Alesis iO26 - measure its promise?

Alesis iO26 is a computer interface for use by professionals and semi-professional musicians to record audio and 26 video streams simultaneously. The main advantage of the promise Alexis iO26 be rapid simultaneous audio and video recordings, the producers opted for Firewire.

Ability to hot swap and high speed are the intrinsic value of a Firewire interface. Facilitates 800 Mbit / sec data transfer rates. DVD burners, hard drives, DV camcorders also have Firewire interfaces, because of these features. A high-speed connection is required to download digital video, this is provided by a Firewire interface. Digital cameras capture video and audio and transmits them to a computer and a finished video is created using the Firewire, and other modifications such as special effects are made using digital video editing software.

Without sufficient bandwidth, it is not possible to obtain high-quality audio or video digital. Firewire provides a throughput to make possible high-bandwidth applications, such as multi-stream, uncompressed, and standard definition video.

Using the wiring length is long, you can get more configuration options with FireWire or USB. Therefore, this technology helps your computer connect various audio devices, both in a personal study or in a large multi-room production facility. The devices can be hot-swap in and out of the audio processing chain, as and when needs change.

The Alesis iO-26 by a multi-channel 24-bit / 192 kHz FireWire audio / MIDI interface with high definition mic preamps. Twenty-six inputs consist of eight analog mic / instrument preamps, sixteen channels of ADAT digital audio and two channels of S / PDIF. The manufacturers claim that they have in the past three decades, has brought high-end products at affordable prices within reach of music professionals, who could not otherwise afford. This is confirmed by the cost of their products, which are reasonably priced.

They also offer replacement parts and labor on all keyboards, DAT, and modules.
However, please note that no warranties are sent with products, and buyers are required to register their purchase online to receive customer registration number and warranty. The user manual is a bit 'difficult to understand for beginners. The packaged software Cubase LE does not allow simultaneous recording of more than 8 tracks, you may need to use some other software to be able to record 24 tracks simultaneously.

On balance, Alesis iO26 not lived up to its promise reasonable, and is a good buy, given that the benefits far outweigh the disadvantages .......