Frankfurt 2009: Alesis E-Practice Pad (Video)
New on the Alesis booth at the Frankfurt Musikmesse was the E-Practice Pad, a handy gizmo that can help to improve...
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New on the Alesis booth at the Frankfurt Musikmesse was the E-Practice Pad, a handy gizmo that can help to improve...
Audio interface, control surface, monitor controller — the Alesis Master Control does it all. Could it be the perfect companion to your DAW?
We first saw Alesis’ Pro Track back at the Summer NAMM show in June 2008 as a non-working prototype. But...
Virtual instruments haven't taken over the world quite yet: the hardware drum machine concept is still alive and kicking, as demonstrated by Alesis' follow-up to their incredibly popular and long-lived SR16. Is the '18 destined to match its older brother's 20-year reign?
Under the hood of this affordable new Alesis compact mixer lurks an 18-in/two-out audio interface. Is it too good to be true?
The latest product in Alesis' MultiMix range of analogue mixers is the 8 Line, a 1U rackmountable device with eight...
Alesis presented an impressive range of new products at the NAMM show, including two new electronic drum kits. Both the...
At the NAMM show in mid-January, Alesis were showing their new SR18, a beefed-up version of the long-serving SR16 drum...
At the NAMM show, Alesis were showing a 16-channel version of their iMultimix device. It's got an iPod dock so you can...
If you enjoy hitting things with sticks but balk at the cost of percussion controllers, this no-nonsense device could be just what you've been waiting for.
Alesis know a thing or two about digital recording, but what can they bring to the busy world of audio interfaces? Quite a lot, as it happens...
Now that electronic drums have finally become respectable, there seems to be a trend towards producing more easily affordable MIDI kits. This offering from Alesis is based around the well-regarded DM5 module, yet is still surprisingly inexpensive.
These stylish new powered monitors sit alongside the M1 Active MkII, rather than replacing it, and won't break the bank.
In these days of fast, flexible computers and powerful virtual instruments, has the hardware workstation synth had its day? Alesis's Fusion mounts the case for the defence, offering four synthesis types, sampling, sequencing and hard disk recording — for under £1000.
It may look like just another mixer, but this new entry-level model from Alesis also packs in a hefty 18-input, stereo-output Firewire audio interface. Too good to be true?
I'm interested in buying a pair of Alesis Monitor 1 MkIIs. Should I buy the passive versions and a good amp or just go for the active versions, which cost £100 more?
If I limit using a Alesis Nanocompressor when recording into my Emu 1820 soundcard, can I still limit the final mix with, say, Waves' L1 Ultramaximizer without any problems?
I'm considering buying an Alesis ML9600 Mastering CD Recorder — but I was wondering if you would recommend this unit? Or should I keep it all based on the 'quiet' PC using my humble 32x speed CD recorder?