Alesis announced forthcoming audio/MIDI firewire interfaces, the iO|14 and iO|26 (pity for us, what a name!). Both interfaces have:
- DICEII FireWire chips for state of the art technology, dual ports to help cascading connectivity.
- Power thru Firewire or an AC adapter.
- One MIDI in/out interface.
- Stereo 24-bit S/PDIF connector.
- Switchable high impedance input on channels 1 and 2 for recording guitars and basses - 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.

iO|14 specifics:
- 4 analog mic/line inputs on "Combo" connectors with Phantom power and insert jacks.
- Insert points to patch signal processing equipment directly into the signal path of each channel.
- ADAT optical input capability, with support for as many as 8 channels of ADAT digital audio.
- 8 ADAT channels at 44.1 and 48 kHz; 4 ADAT SMUX channels at 88.2 and 96 kHz.
- 2 balanced line outputs (quarter-inch TRS).
- S/PDIF output.

iO|26 specifics:
- 8 analog mic/line inputs on "Combo" connectors with Phantom power and insert jacks.
- ADAT optical input capability, with support for as many as 16 channels of ADAT digital audio.
- 16 ADAT channels at 44.1 and 48 kHz; 8 SMUX ADAT channels at 88.2 and 96 kHz.
- Switchable phono preamp.
- 8 balanced line outputs (quarter-inch TRS).

Price and availability TBA

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