In this day and age, everyone is a musician. And heck, people can produce some pretty good sounding stuff right in their homes. Alesis aims to give folks decent sound mixing for a small price tag.
This 16 channel mixer USB 2.0 mixer offers “ultra-fast, low-latency, 24 bit/44.1 96kHz (with high-end A/D and D/A conversion) multi-channel audio recording.” And it is also bundled with the award winning Cubase LE mixing software by Steinberg. Cubase is used by professionals to do heavy duty mixing. This version is a stripped down version of that. Here’s the features on the Alesis mixer:
- 18 direct inputs for recording and 2 return inputs for monitoring
- High-gain mic/line (XLR and 1/4″ balanced) inputs with phantom power, 2 stereo balanced 1/4″
- Switchable 75Hz highpass filters
- Line inputs, aux send (to onboard or external effects), stereo aux return
- 100 28-bit onboard preset effects including reverbs, delays, chorus, flanging, pitch and multi-effects
- 3-band EQ per channel with high/low shelving and mid bandpass/reject
- Separate 1/4″ balanced main and monitor outs, headphone out
- Smooth 60mm faders (MultiMix16)
- 24-bit, 44.1 to 96 kHz operation with high-end A/D and D/A conversion through an integrated USB 2.0 audio interface
- Compatible with Mac OS X and Windows XP
- Steinberg Cubase LE included
- Easy-to-attach rackmount ears available
Cubase LE doesn’t do 5.1 channel sound mixing, while others like Acid Pro and Cubase SX3 do. Just take that in consideration. This mixer will set you back $600.
