ALESIS IO26 AUDIO INTERFACE PROFESSIONAL

It is not possible to get high-quality digital audio or video, without sufficient bandwidth.Дevices can be hot-swapped in and out of the audio processing chain as and when your requirements change. High-speed and hot swappable capabilities are the intrinsic value of a Firewire interface.ДЄnd standard-definition video, uncompressed, firewire provides necessary throughput to make possible bandwidth-intensive applications such as multiple-stream.

It facilitates 800 Mbit/sec data transfer rate. On account of these capabilities, dV camcorders also have Firewire interfaces, hard disk drives, dVD burners. This is provided by a Firewire interface a high speed connection is required by digital video download.

ALESIS IO26 AUDIO INTERFACE PROFESSIONAL

Simultaneously, alesis iO26 is a computer interface for use by professional and semi-professional musicians to record audio and video on 26 streams.ДЄnd other modifications such as special effects are done by using digital video editing software, digital video camcorders capture video and audio and send them to a computer and a finished video is created using Firewire technology. But given the form factor, and all the connectors on the back panel, the inputs sort of had to go on the front unless you were willing to have a much larger box.The manufacturers have opted for Firewire technology, the main promised benefit of the Alexis iO26 being speedy simultaneous audio and video recordings. There are two schools of thought about having inputs on the front panel: One is that it's convenient, the other is that it's a drag to have cables dangling all over the place. You need a TRS-to-dual-mono cable to use these, but also note they're wired so you can use just the 'send' connection if you want to tap the preamp out and send it somewhere for a direct out, or just the 'return' connection if you want to bypass the internal preamps with preamps that have more 'character' or 'color' (the io preamps aim for transparency).ДЄlso note that there's a gain control for each input, and the first two inputs have a mic/line - guitar switch so you can use these as instruments inputs.

Note that these are mic/line inputs with insert jacks, and as they should be, the insert jacks are post-preamp/pre-A/D converter. The io14 has the same four 'left' inputs as the io26, and the control section.

The io26's front panel has three basic sections: Four inputs on the left, four slightly different ones on the right, and a 'control' section in the middle. The second picture shows the io14 main view. I do find this level of construction very cool, given the general tendency to 'cheap down' products these days to hit the lowest possible price point. I don't know how many consumers will notice this, but I suspect Alesis will when units don't get returned to their service department. The Neutrik mic/line combo connectors (another classy touch) are also fastened to the chassis with two screws. This is why many knobs feel 'wobbly' when you turn them, but not so with the io26 or io14. With a lot of inexpensive units, there's just a hole cut in the chassis, the pot or jack solders to the board, and protrudes through the hole. One thing you don't see from the pictures is that this is a fairly heavy box, and thanks to the metal casing and rubberized ends, it has a substantial, rugged feel - I wouldn't be afraid to take this on the road with a laptop.ДЄnd here's something else that's pretty impressive: All the jacks and potentiometers are fastened with lockwashers and nuts. The first picture shows an overall view of the io26. However, I assume that questions will arise about differences between the two, so I have both here. This review will concentrate on the io26, as the io14 is a subset.

Alesis io26 audio interface