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Alesis ION Synthesizer  |
I don't have many comments to add at this point as I just picked this machine up. After spending a couple hours on it I will say this synth will get a lot of use. Easy to program, nice sounds. I like it.
Insert stolen specs..
- Polyphony - 8 voices (4-part multitimbral)
- Oscillators - Alesis proprietary DSP Analog Modeling: 3 oscillators per voice (Sine, Square-Pulse, Saw-Triangle).
- Filter - 2 multi-mode filters with 16 filter types.
- Envelopes - 3 EGs: Pitch/Mod, Filter, and the Amp have their own ADSR envelopes.
- LFO - 2 multi-wave LFOs and 1 S&H. Ring Modulator. FM. hard&soft OSC sync.
- Effects - 4 Individual Mono/Stereo Insert Effects and Stereo Master Multi-FX Processor (80ms slapback delay, chorus, flanger, phaser, distortion, fuzz, compression, limiter) and built-in 40-band Vocoder.
- Keyboard - 49 keys (velocity, release velocity sensitive).
- Memory - 512 Patches, 64 Multi-timbral Setups.
- Arpeg/Seq - Arpeggiator: MIDI-sync-able multiple-pattern plus *random* feature.
- Real-Time Controllers - 30 360-degree Parameter Knobs, 2 Assignable Modulation Wheels, Assignable Pitch Wheel.
- Control - MIDI (4-part multitimbral) IN/OUT/THRU
- Date Produced - 2003
Ion Service Guide (PDF)
Acquired: 2009
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