Alesis NAMM 2005 News

New at the Namm Show from Alesis, were several products such as the O|2 Portable 2-channel 24-bit/96k USB audio interface. It has great specs.

_24-bit, 96 kHz operation with high-end A/D and D/A conversion through integrated USB audio interface

_2 XLR mic inputs with 48V phantom power plus 2 1/4" balanced line inputs that can accept guitar level signals

_1/4" balanced main outputs

_1/4" TRS inserts on input channels

_1/4" TRS headphone output

_Dedicated four segment signal/clip LED meter on both channels

_Ultra low-latency ASIO 2.0 drivers (with zero-latency hardware monitoring)

_24-bit S/PDIF I/O for direct digital recording

_MIDI Input/Output

_USB powered-no external AC power supply necessary

_Low power usage for minimal laptop battery drain

_Bundled with Steinberg Cubase LE

synths

Photon X49

49 Key Velocity Sensitive USB/MIDI Keyboard Controller with AXYZ Dome

_Revolutionary AXYZ controller dome for control over plug-ins, software DAW's and MIDI instruments in three-dimensions with the wave of your hand.

_60 assignable and immediately accessible, knobs, buttons, and switches including:

_Ten silky smooth, high-resolution 360 degree endless knobs (three layers)

_Nine 60mm faders

_Ten backlit buttons

_Dedicated transport controls for remote control of your software/hardware DAW

_10-key keypad for direct access to parameters

_High contrast 2x16 line LCD display with dedicated encoder for fast setup

_Customizable template strips for software instruments and DAWs

_Backlit mod and pitch wheels that look downright cool

_Bundled with Steinberg Cubase LE software

_Multiple power options:

_USB bus power (uses low power so it won't drain your laptop)

_4 "C"-size batteries

_External adapter (optional)

_Windows XP and Mac OSX ready

Fusion 6HD & 8HD

61 Note Semi-Weighted and 88 Note Fully Weighted Keyboard Workstations

_Four integrated synthesis types: Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM, and Physical Modeling

_Full synth workstation with 8 track 24-bit hard disk recording

_High-definition 24-bit sampler with comprehensive waveform editing with internal memory expandable from 64MB to 192MB

_32 Track MIDI sequencer built in with integrated multi-channel digital audio playback

_The only workstation of its kind that can save and load programs off of a hard disk (or the removable Compact Flash memory), by storing all your sounds on the internal disk and always having your programs available to you. You'll never have to load samples off a slow CD-ROM or floppy-disk again!

_Onboard grand piano based on acclaimed "Holy Grail Piano," by Q Up Arts

_Storage options include built-in 40 Gig hard disk, USB 2.0, Compact flash, and the optional external Fusion drive CD-R, DVD storage and/or external hard disk*

_Multi-channel input and output options in both analog and digital (S/PDIF and ADAT Lightpipe)

_Fully assignable buttons and 360° knobs for hands-on control of synth parameters (or control of external gear through MIDI)

_Fully programmable arpeggiator with standard, phrase, and drum machine playback

_Large 240x128 backlit LCD

Click on the picture to see the Fusion 8HD Demo!

* SATA drive hard drive, DVD burner and CD-R capabilities will be available in operating system 2.0

mixers

MultiMix Mixers with FireWire

_Compact, affordable 8, 12 and 16-channel analog mixers and Multi-channel FireWire audio computer interface

_MultiMix 8 and 12 have 4 high-gain mic/line (XLR and 1/4" balanced) inputs with phantom power, 2 stereo balanced 1/4" line inputs, aux send (can sent to onboard or external effects), stereo aux return. MultiMix 16 has 8 high-gain mic/line

_100 28-bit onboard preset effects including reverbs, delays, chorus, flanging, pitch, and multieffects

_3-band EQ per channel with high/low shelving and mid bandpass/reject

_Separate 1/4" balanced main and monitor outs, headphone out

_24-bit, 44.1/48 kHz operation with high-end A/D and D/A conversion through integrated FireWire audio interface using next-generation Dice II FireWire chip

_Compatible with Mac OSX and Windows XP

_Steinberg Cubase LE included

_ Easy to attach rackmount available