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Alesis is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments owned by Numark
Numark (DJ equipment)

Numark Industries is a global DJ equipment brand. It makes DJ mixer, Phonograph, and CD player. Recently, it introduced DJ DVD mixing consoles. Numark has also started to build upon the world of computer DJing through its own mixing software called Cue....
 and based in Cumberland
Cumberland, Rhode Island

Cumberland is a New England town in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 31,840 at the United States Census, 2000....
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
.
products manufactured by Alesis are mainly for studio
Studio

A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, photography, graphic design, cinematography, animation, radio or television broadcasting or the making of music....
 and live
Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
 performance (as opposed to practice) use and are targeted at professional
Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
 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
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
 and virtual analog modeling synthesizer
Analog modeling synthesizer

An Analog Modeling Synthesizer is a synthesizer that emulates the sounds of traditional analog synthesizers using digital signal processing components....
 called Ion
Alesis Ion

IntroductionThe Alesis Ion is an analog modeling synthesizer. It was presented to the public on the Summer NAMM of 2002 . Unlike another Alesis synthesizer, the Alesis Andromeda A6, it is not an analog synthesizer but uses DSP chips to mimic the sound of analog audio circuitry and components....
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Alesis is a manufacturer of electronic musical instruments owned by Numark
Numark (DJ equipment)

Numark Industries is a global DJ equipment brand. It makes DJ mixer, Phonograph, and CD player. Recently, it introduced DJ DVD mixing consoles. Numark has also started to build upon the world of computer DJing through its own mixing software called Cue....
 and based in Cumberland
Cumberland, Rhode Island

Cumberland is a New England town in Providence County, Rhode Island, Rhode Island, United States, incorporated in 1746. The population was 31,840 at the United States Census, 2000....
, Rhode Island
Rhode Island

Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, more commonly referred to as Rhode Island , is a U.S. state in the New England region of the United States....
.

Targeted market

The products manufactured by Alesis are mainly for studio
Studio

A studio is an artist's or worker's workroom, or an artist and his or her employees who work within that studio. This can be for the purpose of architecture, painting, pottery , sculpture, photography, graphic design, cinematography, animation, radio or television broadcasting or the making of music....
 and live
Concert

A concert is a live performance, usually of music, before an audience. The music may be performed by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band....
 performance (as opposed to practice) use and are targeted at professional
Professional

A professional is a person who has completed a doctoral or law program or equivalent .A professional is someone who has a professional degree - a number one on the Hollingshead scale....
 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
Synthesizer

A synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing a variety of sounds by generating and combining signals of different frequency....
 and virtual analog modeling synthesizer
Analog modeling synthesizer

An Analog Modeling Synthesizer is a synthesizer that emulates the sounds of traditional analog synthesizers using digital signal processing components....
 called Ion
Alesis Ion

IntroductionThe Alesis Ion is an analog modeling synthesizer. It was presented to the public on the Summer NAMM of 2002 . Unlike another Alesis synthesizer, the Alesis Andromeda A6, it is not an analog synthesizer but uses DSP chips to mimic the sound of analog audio circuitry and components....
. 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
Alesis SR-16

The Alesis SR-16 is a popular drum machine that was originally introduced in 1991 and is still being produced today. The Alesis company calls this product "one of the most popular drum machines ever made."...
 drum machine (introduced in 1991 and still in production), the Quadrasynth
Alesis Quadrasynth

The Alesis Quadrasynth is a digital synthesizer first introduced in 1993. It was Alesis's first major foray into synthesizers. The Quadrasynth is a 76-key, 64-note polyphonic PCM sample-based digital subtractive synthesizer....
 line of sample-based synths
Sample-based synthesis

Sample-based synthesis is a form of audio synthesis that can be contrasted to either subtractive synthesis or additive synthesis. The principal difference with sample-based synthesis is that the seed waveforms are sample d sounds or instruments instead of fundamental waveforms such as the saw waves of subtractive synthesis or the sine of add...
, and the ADAT
ADAT

Alesis Digital Audio Tape or ADAT, first introduced in 1991, was used for Simultaneityly recording eight tracks of digital audio at once, onto Super VHS magnetic tape - a tape format similar to that used by consumer VCRs....
 8-track digital tape recorder, ubiquitous in the early 90s.

The company suffered financial turbulence in 2001 following an April 27 Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, after investing heavily in the hard-disk equivalent of the ADAT, the HD24
Alesis ADAT HD24

The Alesis HD24 is a 24-track hard-disk audio recorder. It is the successor to the hugely successful tape based Alesis ADAT....
. In the subsequent restructuring, Jack O'Donnell (president of Numark Industries
Numark (DJ equipment)

Numark Industries is a global DJ equipment brand. It makes DJ mixer, Phonograph, and CD player. Recently, it introduced DJ DVD mixing consoles. Numark has also started to build upon the world of computer DJing through its own mixing software called Cue....
) acquired the company.

List of Alesis Gear

  • M1 Active (Mk1 and Mk2)
  • M1 Active 520 and 620
  • HR-16, HR-16:B
  • Quadrasynth
  • Quadrasynth Plus
  • S4
  • S4 Plus - Rack version of Quadrasynth -
  • QS6
  • QS6.1
  • QS6.2 Voice Expandable Synth
  • QS7
  • QS7.1
  • QS7.2
  • QS8 88-key Synthesizer Keyboard
  • QS8.1 88-key Synthesizer Keyboard
  • QS8.2 88-key Synthesizer Keyboard
  • QSR
  • SR-16
  • ION Analog Modeling Synthesizer
  • Fusion 6HD 61 note Semi-Weighted Keyboard Workstation
  • Fusion 8HD 88 Note Fully Weighted Keyboard Workstation
  • A6 Andromeda Polyphonic Analog Synth
  • Micron
  • MMT8
  • Performance Pad
  • Control Pad
  • XGuitar


See also

  • Numark Industries
    Numark (DJ equipment)

    Numark Industries is a global DJ equipment brand. It makes DJ mixer, Phonograph, and CD player. Recently, it introduced DJ DVD mixing consoles. Numark has also started to build upon the world of computer DJing through its own mixing software called Cue....
  • Akai
    Akai

    Akai is a consumer electronics brand, founded as , a Japanese manufacturer in 1929. It is now headquartered in Singapore as a subsidiary of Grande Holdings, a China Hong Kong-based conglomerate, which also owns the formerly Japanese brands Nakamichi and Sansui....
     (also owned by Numark)
  • Alesis Fusion
    Alesis Fusion

    Alesis Fusion is a Music workstation produced by Alesis and was first introduced in early 2005. It competes with the Korg Triton, the Yamaha Motif and the Roland Fantom-X....
     workstation
  • Alesis Quadrasynth
    Alesis Quadrasynth

    The Alesis Quadrasynth is a digital synthesizer first introduced in 1993. It was Alesis's first major foray into synthesizers. The Quadrasynth is a 76-key, 64-note polyphonic PCM sample-based digital subtractive synthesizer....


External links

- The Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford is Europe’s leading school for Rock and Pop musicians and is sponsored by Alesis.