All user reviews for the Alesis iO|2

Great product for recording live digital output Analogue my table, I Utis with an HP Pavilion 6100 and I have no broblème opposed to any further notice

UTILIZATION

All alone with the documentation
Lorqui you must work under the program in Cubase LE ASIO drivers obviously work for 48kz SP / DIF

GETTING STARTED

ASIO no PB
Live Cubase LE and Cubase SX is enough to rework the songs
Near zero latency identical to Maxio XD I use e studio.
Obviously only two tracks live, but when the table is balanced on the front there is no PB.

OVERALL OPINION

2 weeks of use
I think this product is perfect for my use, the more I made and live CD with no difference with the SONY DAT I used before.
I do it again the same choice

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.

See below for gnrales CHARACTERISTICS.
I bought this product there is now a year, the era acqurir I wanted a mid-range sound card because I lanais in the computer music.

Now I use it like this:
- XLR Microphone Cable between the MIC INPUT 1 to record my voice
- RCA Cables Speaker (converted to jack) active monitoring MAIN LR
- Cable PHONES jack in the headset to work
- Jack cable from my mixer to LINE INPUT 1 / 2 (which allow me to record my mix, my vinyls, and especially of m'vitent always unplug the cables of the speakers as I made or mix)
- And of course the USB cable ^ ^

My computer is running Windows XP with an Athlon processor, 2 GB of RAM, an ASUS motherboard and a good hard drive 300 GB

UTILIZATION

For six months I could not work with this sound card (except on my software computer music, but not on Windows, Auadacity, Virtual DJ, Soundforge ...). This silent for a confilt between Io2 and ... my webcam (Logitec).
Since the complte rebooted my computer and disabling the webcam works without any problem, any problem of installation!
The device configuration is simple: just gain knobs, some switches (whose functions are not very complicated) and a mlangeur source (direct through line, USB via the USB cable ... ^ ^)

GETTING STARTED

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OVERALL OPINION

J'apprcie:
- The simplicity of this device (apart from my webcam problem ...)
- Design (beautiful on a desk, but watch out for scratches and stains!)
- Ergonomics (knobs of good quality barmtre prcis ...)
- MIDI connectors (I'll ending for use: p)

I dislike:
- Having to unplug the microphone input to be able to insert the sound or guitar (priority on micro line apparently) while there is a switch ...
- The microphone that records in mono: s
- Always pushing the gain knobs to maximum ...

I think I even do it again right choice, because it is good quality and trs offers good connections! Also the price still baissle report quality price is unbeatable!

Need a better quality interface with a chipset Intgr pramplis variable gain.
Primarily to treat two inputs in real time (guitar + microphone).

Initially I wanted a MOTU 828mkII (in usb saw the price) but this brand does not wish to be recognized under linux. After a few searches I have identified a small number of known compatible cards alsa according to several sources, and I'm DCID for Alesis io2.

- Under a c'tait Chres;
- In this product range (100 <500), a prampli will never be magical, so as not to get too proccuper;
- Simple design, no superfluous function (ah, if the spdif);
- Design and compactness (I hsit with m-audio fasttrack pro because of the buttons on top, without regret in the end);
- 24 bits, like why not? Regarding frquence I saw a bit of everything and anything on the net, so I thought I left with a card 24bits/48kHz (see Implementation)

this card is connecting a laptop in pure: dyne ( https://devel.goto10.org/puredyne ) most of the time under debian & ubuntu sometimes.

UTILIZATION

Installation: Connect
Configuration: jack tell the server to use the card, rgler buffers, the frequencies.
Precisely, in the manual (the data sheet, the thickness seen ^ ^) Specifies it is 96kHz. More on the vendor's site. I'm with jack 48kHz max. Regardless, that's what I thought I had to departure.
(Besides the manufacturer's website ( http://www.alesis.com/product.php?id=8 ) noted 48kHz, there have yad change without notice CHARACTERISTICS since the printing of the plate

! The card is available in 24 bits. For applications that do not directly alsa jack but it seems that this may cause problem ( http://vir.homelinux.org/blog/index.php?/archives/24-Alesis-IO2.html ) .

Report if anything, it works immediately. The manual is fairly succinct (though useless for any Manir), and as he is called "abrgquot guide, or something like that, we expect to find a big pdf on the CD, but no.

GETTING STARTED

Do not use drivers from the manufacturer, RAS.
I get the latency is 2.9 ms. Rel-time kernel is better.
It can record 2 inputs simultanment while reading to the two outputs, the rest does not look that my CPU ^ ^
Given what I did with a chipset Intgr I do not see limits this view l.

No note, then.

OVERALL OPINION

From 29h. I do not use it yet, so. Just look (and find the limits of the card, but given its simplicity I doubt discovering something else over time. To wear on connectors and potentiomtres, we'll see, they look solid without being a standard military

The pramplis are honntes, and even a lot compared to other interfaces more Chréa (edirol particular), a pair of compressors / limiters will insert in handy though.

the +: simple, cheap design, 24bits. SETTING THE level headphone and hand spars.
Power over USB (I'll do a test of independence with the ending for 48V).
the -: for the price, nothing.

With exprience .... I do not have that choice would do because my bank account I will buy a solution to another level (Metric Halo?).
If not, probably yes. Less than out linux drivers for the Tascam US-144?

I think it is the multiple openings, settings and ... of course the price of Io2 that motivated me
I used to record vinyl mix, groovebox, micro
I have a HP Pavilion Amd 3600 1024MB of ram which supports a wonder the I/O2.

UTILIZATION

I had some trouble to install but the problem came from the quicktime player ...
Do not forget to disable the sound card home ... Much better quality

No incompatibilitées (except quick time), I did not even need to install drivers, windows has managed as a great (for once ...)

In terms of the card itself is easy to configure, if properly installed of course
Manuel clear but may have slight my taste

GETTING STARTED

I use the windows drivers and no audio interruption, always ready interface!
I use Soundforge, Adobe audition audio, Frutyloops, Live 5, Reason

Zero latency, until we branch at MIDI (we feel that it pulls away) but m'faudrait 2 gigabytes of memory it might be better too ...

Headphone jack is back ...

- 2-track recording (mono)
2 tracks read

A new driver for 2008 or you can set the "ear"??

OVERALL OPINION

It is now 2 years

I hearts to me that's simple.
Bah, you can always ask for less latency
Very good value for money
Well, frankly I do not know ...

What technical specifications motivated your choice?
The cot has used simple and good qualitbr /> For what purpose?
first recording instrument (guitar, keyboard + voice), I Utis sonarLE also with a more acid music studio pro with no problem
What is your config (motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?
MSI 645DX ultra max cpu ghz P4 2400 GB DDR 1024 Video Card Ati 9600 Pro 256 MB 2x160 GB disk of 120 GB Internal + 1x External usb1 (IDE), operating system Windows XP SP2

UTILIZATION

Installation without any problem, even to the drivers, which are provided on CD, so no problem
configuration easier than
Simple and clear is the manual

GETTING STARTED

- The drivers are stable?
yes
Are they often put day?
I do not know, but I think so
What software do you use most often?
The Sonar and Acid
What you get lag?
a good zero- a pleasure
How many tracks you get record / playback simultanment?.
then taken external analog channel there are two mono I use both (so stro) otherwise it loops to gre well with acid Exceeds 100 I track the ambient

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?
more than 90 days (vi bein the emu 1212M lach me after 3 years)
What is the particular feature you like best and least?
The +: great ease of use, quality sound for the price that is not ruined, at least aa well replace the EMU 1212M
Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
yes, like the Emu 1212M, audigy4 a pro (do not laugh but aggre well lol)
- How do you report qualitprix?
Good and I PSE word, reliable and simple good because the sound was nothing wrong
Exprience with, you will do again this choice? ...
Yes, even if it were me that dpanner but the story continues to work in my Creations, but I am trying to proceed to suprieur in the same brand

- The CHARACTERISTICS that motivated my choice: SPDIF, noon, XLR and jack
- For what use: Mao
- Config: I have a Hp pavilion dual core 1.66 Ghz, 2048 MB of ram with Vista -_-''
- Instuments: I use it with my guitar and my piano with MIDI

UTILIZATION

Installation: No Souci
No inconsistency
Config clear
I have not read the manual =), suddenly I realized belatedly trs What is the swich Mono / Stereo

GETTING STARTED

So l. .. it is a great dbat that opens!
I like vista -> no asio so I use ASIO4ALL and I can not use the output of the card (at least with Live, Cubase and Reason) bouhhhh I do not understand what is going on so I 'll board xp (like most of the people who bought Vista-_ *)
So I have to go to the output of the soundcard of the computer (super), I arrive with a latency of 30 ms (I know, but it's too long as I hear of no timing ...)

OVERALL OPINION

APRS long CHARACTERISTICS comparison of Thomann, I broke down and I use it for the past 8 months: I'm glad plutt (the one that I have re shot I can not compare)
I find the report qualitprix plutt good (but again I can not compare)
I would do this choice with the experience!

EDIT: I work with Ableton Live 7 now that fully integrates vista, I end up with a latency of 17 ms on the outputs of the card, so all is well ...

I will not repeat here the features already mentioned we all understand
One would ask for optical digital output but hey it's a little quibble
No blabla on paper this card any card, but its classic ...

UTILIZATION

Ease of use, instalation of the simplest, recognized not many soft music, but simple manual contains everything you need to know about the case and install it.
Box very well done and very ergonomic, the presence of an XLR and a jack per channel and practical. The presence of the 48V LED is welcome and avoids any risk of error.
Catches are on the top is a bit disturbing at the beginning for those who do not use normally a mixer, I would have preferred to catch but I agree that AC does not interfere with the use.
The compact housing and inspires confidence, do not worry be provided for the fighters. the buttons seem very solid and turn without play, the lights are clear and precise. pads under the box makes it very stable on flat surfaces.
It's nice to see something so well designed!

GETTING STARTED

Stable and good drivers that latency does not get along with Nuendo, I get to about 10 ms (with asio 4 all) since I use my onboard sound card as output and input alesis.

OVERALL OPINION

I spent over an intensive week on the net to search the forums and user reviews before making my heart on this machine. I hesitated between a edirol UA25 (having been paying FA 101) and the alesis. the two characteristics of housing has quite identical and similar dimensions. I was very afraid that the preamps of the Alesis a little "light" and deal with edirol surprise Apers have completed testing on a folk guitar recording via a microphone Apex 435 in 32bit 96kHz on one and the other it appears that the alesis has a much more open and searched the FA101! Some say amazing but I kept the soundtracks for the skeptics ... The preamps are over the top as the FA101 medium which swells a bit serious and gum up the effect of making the room too "clean" and under living.

I use this box for three days non stop and I must say that this is a must (I have ready in a edirol FA-101 j'aprecie that much) and this case is not ashamed to face the biggest and dear to him. If you do not need two sound inputs for your recording, you do not record each microphone to a battery or a complete group with its set of 10 micro card it is for you. I used the multitrack poru where I record my instrument one by one and it's really ideal. Go for a sound card is gold!!

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 ...

What characteristics have motivated your choice?

The next "Rack" drew her m ... but I pushed the side USB

For what purpose?

Music, composition and keyboard + software Recorded audio (microphone)

What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Hard ,...)?

AMD 64 2800 (1.8 GHTZ) + 2 GB RAM + 350 GB HDD + MIDI keyboard.
+ Windows light
(Config that has run without problem all my gear with less than 6 ms latency, has until today.)

UTILIZATION

The installation is done it without problems?

Big problem of driver, and detection of the device (USB audio device, not alesis io 2 ....), even after full format, reinstall ...
The problem of drivers vennait audio from my webcam (Logitec brand), but even uninstalled and formatted, the problem has not been solved.
That is why, I have been a score of 0

because even the drivers from the official site alesis n have not changed.

Have you experienced any incompatibilities?

YES! Logitec webcam with .... (See just above)

The general configuration is easy?

Hard to do more simple ... set apart for the detection of the driver ...

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

It is not necessary.

GETTING STARTED

The drivers are stable?

Drivers of shit ... Alesis in my opinion should consider very seriously the problem of the driver ....
c is a real shame because the audio rendering is good, but the latency to the rescue !!!!!!

They are often updated?

Only one driver available on the site.

What software do you use most often?
What you get lag?

Reason 4 (minimum latency of 25 ms, below parasites audio = bad guys)
Cubase (+ 30 ms)

How many tracks you get to record / play time? ...

On reason: 3 tracks .... and poof! ... crash or parasites (severe), so have to get at least a 25 ms, for a clear sound, and listen.

OVERALL OPINION

How long have you use it?

1 week, and c is too ....

What is so special that you like most and least?

I do not even answer .... become just the USB connectivity for audio interresting, but will never replace the PCI (without wiring), directly connected to the source of management information (motherboard and proc)

Have you tried many other models before buying it?

yes, M Audio 24/96 ... only very good memories ...
and DMX6fire (PCI) ... memories even better ....

How would you rate the quality / price?

I can not answer ... very bad experience for me ....

ha as if I have read of others on notice:

this sound card has a good Q / P 150 € (to be said)
but I would not recommend for those who composed computer music.
I advise also to those who need less than 10 ms latency ... 15/20/25 See ms.
otherwise render audio, in itself, is not too bad, the reverb is really good ...
pity that the drivers are so crappy.

Remember: Alesis c is really good, but not for the drivers ....

With experience, you do again this choice? ...

Absolutely not ... already has the base cards USB ... I feel like it really is not ...
My usual dealer, m well said .. j even when I followed his advice ...
and here I am disappointed (just the stuff).

So the stuff back to the store and change for better (PCI please)

STOP ME AND THIS MODE crap, USB SOUND CARD .... Please

ps: I think that I incurred no and that I've had experience with this sound card (I am one of the exceptions)
al hours but frankly latency 0, leave the USB sound cards ... c is like repairing a car with a Fancy seeing ... Whatever the quality of the mold has waffles.

Any takers.

Others see

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.

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.

What characteristics have motivated your choice?

The robust appearance, small size, self-power supply by USB.

What is your config (Motherboard / CPU / Ram / Disk ,...)?

XP Pro SP3 on Dell Latitude D531, 2GB RAM, AMD 2GHz

For what purpose?

Registration (all kinds), connect a MIDI keyboard.

With which instruments or systems (console, preamp, DTD ...) and you use the connection with what? ...

All types of microphones, guitars, keyboards, ... I use only analog inputs.

UTILIZATION

The drivers are stable?

Medium.

Some cracks in registry renewal, and occasionally reading done all crash!

They are often updated?

Never

What software do you use most often?

Cubase SX3, sequoia 7, reason, max msp

How many tracks do you manage to record / playback simultaneously? ...

2-track recording, normal because there are only 2 entries (although a generic asio driver windows allowed me to do 4 tracks with the internal card to the PC!)
In reading much, at least 16, but I doubt that the sound card limit on that side.

What latency you get?

Up to 50ms, which is much too broadly and to the rere.

GETTING STARTED

The installation is done it without problems?

Windows finds a driver has about as stable as those offered on the site. Ie moderately stable!

Have you experienced any incompatibilities?

No

The manual is clear and sufficient? ...

Yes

OVERALL OPINION

For how long have you been using it?

2 ½ years

Did you try many other models before getting this one?

No, just a sound blaster 16 (internal), very good (for the time), which was the only issue not to be compatible over win98.

What is so special that you like best?

The small size, the strength of the casing and buttons

the least?

The drivers, preamps but they are still correct.

What is your opinion about the value for the price?

Well, in these prices, there is not much of the same quality!

Knowing what you know now, would you make the same choice? ...

No, I'm now looking for better quality QQC Solicitating level preamps, and with more inputs
But I advise those who are new to the sound.