The Alesis IO2 Portable 2-Channel 24-bit/48k USB Audio Interface. 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 ultra low latency ASIO 2.0 drivers and comes with Cubase LE software.

The main features of the Alesis IO2 include:

• Perfect for Windows PC or Mac computer-based project studios, laptop-based portable recording setups and electronic musicians
• 24-bit, 48 kHz operation with high-end A/D and D/A conversion through integrated USB audio interface
• 2 XLR mic inputs with 48V phantom power plus 2 x 1/4 inch jack balanced line inputs that can accept guitar level signals
• 1/4 inch jack balanced main outputs
• 1/4 inch jack TRS inserts on input channels
• 1/4 inch jack TRS headphone output
• Dedicated four segment signal/clip LED meter on both channels
• IO/2 uses 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