At the Alesis booth at Winter NAMM 2017 we found Timothy Root aka Texas Tim, a well-known e-drum clinician who...
At the Alesis booth at Winter NAMM 2017 we found Timothy Root aka Texas Tim, a well-known e-drum clinician who has worked for Simmons Drums, Roland and is now Global Product Manager Drums at Alesis. Last year, the Alesis showed a prototype of the Strike Pro Kit at the show and this year they showed the full working drum set ready for sale. In these two videos Texas Tim demos the eleven piece pro version of the Strike.
At the 2010 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim (California), the annual music industry event and best place for the latest...
At the 2010 Winter NAMM Show in Anaheim (California), the annual music industry event and best place for the latest product news, Alesis introduced several new products including the USB Studio Drum Kit and the PalmTrack recorder. Most important announcements: the new Alesis DM10 Studio Kit plus the DM10 drum module, first seen as part of the DM10 Pro Kit but now also available on its own.
The Alesis Story Established in 1980, Alesis was founded on innovative semi-conductor chip technology and award winning industrial designs that allowed entry level musicians and recording artists to afford professional studio recording products that were never affordable before. With high “bang for the buck” value, Alesis introduced the world’s first professional 16 bit effects processor under $1000, the Midiverb. Following on the heels of the Midiverb, Alesis progressed into studio quality drum machines (HR-16 and SR-16) as well as synthesizers, studio monitors and mixing consoles.
1991 proved to be the ground-breaking year for Alesis, with the introduction of the ADAT Multi-Channel Digital Tape Recorder. Before ADAT, a studio would have to invest $50,000 in order to afford a multi-track digital recorder. With ADAT, the price tag came down to $4,000, essentially allowing every home and project studio to afford digital recording. This new technology allowed any artist or musician to record studio quality recordings.
In 2001, Alesis was acquired by Jack O’Donnell, and ever-since the company has delivered more solutions and value to musicians than ever before. Under his leadership the company ventured into producing the worlds most affordable analog mixers with built-in Digital Signal Processing (award-winning MultiMix Series Mixers), an advanced yet affordable full line of electronic percussion products (USB Pro Kit, DM5 Pro Kit, SURGE Cymbals, Performance Pad), as well as highly innovative and adaptable computer audio interfaces and controllers (MasterControl). Alesis is committed to delivering the most innovative and inspiring professional audio gear for musicians, producers and engineers of all levels.
Alesis milestones 1986 MIDIverb - world’s first pro 16-bit effects processor under $1,000
1990 SR-16 - all-time best-selling drum machine
1991 ADAT - industry-standard multi-channel recording technology
1993 Quadrasynth - professional synthesizer
1994 Monitor One - professional reference studio monitors
1995 DM5 - all-time best-selling rack-mount drum sound module
2000 A6 Andromeda - highly acclaimed synthesizer
2001 HD24 and MasterLink - best-selling non-computer-based recording technologies
2004 MultiMix USB - the world's first mixers with USB audio interface
2005 micron - DSP synthesizer
2005 MultiMix Firewire - the world's first mixers with FireWire audio interface
2006 electronic drum line launches with ControlPad and DM5 Kit
2007 iMultiMix - the world's first mixers with Universal Dock for iPod
2007 MultiMix USB 2.0 - the world's first mixers with multi-channel USB audio interface
2007 Trigger|iO - the world's first drum trigger-to-MIDI interface with USB
2008 SR18 - 24-bit drum machine/three-part sequencer
2008 ProTrack - the world's first professional handheld stereo recorder for iPod and iPhone
2010 DM10, DM10 Pro Kit, DM10 Studio Kit – power-packed line of electronic drums
2010 VideoTrack – the best-sounding videocamera
2011 DM8, DM8 Pro Kit, DM8 USB Kit – highly affordable line of electronic drums
2011 PercPad – the most compact, most affordable percussion multi-pad
2011 iO Dock – the world's first pro audio/MIDI/video dock for iPad
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