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When it comes to an audio interface, there are many solutions for your needs and for your economical condition of course. To begin with, we basically pay the 3 Main factors in audio interfaces. very briefly; 1) converter (capturing the signal and converting it to digital format) 2) pre-amp (the amplifier quality/power) 3) quantity/number of channels (how many channels does the item has) of course there are several other reasons such as midi in/out ports, world clock, sp/dif, adat/optical connection ports, phantom power support, usb/firewire difference and etc... However as I told, the price of the audio interface actually depends on (rather than the details and the brand name) those 3 main factors. Firstly if you are going to use it as for your home studio, this product is one of the most suitable products you can ever get (if your computer has a firewire 400 port) Because it basically answers your needs. The quality of converters, pre-amps and number of channels are just making this item unique. As all channels can be supported by phantom power, you can work with 8 condenser mics at the same time! (the device lets you 8 xlr or 1/4" trs jack cable inputs at same time) If you own a studio, you may buy a rack size 8 channel audio interface or a digital mixing console but if you are at home and carry it for live usage, it is a perfect choice. I am a keyboard player and I use keytar, modular analog synth, midi keyboard, kaoss-pad, and sometimes extra keys. I always have to carry an audio interface with midi ports and a mixer to control all next to me in real time. This makes it also easier for those users. for home recorders, there is no other interface at this size with 8 channels. and for studio users, you can expand it with adat/optical ports 8 more channels which means you can use 16 channels at same time! as there are several outputs in the rear panel, you can have near-field monitoring and farfield large loudspeakers. (for large space control rooms. if you make a research about audio-interfaces you will see that the closest product is (at this size) digidesign Mbox pro 3 which has 4 xlr inputs. (digidesign; one of the best companies in this business) and roland octa-capture (which is slightly good converters with nice and fancy interface) All in all if you buy this item, you would have a lot of features at one time. Particularly for the semi-pro users, the quantity of channels are the most attractive part of it. If you 2 channeled devices (most common carriageable interfaces) are not answering to you, this comes with midi ports, sp-dif, adat/optical/ 2 firewire ports, and several output channels. (do not forget that it gives you 2 headphone outputs) I hope this would help you to find your needs and decide the best audio-interface for you. (Excuse me for my grammer mistakes)Read full review
I did LOTS of research before deciding to purchase a firewire interface. This one in particular caught my eye due to its extensive number of inputs, off the top of my head I believe it is 8 XLR mic inputs, 8 line inputs, 8 monitor outputs, 2 DAW inputs, 2 SDIF inputs, and even a phono input for turntables (which I happen to have as well). It was by far the lowest priced piece of equipment available with so many features. Once I received it I was VERY pleased with the quality of its construction. A solid piece of equipment, with a sleek and impressive look. It's decently heavy, which is a good thing IMO, and as long as I don't drop it I plan on owning it and putting it to use for a long time.
There are so many great things about this audio interface to praise it is hard to know where to start. The first thing that makes the Alesis IO 26 stand out from the countless other digital converters is the desktop setup. In my 8+ years working with digital audio this is the first affordable setup I have seen that is erganomically built. Protools MBOX and MAUDIO units are usually setup like a rack unit making desktop use rather difficult. The flat layout of this item make everything easy to get to and realy makes the best use out of the surface area. The number of inputs is amazing for the price and you get a professional-grade conversion with an AMAZING amount of possiblities with the included software. This is THE hardware piece for anyone who is serious about making music with a modest budget.Read full review
Used MOTU for many years and have no issues with that, except rackmount use only. The Alesis iO26 is great, as I use both the mic/line I/Ps and one of the ADAT lightpipe inputs. The MIDI is flawless and overall the connection speed via firewire has made recording easy. These don't come up often and I was fortunate after a long wait to get mine. I use a slightly better HP printer power supply.
Great Interface for the price, best deal on 8 channel interface. I use this Interface to play Keyboards, i use like a hardware mixer (for hardware synths, theremin, etc) and to play soft sytnhs. The 8 outputs are great, since i have 1 pair for PA, 1 pair for personal monitor, and 1 pair to send sequences to drummer. Pres are nice, but the 2 adats inputs are great u can get your best converters here.
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