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- The world’s first pro audio dock for iPad
- Connect microphones and instruments including guitar, studio monitors, PA speakers, headphones, and MIDI controllers
- Universal device works with virtually every audio and MIDI app in the App Store; Core MIDI compliant
- Perform, craft, create and play back music in virtually any conceivable manner or location
- Video output for connection to TVs and projectors
- Inputs: two combo XLR-1/4" for use with audio gear, instruments, and computer audio
- Input channel gain controls and switchable phantom power for use with condenser microphones
- Guitar-direct switch for use with amplifier- and effects-modeling app
- Outputs: pair 1/4" and 1/4" headphone with separate volume controls
- Control: MIDI In, MIDI Out, USB MIDI, and assignable 1/4-inch footswitch input
The iO Dock is the first device that enables anyone with an iPad to create, produce, and perform music with virtually any pro audio gear or instruments. The iO Dock is a universal docking station specifically designed for the iPad, and it gives musicians, recording engineers, and music producers the connectivity they need to create and perform with iPad. Connect all your pro audio gear to virtually any app in the App Store with the iO Dock.
FLEXIBLE FUNCTIONALITYSongwriters, music producers and performers of all kinds will find that the iO Dock connects the iPad’s powerful processor, touch-screen interface and extensive library of apps to their collection of microphones, instruments, professional speaker and PA systems, MIDI controllers, sound modules, video projectors and much more. With the iO Dock and an iPad, musicians and producers can record, perform, craft and create music in virtually any situation or location. Built to accommodate all current app-development standards including Core MIDI, the iO Dock is a universal device that bridges your choice of music-creation apps, instruments, and devices.
COMPLETE CONNECTIVITYThe iO Dock provides microphone and instrument users with two combination XLR and 1/4-inch inputs, each with its own gain control and switchable phantom power for condenser microphones. Guitarists and bassists will appreciate the iO Dock’s guitar-direct switch, enabling them to play, perform and record right into amplifier- and effects-modeling apps. Bands can connect outputs from their mixer and easily record their performances and rehearsals or use the iO Dock as a metronome or loop-playback device. Producers can use the iO Dock’s MIDI jacks to sequence external keyboards, samplers, drum machines and synthesizers, or perform using the iO Dock as the sound module and their favorite MIDI-compliant keyboard, drum pad or other controller. An assignable 1/4-inch footswitch input enables remote control of any app-defined function such as stop/start or record. Users can also connect the iO Dock to their Mac or PC using the USB port to send MIDI back and forth for creative, new applications of the iPad and computer used in tandem. Users can connect the iO Dock’s stereo pair of 1/4-inch main outputs to studio monitors for critical listening, or to PA systems for use in performance settings. They can monitor on headphones, and independently control the levels of the two outputs, each on its own knob. Recording musicians will appreciate the iO Dock’s direct-monitor switch, which enables them to toggle between the incoming and playback signal on their headphones. Rounding out the iO Dock’s output section is a composite video connector, enabling users to employ the iO Dock as a source for video projection behind bands on stage, or for connection to most televisions and computer monitors.
RUGGED RELIABILITYThe iO Dock was built for the real world. Whether you're keeping it in the safety of the studio or taking it out for recording or performance use in the club or on tour, the iO Dock will not only deliver the connectivity you need for audio applications, but it also serves as a rugged, protective case for the iPad. The iO Dock completely houses the iPad on the bottom and three side surfaces. It also encases the iPad's screen in a protective bezel on three of its four edges, further shielding the mobile computing device from the potential for damage in punishing environments. The applications of the iPad for music creation, production, and performance are limited only by your creativity. As an imaginative, cutting-edge music maker, the iO Dock empowers you to seamlessly connect the world of pro audio gear and instruments to the iPad and the massive collection of apps.
| iO Dock Specifications: |
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| AUDIO INPUTS |
| 2x XLR-1/4", Individual gain controls, Phantom power, switchable, Guitar (high-impedance) switch on Input 2 |
| AUDIO OUTPUTS |
| 2x 1/4" Main, 1/4" TRS Headphone, Individual level controls |
| VIDEO OUTPUT |
| RCA Composite (requires compatible apps) |
| CONTROL I/O |
| MIDI In (DIN), MIDI Out (DIN), USB MIDI, 1/4" Footswitch (function assigned by apps) |
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- (1) Alesis iO Dock
- (1) USA Power Plug
- [100-240V 50/60Hz]
- (1) Quick Start Guide
Product Reviews
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Turns iPad into a real piece of usable gear!March 23, 2012
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Review by FlammpunktI am a musician I eat sleep and breathe music... so when i got an iPad I instantly started trying to figure out how to make music with mine. There are some great apps like full ports of Rebirth, and Alchemy, as well as stripped down versions of Maschine, FLstudio, and GarageBand, not to mention Korg has been full steam ahead making more awesome apps than i can list. But all these great apps are nothing more than toys if you have to use the touch panel screen to play sounds that you can only hear or record through a 3.5mm jack.
This Piece of gear takes the processing power of your iPad, and the apps that get more and more impressive every day, and turn it into professionally usable gear. Hook up a midi keyboard, and you now have 100 new pieces of gear, that all have professional quality inputs and outputs. VJ's can also even use it to get video output (which may well be my next big project)!
It's LOUD... You won't need a preamp with it AT ALL... and the sound is crisp and clear.
When I asked my professional musician friends that had already integrated iPad's into their rig it was #1 on every one of their lists as must have accessories. Now that I have heard it I see why!
The only negative I have about it is minor. It was initially built for iPad, but iPad2 (which 100% works with it) is slightly thinner, and takes an adaptor to fit snuggly. Alesis will send you one for FREE when you register your IO Dock on their website, but of course they want the serial number etc., so it will take a couple days of your new gear being right in front of you except for that part. It IS still usable and will work while you wait but i wouldnt recommend moving around with it until you get the adaptor.
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Don't throw out the PC just yetFebruary 21, 2012
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Review by bFunkThis is a super-cool gig "station" for solo artists. Particularly, this is incredibly useful in a church setting where it's just you, your guitar, and a mic. And now your iPad playing loops, too. For live settings it's really great.
For a recording studio, it's OK. The hardware itself is good. It's the software end that's frustrating; I just do so much better with my computer mouse editing audio that it's not going to replace my desktop.
For mobile recording, however - wowza. If you're on location and if you don't have to multi-track drums (Recorderman is about as good as this will get for you) then it's another totally solid solution.
It's a very COMPLETE piece of hardware. Mic inputs, MIDI connection, and it even powers the iPad (so you're not trying to power the device off your iPad's battery instead). I haven't figured out what to do with the USB MIDI connection yet - it's a Type B connector so that implies it connects to my PC maybe? The footswitch input is awesome for use with GarageBand if you have an electric guitar you're inputting.
Best and only solution of its kind for the iPad. Every musician with an iPad should look into this.Yes, I recommend this product. Was this helpful? 0
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Transform your ipad into a smalll recording studioAll my reviews (4)June 28, 2011
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Review by JordonThe Alesis Io Studio Dock has revolutionized the way at home recording artists record their music. With the IO dock all you have to do is plug in your Ipad and launch garage band and start recording. With the Hi-Z inputs you can plug a guitar or bass right into this unit! No converter box needed!!! It also comes with optional Phantom Power! that means you can plug a condenser microphone straight into this untit without needing a converter!! Alesis has made an amazing product, but they didnt stop their, they even added midi plug ins plus a midi usb plug in. This dock can truly transform your ipad into a small convenient recording studio!!Yes, I recommend this product. Was this helpful? 0
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