What do those Audio Info settings in iConfig mean?
A detailed description of the audio options for iConnectivity interfaces
EBU R128 - The important audio breakthrough you’ve never heard of
How to use the new EBU R128 Loudness standard for your audio mastering.
Fun Fact Friday - Phantom Power, 48v, and where did it come from?
Who came up with the idea of Phantom Power, and WHY did they choose 48 volts rather than 50, or 40 or anything else?
Set up your iConnectivity MIDI interface for basic MIDI sequencing
A quick how-to setup your iConnectivity MIDI interface with your sequencer
Here’s the spinXLR.
Check out these two files for a great comparison between an iTunes download version and the original vinyl record.
Clock Source
How to set up your Clock Source for best audio quality when you are using aggregate devices.
New stuff from iConnectivity
Hey, did you get the newsletter about our two new products for early 2017? They're now shipping.
Connect iConnectivity Interfaces via USB!
Say, do you have an iConnectivity interface with a USB MIDI Hosting jack (mio4, mio10, iConnectMIDI4+, iConnectAUDIO4+)?
Sponsorship of 6 x Audio2+ for Beats Across Borders and Rumkraft
This is a Scandinavian initiative teaching kids to make their own music in dedicated workshops throughout the region.
Are You Unbalanced? - Balanced vs. Unbalanced Audio
(and other yuk-yuks riffing on balanced vs. unbalanced audio) iConnectivity's founder and CTO came up with a couple of very good video links about why balanced audio is a good thing.
How to use an Apple Camera with an iConnectivity interface
The easy solution to using an external audio interface with the camera in your Mac or iOS device to get great-sounding audio!
Electronic Musician magazine really likes the iConnectAUDIO 2+
Geary Yealton of Electronic Musician magazine doesn't just like the iConnectAUDIO2+, he actually uses it in his live rig. That's why it's such a great review - he really gets the interface inside out, and what makes it special.
Network MIDI
Our mio10, mio4, and iConnectMIDI4+ interfaces all feature an Ethernet jack for Network MIDI. It's a perfect example of our "solving your connection problems" raison d'être. 10/13/2016
iConnectAudio 2+ nominated for prestigious TEC Award
TEC stands for “Technical Excellence & Creativity.” And in all humility we think that's entirely appropriate for the iConnectAUDIO2+.
The iConnectivity Difference
All this for the price of a generic MIDI merger?!
iConnectivity exists to solve your connection problems. Our mio2 is the perfect example. MIDI merging?! Heck, we do that before breakfast. And only $69?! Game over.
Latency - when it is and isn't important, and how to deal with it when it is
Because latency is one of the first topics people ask about our interfaces, here are a few general points about it - where it comes from, when it is and isn't important, and how to work around it.
Latency is just the time it takes something going into your audio system to come out your speakers. It always takes *some* processing time, whether you're playing a MIDI instrument, singing into a mic, playing a guitar or bass, DJ-ing... anything.
In praise of Solid State Drives
If you're using a computer, here's a recommendation in case anyone isn't aware: if your computer has standard spinning hard drives, Solid State Drives (SSD) have become the best bang-for-buck upgrade you can make.
Sicktronic's Connectivity
Not a lot to say about these guys. They're great! Dig the iConnectMIDI4+, then just watch, listen, and enjoy!
How to use a foot controller with the iConnectAUDIO4+ (great video)
A great tutorial video from user André Neumann. He needs to keep his hands free to play his guitar, so he controls his Elektron Octatrack with a foot controller in his iConnectAUDIO4+.
