Alesis iO Dock

Record Music on Your iPad

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NOTE: At the present time, the iO Dock is not compatible with iPads that include a Lightning connector.

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The iO Dock transforms your iPad 1, 2, or New iPad into a pro recording system! Just get your iPad in place and get ready to start making great recordings. The Alesis iO Dock offers two XLR/TRS inputs, each with gain, phantom power, and guitar-direct modes. So you can record the way you like, and you have a lot of options - record your guitar in stereo, get a stereo capture of band practice, record your guitar or bass directly... whatever you need. However you use it, the iO Dock offers full recording, performing, and playback, with virtually all audio/video apps in the App Store.

• Pro connections for your studio gear
• Your portable, customizable studio
• Video output for external monitor

Music production apps like Garageband truly come alive with the Alesis iO Dock. Professional XLR and TRS inputs plus TRS outputs for speakers and headphones make it easy to integrate the iO Dock into your existing studio gear. Now you have the portable convenience of your iPad, the ever-growing selection of music-making apps, and the ability to record pro-quality audio with your favorite gear!

The portability of the iO Dock lets you get the best music-making experiences you can have with the iPad. Record your band practices with studio-quality microphones. Take your iPad and iO Dock with you to the studio, and use MIDI to trigger instruments and sound modules with sequences you programmed on the train. It's also the perfect solution for playing guitar and bass amp modeling software, or for plugging in a MIDI keyboard to play your favorite synthesizer app. No matter what apps you customize your iPad with, the Alesis iO Dock will let you get the most from them.

With the impressive functionality of the iO Dock and the depth of some of the most popular music production apps, you may wish you could use an external video monitor with your iPad. The iO Dock has you covered, with a video output for connection to TVs and projectors! It's great in the studio, but it also opens up incredible opportunities for live use - connect the iO Dock to a projector and run your favorite visual app while you perform!

• Turns an iPad into a recording/performing/playback station
• Includes plastic inserts in the box to accommodate iPad 2 or 3
• Dock features two XLR/TRS inputs with phantom power
• MIDI I/O, composite video output, and USB connection also included
• Core MIDI compliant - works with virtually all audio/video Apps