Alesis IO 2 USB Sound Card from Alesis @ Inta Audio

Alesis IO 2 USB Sound Card

The Alesis IO 2 USB Soundcard is highly recommended by Inta Audio. The Alesis IO2 Portable 2-Channel 24-bit/96k USB Audio Interface is perfect for Windows PC or Mac computer-based project studios, laptop-based portable recording setups and electronic musicians.

The Alesis IO2 USB audio/MIDI interface features a heavy-duty, bead-blasted aluminum housing and 24-bit/48kHz conversion quality. The Alesis IO/2 is rugged and portable with switches and knobs securely attached. It has 2 channels with XLR and 1/4 inch jack inputs, dual preamps with 48V phantom power, input meter, 1/4 inch jack TRS inserts, MIDI I/O, S/PDIF I/O, headphone jack, 1/4 inch jack balanced outputs, and USB port. The Alesis IO/2 is USB powered-no external AC power supply necessary . The Alesis IO/2 uses ultralow latency ASIO 2.0 drivers and comes with Cubase LE software.

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Alesis IO 2 USB Sound Card Features

24-bit, 96 kHz operation with high-end Alesis A/D and D/A conversion through integrated USB audio interface
2 XLR mic inputs with 48V phantom power plus 2 1/4" balanced line inputs that can accept guitar level signals
1/4" balanced main outputs
1/4" TRS inserts on input channels
1/4" TRS headphone output
Dedicated four segment signal/clip LED meter on both channels
IO 2 uses Alesis designed Ultra low-latency ASIO 2.0 drivers (with zero-latency hardware monitoring)
24-bit S/PDIF I/O for direct digital recording
MIDI Input/Output
The Alesis IO 2 is USB powered—no external AC power supply necessary
Low power usage for minimal laptop battery drain
The Alesis IO 2 is Bundled with Steinberg Cubase LE

Specification

FREQUENCY RESPONSE:

MIC/LINE IN to SPDIF/USB OUT: +/-0.1dB Input Gain = minimum
MIC/LINE IN to MAIN OUT (through ADC/DAC) +/-0.35dB Input Gain=minimum

SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO (SNR):

MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to INSERT OUT: 110dB A-weighted, input impedance at XLR or 1/4" jack = 600 Ohms, Input Gain = minimum
GUITAR IN (unbalanced) to INSERT OUT: 99dB A-weighted, input impedance at 1/4" jack = 600 Ohms, Input Gain = minimum
MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to SPDIF/USB OUT: 99dB A-weighted, input impedance at MIC or LINE jack = 600 Ohms, Input Gain = minimum
GUITAR IN (unbalanced) to SPDIF/USB OUT: 94dB A-weighted, input impedance at 1/4" jack = 600 Ohms, Input Gain = minimum
MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to MAIN OUT (through ADC/DAC): 97dB A-weighted, input impedance at MIC or LINE jack = 600 Ohms, Input Gain = minimum
MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to MAIN OUT (through direct monitor): 95dB A-weighted, input impedance at MIC or LINE jack = 600 Ohms, Input Gain = minimum

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION + NOISE (THD+N):

MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to INSERT OUT: <0.001% Input Gain = minimum, 1KHz input signal, INSERT OUT = 5.7dBV
GUITAR IN (unbalanced) to INSERT OUT: 0.034% Input Gain = minimum, 1KHz input signal, INSERT OUT = 5.3dBV
MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to SPDIF/USB OUT: 0.003% Input Gain = minimum, 1KHz input signal, DIGITAL OUT = -0.3dBFS
GUITAR IN (unbalanced) to SPDIF/USB OUT: 0.034% Input Gain = minimum, 1KHz input signal, DIGITAL OUT = -0.7dBFS
MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to MAIN OUT (through ADC/DAC): 0.005% Input Gain = minimum, 1KHz input signal, MAIN OUT = 5.6dBV
MIC/LINE IN (balanced) to MAIN OUT (through direct monitor): 0.006% Input Gain = minimum, 1KHz input signal, MAIN OUT = 5.6dBV

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