Alesis
Explore 17 Alesis vintage synthesizer models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.
Models
Analog Synthesizers
- Andromeda A6 — 16-voice, 16-part multi-timbral analog synthesizer with dual filters per voice and extensive physical control.
Digital Synthesizers
- QS8 — A flagship 88-key digital synthesizer with weighted hammer-action keys, released by Alesis in 1996.
- QuadraSynth — A 76-key digital synthesizer introduced by Alesis as their first major synth, featuring 64-voice polyphony and PCM-based sound generation.
Drum Machines
- DM5 — 16-voice drum module with Dynamic Articulation™, 540 stereo drum sounds, and 12 trigger inputs
- HR-16 (1987) — A 16-bit drum machine with 49 built-in sounds, released by Alesis as a MIDI drum sequencer and sound generator.
- SR-16 — Portable 16-voice drum machine with velocity-sensitive pads, floppy disk storage, and dynamic articulation for expressive playing.
- SR-18 — A 24-bit drum machine and three-part sequencer with dynamic articulation and built-in effects
Effects Processors
- Microverb — Budget digital reverb processor introduced in 1986 with 16 non-editable presets and stereo I/O in a compact one-third rack case.
- Microverb II — A 16-bit stereo digital reverb processor released in 1988 with 16 non-editable presets and solid metal construction.
- MIDIverb — 18-bit dual-channel effects processor with MIDI control, introduced as an affordable alternative to high-end reverb units.
Rack Effects
- MIDIverb II — 16-bit rackmount reverb and multi-effects processor with 99 presets, MIDI control, and a distinctive 1987 digital character
Sequencers
- MMT8 — A dedicated 8-track MIDI sequencer with pattern-based workflow and tactile real-time control.
Workstations
- Fusion 6HD — 61-note semi-weighted keyboard workstation with 4 synthesis types, 8-track hard disk recording, and expandable sampling
- Fusion 8HD — Professional workstation synthesizer with 88-note weighted keyboard, multi-synthesis engine, and 8-track 24-bit hard disk recording.
Other Models
- Alesis — Vintage Synthesizer — Explore 17 Alesis vintage synthesizer models — specs, production history, reviews, and market values in the VTA archive.
- ADAT — Digital 8-track recorder using S-VHS tape, capable of sample-accurate synchronization across up to 16 units for 128-track recording.
- ADAT HD24 — 24-track hard disk recorder with 24-bit resolution, designed to replace tape-based ADAT systems.
- ADAT XT — Alesis ADAT XT (1995) — 8-track digital multitrack recorder with 92dB dynamic range, S-VHS tape, and ADAT optical I/O. A studio workhorse that changed project recording.
- Andromeda A6 — 16-voice, 16-part multi-timbral analog synthesizer with dual filters per voice and extensive physical control.
- DM5 — 16-voice drum module with Dynamic Articulation™, 540 stereo drum sounds, and 12 trigger inputs
- Fusion 6HD — 61-note semi-weighted keyboard workstation with 4 synthesis types, 8-track hard disk recording, and expandable sampling
- Fusion 8HD — Professional workstation synthesizer with 88-note weighted keyboard, multi-synthesis engine, and 8-track 24-bit hard disk recording.
- HR-16 (1987) — A 16-bit drum machine with 49 built-in sounds, released by Alesis as a MIDI drum sequencer and sound generator.
- Ion — Alesis Ion (2003–2007) — 49-key virtual analog synth with 30 knobs, dual filters, 20-slot modulation, and Quadraverb-derived effects. A hands-on powerhouse.
- Microverb — Budget digital reverb processor introduced in 1986 with 16 non-editable presets and stereo I/O in a compact one-third rack case.
- Microverb II — A 16-bit stereo digital reverb processor released in 1988 with 16 non-editable presets and solid metal construction.
- MIDIverb — 18-bit dual-channel effects processor with MIDI control, introduced as an affordable alternative to high-end reverb units.
- MIDIverb II — 16-bit rackmount reverb and multi-effects processor with 99 presets, MIDI control, and a distinctive 1987 digital character
- MMT8 — A dedicated 8-track MIDI sequencer with pattern-based workflow and tactile real-time control.
- QS8 — A flagship 88-key digital synthesizer with weighted hammer-action keys, released by Alesis in 1996.
- QuadraSynth — A 76-key digital synthesizer introduced by Alesis as their first major synth, featuring 64-voice polyphony and PCM-based sound generation.
- Quadraverb — 1U rackmount digital multi-effects processor with simultaneous reverb, delay, EQ, and pitch effects, introduced in 1989.
- SR-16 — Portable 16-voice drum machine with velocity-sensitive pads, floppy disk storage, and dynamic articulation for expressive playing.
- SR-18 — A 24-bit drum machine and three-part sequencer with dynamic articulation and built-in effects