Alesis

Alesis produces a complete line of professional audio and musical instrument products. These products exhibit the advantages of the company’s innovative digital, analogue, semiconductor, and transducer technologies. The Alesis product range encompasses keyboards, synthesizers, hard disk recorders, electronic drums, mixers, signal processors, digital processors, effects units, amplifiers, performance tools and speakers. Alesis has managed to produce many devices incorporating high-performance and cutting-edge technologies at affordable prices. For instance, Ion, the software analogue modelling synthesiser offers state-of-the-art modelling, with features like substantial processing power and real-time control, at economical prices. The Micron is an analogue modelling synthesiser featuring 8-voice, 4 multitimbral parts and a Dynamic real-time phrase sequencer in a compact design.

Founded in 1980, Alesis came up with relatively low priced professional studio recording products that made it possible for even entry level musicians and recording artists to buy them. The Midiverb from Alesis was touted to be the world’s first professional 16 bit effects processor priced below $1000. The ADAT Multi-Channel Digital Tape Recorder was launched in 1991 and reduced the prices substantially for the multi-track digital recorders. This technology made it possible for musicians to get studio quality recordings. The present product offerings from Alesis include recording equipment such as the HD24, EC-2, Masterlink, MasterControl, FirePort, etc. DM5, ControlPad, and SR-16 are a part of its electrical guitar and accessory range. Some more popular offerings include the Quadrasynth line of sample-based synths, QuadraVerb for effects processing, and the SR-16 drum machine.