Alesis IO 26 Firewire Interface & Cubase 4 Bundle

Alesis IO 26 is a FireWire audio / MIDI interface with support for upwards of 26 channels of audio, S/PDIF and ADAT digital inputs, plus a built-in 16-channel MIDI interface. Sporting an elegant tabletop form factor, the Alesis IO 26 offers 8 analog mic/line inputs on "Combo" connectors with Phantom power and insert jacks, supports a wide array of sample rates, and provides a switchable high impedance input for integrating guitars and basses as well as switchable phono preamp-everything required in the high-end home studio or project studio environments. compatible with PC and Macintosh computers.

Featuring state-of-the-art DICEII FireWire audio chip for the ultimate in digital audio connectivity, the IO 26 is the ideal interface solution for desktop recording/MIDI sequencing applications for both the home and project studio. The package even includes Steinberg's Cubase LE DAW software to help one get started.

The Alesis IO 26 is a professional computer FireWire interface for any project that incorporates digital audio and/or MIDI, including Songwriters/musicians who require a professional quality interface for recording vocals and musical instruments Audio professionals who add audio (dialog or music) to presentations or other visually oriented materials Composers scoring for picture, computer games, and other multimedia content.

Steinberg Cubase 4 music software features a new set of plug-ins and integrated software instruments. The revolutionary SoundFrame Universal Sound Manager will change the way you make music.

Designed for professional music production from the ground up, Steinberg Cubase 4 comes with a brand-new VST3 plug-in set, four new software instruments. The revolutionary SoundFrame is a powerful combination of Track Presets, Instrument Tracks, and MediaBay database, to help organize all your sounds from every instrument - both software VSTi and hardware.

Designed for professional music production from the ground up, Steinberg Cubase 4 comes with a brand-new VST3 plug-in set, four new integrated software instruments with more than 1000 sounds. The revolutionary SoundFrame is a powerful combination of Track Presets, Instrument Tracks, and MediaBay database, to help organize all your sounds from every instrument - both software VSTi and hardware. Steinberg Cubase 4's mixer now offers a flexible Control Room section and up to four independent studio mixes. Composers and musicians benefit from a streamlined and enhanced score editor. A redesigned user interface with many new features speeds up workflow and boosts creativity to new levels.

Features

Alesis IO 26

8 analog mic/line inputs on "Combo" connectors with Phantom power and insert jacks

Mic line inserts to patch signal processing equipment directly into the signal path of each channel

ADAT optical input capability, with support for as many as 16 channels of ADAT digital audio

16 channel MIDI interface

16 ADAT channels at 44.1 and 48 kHz; 8 SMUX ADAT channels at 88.2 and 96 kHz

Stereo, digital 24-bit S/PDIF connector

Switchable high impedance input on channels 1 and 2 for recording guitars and basses

Switchable phono preamp

8 balanced line outputs (quarter-inch TRS)

All I/O is balanced / 24-bit-with support for 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, and 192 kHz sample rates

Five-segment signal/clip LED ladders on each input

Two headphone outputs-with individual level control

Dual FireWire ports facilitate cascading of additional FireWire devices

Can be powered by the computer's FireWire bus or via an included AC adapter

Steinberg's Cubase LE DAW software for a complete recording system

Highest Quality Burr-Brown mic preamps - Very solid feeling knobs and metal casing.

Steinberg Cubase 4

SoundFrame - Universal Sound Manager

Control Room

33 All-New VST3 Audio Effects Plug-ins

Four New Virtual Instruments

Major Score Editor Enhancements

MediaBay

Instrument Tracks

Track Presets

User Interface Redesign

Drag & Drop for Insert FX

New Features

Mac PPC/Intel - Universal Binary

Advanced AudioWarp Realtime Transpose

New Trim Tool

User-configurable Track Inspector

New state-of-the-art Channel EQ

User-configurable Channel Strip

Intuitive Audio + MIDI Hardware Setup

MP3 Surround

MPEX 3 - High-quality audio time-stretching and pitch-shifting

Specification

Supported Platforms:
Win (32; 64-bitcompatible)
OSX (Universal)

Audio Tracks: unlimited

MIDI Tracks: unlimited

Virtual Instruments: unlimited (via VSTi Rack and Instrument Tracks)

Supported Plug In Formats: VST 2 and 3

Included Plug-ins
Realtime Audio Plugins:50
Offline Audio Plug-ins: 15
Realtime Midi Plug-ins: 16
Virtual Instruments: 6

Media file database: Powerful media file

management system: management system known as MediaBay.The central place for browsing, searching,managing and categorizing any type of media files.

Sound Management: New Instrument Tracks,Track Templates, and VST3 categorization functions

Control Room: yes, provides full control over external sources, alternative monitor sets, talkback and independent studio mixes inside the VST mixer

Realtime time stretching and pitch shifting with formant preservation: yes, extended AudioWarp (realtime transpose with formant preservation)

Full score layout and printing: yes, redesigned Score Editor with new features

Full multi-channel audio path: yes, Surround with real multi-channel audio path up to 5.1

Play Order Track for pattern style arranging: yes

Recording with Effects: yes

Extended Freeze: yes, extended Freeze function for CPU preservation (VSTi and audio channels) and Instrument freeze with or without effects

Full latency compensation, including external instruments and effects: yes

OMF Support: yes

Extensive Timecode and Sync features: yes

User-Configurable Toolbar, Track Inspector,Track Controls &Transport bar: Multiple new possibilities for the user to customize the client, like the fully
customizable Track Inspector and Channel Strip window.

Supported Hardware: Windows DirectMusic,ASIO or OSX CoreAudio

Free MP3 Encoder: yes

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