The Alesis StudioDock is the first device that allows anyone with an iPad to create, produce, and perform music with nearly any pro audio gear or instruments. The StudioDock is a universal docking station that is specially designed for the iPad, which gives musicians, recording engineers, and music producers the connectivity they need to create and perform while using the iPad.

The Alesis StudioDock Pro will be available in May 2011 for $199. Whatever you create while using it is limited only by your creativity and imagination.

Alesis has come out with a product recently that takes advantage of the popularity and significant storage capacity available in the Apple iPods with a new digital stereo recorder that integrates with the media player. The ProTrack Stereo Handheld Recorder has sleds built into the design to securely dock your iPod inside and use it to store and playback digital audio recordings.

The ProTrack comes with two built-in stereo condenser microphones to pick up ambient sound, or you can plug in external mics or line-in audio sources to the 1/4-inch jacks. The recorder, like the iPod itself, is truly portable and runs up to five hours on four AAA batteries and can fall back on an AC power adapter if needed. They’ve even included a threaded mount on the bottom to hold it steady with things like a camera tripod.