Alesis SR18 Drum Machine

machine — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 08:08:04 +0000

The next-generation Alesis SR18 drum machine is loaded with cutting-edge drum sets, electronic drums, one-shot hits, and modern percussion sounds–from hip-hop to country and everything in between–for any cutting-edge musician’s performances and compositions. Alesis SR18 Drum Machine also offers an effects engine with Alesis reverb, EQ, and compression so you can output recording or performance-ready sounds. Alesis’ exclusive Dynamic Articulation feature enables a drum sound to change its tonal content as it’s played harder–just like an acoustic drum–for truly realistic performances.

You can plug Alesis SR18 Drum Machine with Effects Engine in an instrument, such as a guitar, and play along for setup simplicity. You can play in bass parts using the pads on the Alesis SR18 Drum Machine or connect a MIDI keyboard for fast, musical low end. Alesis SR18 Drum Machine can be powered by AC or batteries for on-the-go composition.

Alesis SR18 Drum Machine Features:

- Large, 32 MB sound set with percussion bank and bass synth

- Backlit LCD

- Over 500 drum and percussion sounds and 50 bass sounds

- Built-in Alesis effects: reverbs, EQs, and compression

- Pattern Play Mode enables different patterns to be triggered from the pads directly

- Programmable Drum Roll function

- 12 velocity sensitive pads

- Mute/Solo Function: mute drums, bass, and percussion or individual pads

- Flexible wall (adapter included) and battery powering (six AA, not included)

- 100 preset patterns, 100 user locations

- Tap tempo for instant beats exactly as you want them

Alesis SR18 Drum Machine Specifications:

- Sound set: 32 MB, multi-sampled

- Polyphony: 32 voices

- MIDI: in, out/thru

- Inputs: 1/4-inch instrument (guitar)

- Outputs: 1/4-inch stereo pair, 1/4-inch TRS, 1/4-inch TRS stereo headphone

- Footswitch: two inputs – start/stop, count/A/B/fill

Alesis SR16 Drum Machine

machine — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:06:50 +0000

Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine is the Classic Drum Machine for Composition, Recording and Accompaniment. As one of the most popular drum machines ever made, Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine has been used by everyone from songwriters to live performers to remix engineers as their drum machine of choice. The reason is because Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine features a great selection of 233 realistic, natural drum sounds, offered both in dry form and sampled with the incomparable Alesis digital reverbs. The exclusive Dynamic Articulation feature enables a drum sound to change its tonal content as it’s played harder for truly realistic performances.

Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine features 50 preset patterns that were actually played in by top studio drummers, not just programmed and quantized. You’ll find enough built-in rhythmic variations (with A, B and two Fill sections) for composing complete arrangements, and you can create and save your own customized patterns and songs. Plus, Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine also provides complete MIDI implementation, a footswitch input, flexible programming and editing features and velocity-sensitive pad buttons. It’s so easy to use that you’ll be up-and-running and composing new music in minutes. Whether you need a songwriting partner or an accompanyist for live performance, turn to the all-time world standard in drum machines: Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine.

Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine Features:

- Audio Outputs: 4 (2 stereo pairs)

- Pads: 12 velocity sensitive (w/Dynamic Articulation)

- Sample/DAC Bit

- Resolution:: 16/18

- Sounds: 233

- Sounds Accessible via Pads: 12

- Sounds Accessible via MIDI: 120

- Polyphony: 16 voices

- Panning: 7-position user programmable

- Velocity Response: 8 loudness levels via pads, 127 via MIDI

- Timing Resolution: 96 ppq

- Time Signature Range: 1-128 beats per pattern

- Tempo Range: 20-255 bpm

- Notes/Patterns/Songs: 12,000/400 (200 user, 200 preset)/100

- Kits: 50 user, 50 preset

MIDI Program Change Response: Kit Sync: MIDI Clock/Song Position Pointer Footswitch Jacks/Functions: 2; start/stop, count/A/B/fill Other Features: Sound stacking, step editing, stereo sample