Sound Modules

Alesis brought us Air FX, a motion-controlled effects unit, just before they ran into financial trouble in 2001, so the planned synth version never really appeared at the time. Now that they're back, the Air Synth is with us at last...

The latest addition to Alesis's DM series of drum modules has the suffix Pro — but does it have the feature‑set to match?

The Nanosynth is a pygmy on the outside but a veritable Watutsi on the inside. Derek Johnson cuts a swathe through the undergrowth in search of tiny treasure...

Bass, how small can you get? Nicholas Rowland gives Alesis' new bottom end a good slap.

A very, very big piano inside a very, very small box: Derek Johnson investigates Alesis' latest impressive conjuring trick.

Paul White checks out the successor to his beloved D4 and ends up casting sidelong glances at his cheque book.

Dave Crombie gets to grips with Alesis' Tardis-like synth module and finds out that the inside is a lot bigger than the outside.