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Alesis, founded in 1980, built their business on providing professional-level products at prices that allowed everyday musicians access to gear that was previously unavailable to them. The products manufactured by Alesis are mainly for studio and live performance (as opposed to practice) use and are targeted at professional and semi-professional musicians. Alesis is known for budget equipment but has sometimes produced surprisingly high-quality and innovative gear such as the Nano-Synth, Nano-Bass, Nano-Piano, Andromeda A6 analog synthesizer and software analog modeling synthesizer called Ion. The Micron is based on the Ion.
Alesis achieved an early success with their original MidiVerb device, a stereo reverb (2 in, 2 out) at a reasonable price. Although the MIDI specification was not extensive, it was sufficient. The unit responded to patch changes 1-63 to select different preset reverb sounds, higher numbers activated "Defeat" mode - which was Alesis parlance for Mute). The MidiVerb was built using off-the-shelf parts, which enabled the device to be repaired in the field easily.
The list of popular Alesis gear includes the MicroVerb, SR-16 drum machine (introduced in 1991 and still in production), the Quadrasynth line of sample-based synths, and the ADAT 8-track digital tape recorder, ubiquitous in the early 90s.
Alesis' price/performance barrier-breaking was made possible by an innovative semi-conductor chip technology, which revolutionized the world of digital audio and led to the development of keyboards, synths, signal processing (including the world's first professional 16-bit effects processor), hard disc recorders, and a slew of other affordable - yet powerful - products. By continuing to push boundaries, Alesis has remained at the forefront of technology.
Alesis Corporate Headquarters
200 Scenic View Drive
Cumberland, RI 02864
Phone: (401)658-5760
Fax: (401)658-3640
email: support@alesis.com
Alesis West Coast
300 Corporate Pointe
Suite 500
Culver City, CA 90230
Phone: 310.693.7005
F: (310)693-7040
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