complicated applications, and if it came with improved phantom power. They really need to improve this thing and drop the price. Otherwise, they are just spiking the price for junk that they will not back up past 45 days* or whatever you got. I recommend, that if you can plug in to a power source, buy a real USB mixer instead, they are so much better for the price. There are alot of quality USB mixers with phantom power out there, Alesis even makes better ones, just not this product, it's cheap like a toy.
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