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Remembering the Alesis HR-16 Drum Machine

Remembering the Alesis HR-16 Drum Machine
The thought of paying £450 for something with the capability of the Alesis HR-16 drum machine today would, I’m sure, raise a wry smile amon...

The Alesis MIDIFEX - Sound of the '80s

The Alesis MIDIFEX - Sound of the '80s
1986. New ground has been broken. Formerly the preserve of professional studios only, high quality digital reverb has entered the amateur ma...

1996 Alesis NanoCompressor

1996 Alesis NanoCompressor
The Alesis NanoCompressor was launched in 1996 as part of the Nano range of 1/3-rack-space project studio devices. As far as I can tell, ...

Original 1996 Alesis NanoVerb

Original 1996 Alesis NanoVerb
Yes, it’s another of the sandwich-sized Alesis studio units up for a revisit in this piece. This is the Nanoverb , of 1996 vintage – pri...

Alesis NanoPiano (1997)

Alesis NanoPiano (1997)
The arrival of Alesis in the mid 1980s, seemingly out of nowhere, had a major impact on the market. Products aimed at studio owners and p...
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