Some of you may have upgraded to the iPod Touch, and may have been asking what is there left for your older iPods to do? The Alesis Pro Track will definitely increase your old iPod’s usage by turning it into a mini recorder. Yeah, I know, Apple could have done it way back then. My guess is that they’d like to stay in the playback feature to keep their iPod brand features as simple and solid as it can be.

The Alesis Pro Track sells for US$200 at Amazon. Here are some of its feature highlights for you to review:

Product Features
- Integrated iPod design.
- Records to iPod Classic or 5th Generation, or iPod nano 2nd or 3rd Generation.
- Professional connectors two combination XLR – 14-inch inputs, 18-inch stereo output.
- Two built-in condenser microphones for detailed recording.
- Built-in microphones in XY configuration for optimum stereo image.

Technical Details
- Recording Power: 16-Bit, 44.1kHz or 22kHz stereo
- Phantom Power: 48V
- XLR Inputs 2: 14-inch inputs, 18-inch stereo output

Now I’m not really an audio pro but when I see that there are XLR input slots that means you can use professional microphones. The Phantom Power tells me you can attach an even more sophisticated microphone thru a mixer control made by high professional brands.

If you’re looking for such a gadget you can use for your recordings OR you’d just basically want to use your iPods for other use, this is a good option to consider.

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