ALESIS Ion
Digital Synthesizer Alesis
Ion
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Alesis Ion
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Digital Synthesizer
ALESIS Ion built in 2003
8 Voices / Stimmen
4x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher large
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 500 € (not rare)
OSC Synthesis can do pwm hard+soft sync ring fm algorithms
subtractive - and of course its nature is digital
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes morph saw-tri pulse sine noise
3 OSCs
2 Filter lpf hpf bpf notch vocal self reso 2-8 Pole
2 LFOs pulse sine tri saw random
3 Envelope Generators 3x ADSSR
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI CONTROLLER
49 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity aftertouch
Arpeggiator yes
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 255
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ALESIS Ion built in 2003
8 Voices / Stimmen
4x Multitimbral
Memory / Speicher large
Value / Gebrauchtwert in 2005 was about 500 € (not rare)
OSC Synthesis can do pwm hard+soft sync ring fm algorithms
subtractive - and of course its nature is digital
uses hybrid technology: no
Wave Shapes morph saw-tri pulse sine noise
3 OSCs
2 Filter lpf hpf bpf notch vocal self reso 2-8 Pole
2 LFOs pulse sine tri saw random
3 Envelope Generators 3x ADSSR
MIDI, Control & Triggering and playing via MIDI CONTROLLER
49 Keys
responds to Pressure/Velocity? velocity aftertouch
Arpeggiator yes
Sequencer no
Synth ID is 255
- WHAT THESE THINGS MEAN / GENERELLE INFO ZU DEN DATEN
ABOUT Alesis' anwer to their own product Andromeda A6? .. structure: yes, sound: no, completely different..
ABOUT Alesis Antwort auf ihr eigenes Produkt Andromeda? Strukturell ja, klanglich nein..
ABOUT
DETAILS cool Sample and Hold unit, a Real one - LFOs are VERY fast (1khz), all OSC waves can be set in symmetry. routings for sync and FM with 3 OSCs (hard/soft), LFO are being routed in the mod-matrix and the waveform is set in the matrix, too!
DETAILS Sample and Hold Einheit (eine richtige), sehr schnelle LFOs bis 1khz. OSC-wellenformen können in der Symmetrie eingestellt werden. Verschaltungen bei Sync (hard/soft) und FM mit 3 OSCs (!), LFOs werden in der Matrix geroutet und haben erst dort eine Wellenform.
DETAILS
SOUND nice FX but always with some plastic in it..
SOUND FX ohne Ende, allerdings mit reichlich VA-Plastikschwurbel..
SOUND
VERSION micron (3okt keys), ion (5okt)
VERSION micron (3okt keys), ion (5okt)
VERSION
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full view of the Ion
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full view of the Ion
by: moogulator
Alesis Ion
Komplettansicht.
Komplettansicht.
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alesis micron vs. ion
THE ALESIS ION / MICRON HAS A QUITE "ANDROMEDA'ish" structure
but sounds very different..
alesis ion VA Synth some filters are implemented saying "moog 24lpf" or oberheim lpf,bpf,lpf, 8pole types, jupiter 8 and more (formant type filters).. it doesn't sopund a6, but for a VA it sound very good.. imo the best choice for those who can't afford the andromeda..
1000hz max speed (cool! only the waldorf Q has more: 2600hz) lfos (2x), and 3 ENVs, 2 filters routable (parallel,serial and more..) some stereo modes for filter routing, envs: quite nice, with curves.. quite a6-like.. in structure. same machine as 3oct-key with 3 knobs very tiny and small for live use and take away called alesis MICRON is available for about 450€ - the ion is around €750 - both are completely the same sound engine!
alesis micron vs. ion
THE ALESIS ION / MICRON HAS A QUITE "ANDROMEDA'ish" structure
but sounds very different..
alesis ion VA Synth some filters are implemented saying "moog 24lpf" or oberheim lpf,bpf,lpf, 8pole types, jupiter 8 and more (formant type filters).. it doesn't sopund a6, but for a VA it sound very good.. imo the best choice for those who can't afford the andromeda..
1000hz max speed (cool! only the waldorf Q has more: 2600hz) lfos (2x), and 3 ENVs, 2 filters routable (parallel,serial and more..) some stereo modes for filter routing, envs: quite nice, with curves.. quite a6-like.. in structure. same machine as 3oct-key with 3 knobs very tiny and small for live use and take away called alesis MICRON is available for about 450€ - the ion is around €750 - both are completely the same sound engine!
ion
TEXTAUDIO FILE (download)
audiodemo (6.3 MB of audio recorded
,uuhm quite baaad messe (fair) recording and "unmotivated", I almost did not hear anything.. so I just pressed some knobs and hoped it is better than nothing..) audiodemo ion and micron click here (ah, and don't tell me it suXX, it does!) -
It is very silly, I could not hear anything and just stepped through some things .. You hear fm'ed filters first (lfos at 1khz and changing) and in the later part some silly preset variations ;) My worst demo ever!!.. Really..
there are some things that have not been available so far: FX and some filter models.
listen yourself if you find the filters analog'ish.. ;) I wasn't sure this is close to the synth it says to be.. hmm.. modmatrix, fm, sync (soft & hard).. 8 voices.,unison mode uses 2,4,all voices.
more to come..
audiodemo (6.3 MB of audio recorded
,uuhm quite baaad messe (fair) recording and "unmotivated", I almost did not hear anything.. so I just pressed some knobs and hoped it is better than nothing..) audiodemo ion and micron click here (ah, and don't tell me it suXX, it does!) -
It is very silly, I could not hear anything and just stepped through some things .. You hear fm'ed filters first (lfos at 1khz and changing) and in the later part some silly preset variations ;) My worst demo ever!!.. Really..
there are some things that have not been available so far: FX and some filter models.
listen yourself if you find the filters analog'ish.. ;) I wasn't sure this is close to the synth it says to be.. hmm.. modmatrix, fm, sync (soft & hard).. 8 voices.,unison mode uses 2,4,all voices.
more to come..
ion
ion audio file - etwas grob, weil auf der messe bei erscheinen aufgenommen..
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ion audio
ion audio file - etwas grob, weil auf der messe bei erscheinen aufgenommen..
(iOS/OS X safari player)
ion audio
AUDIO