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Alesis SR-16Item ID: SR1616-bit Digital Drum Machine 
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From Our Research Team:More Pounding Per Penny!Sweetwater offers the highest quality electronic percussion machines on the planet, including Alesis SR-16. The SR-16 is an "old-fashioned" drum machine with cutting edge new features and a versatility that was unimaginable in electronic percussion a few years ago. Very high-quality and affordably priced, the SR-16 delivers 233 realistic drum sounds, including some great stereo ambience or reverberaton processing. There 100 great presets, or you can program 100 patterns of your own with Fill variations. Each pattern can have an eight character name. Sounds are organized into 100 drumsets that let you edit sound, tuning, panning and voice assignment in extreme detail. And with the exclusive "Sound Stacking" feature, you can create your own composite drum sounds! You can even control the tonal changes of the drums as they are played at different volumes, making it sound more like a real drum set!Features:
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Reviewsbased on 7 reviewsAlesis SR-16: you know when you've found the best!
by Larry Evans from Glenpool, OK
A simple, yet thorough ccombination of fx and options that is beyond January 27, 2012 Music Background: life-long hobbyist expectation in this affordable price range! The 60+ page reference manual alone is a strong indication of th... read more [+]e abilities of this instrument. Your imagination and creativity (or lack thereof) is the main limitation of this really cool machine. close [-] Still Rocking
by D davis from oakland
I bought this machine in 94 and still use it . I have made several records with it . I bought the SR 18 and tried it because it was the new update but I found the snares suck.. and it is harder to use... read more [+] than the SR-16 - I sending the new SR-18 back today and buying a new SR-16 (the scriptonmy pads are worn. 16 years and this think still kicks ass. close [-]
December 28, 2010 Music Background: producer/songwriter Great drum machine - great value
by Song Work Bench from Richmond, VA
This is a simple, easy-to-use and power drum machine. Large selection of quality sounds, ability to select individual drums, etc. and save as a custom kit. Easy to save patterns and songs.April 7, 2007 Music Background: Biggest Bang For The Buck
by Rob Ballantyne from Scarborough, ON Canada
I was already familiar with Alesis products I had the HR-16, MMT 8 and a synth back in the 1980's. I had high expectations when I purchased the SR-16 and though it has not yet been put to task it h... read more [+]as been tested. Once again Alesis has not disappointed the sounds produced by the SR-16 rival many other 24 bit machines. And at 1/2 the cost in most cases. This Drum Machine I very highly recommend if you have not heard it yet drop into Sweetwater for a demo. Their sales staff are fabulous and would be happy to show you all that this little 16 bit Drum Machine can do. You'll be very happy you checked it out because for the price there isn't much that this little monster can not accomplish. Also this is my second SR-16 bought at Sweetwater a friend dropped by and I fired up the first SR-16 I had at the time. He also could not believe his ears and ease of programming and offered twice what I paid to get it here. I sold it to him for $300.00 and immediately bought another from Sweetwater. I'm a Sweetwater client for almost 2-years now their location well is as mine miles apart but dealing with Sweetwater or if just a question the answer comes as quickly as picking up the phone or sending off an email to my Sales Professional. In my humble opinion Sweetwater is the store that all should be modeled after. Half of your search is already complete if you decide to purchase from Sweetwater. They do not carry product simply because competitors do the equipment at Sweetwater has been put through its paces tested thoroughly for two reasons. Sweetwater wants to know the limits of the top quality gear they sell and in doing so removes any concerns that we the buyers might have. My only wish is that they'd consider opening a store in Ontario. Good-job. close [-]
June 7, 2011 Music Background: Former Pro Musician, Engineer, Composer Legend in its own time...
by Aaron from Seattle, WA USA
I am a guitar player/bass player with my roots deep in punk flavored metal/hardcore. I am most fond of experimenting with pedals, processors and gear for the sheer sake of pushing them to limits to se... read more [+]e what kind of unintended noise they can make. In that spirit, I randomly decided to buy the SR-16, I have read countless favorable reviews and personally have had positive experiences with Alesis gear (their Microverb4). It costs less than many popular guitar effects boxes yet does a whole lot more than most one trick pony machines. The sales guy in the pro audio dept. of the large chain where I bought it was helpful and told me the SR-16 was basically the same machine it was 10 or 12 years ago, except now it had a headphone jack, I like that, and so do my cats. I am new to experimenting with electronic beats and keys and synths and such. I bought the SR-16 based on its rep as a feature empty workhorse with a large fanbase. All I really wanted was the ability to put fast, synthetic sounding beats behind raw junky sounding guitar. It will do that, but it does much more. If you want tech specs, search the web there are plenty. All I know is that the SR-16 is way easy to learn and use, even for a meathead like me who can only turn distortion box knobs and step on things. Some of the sounds and beats are somewhat dated, as I hear they've not updated them over the product's history. Some sounds are reminiscent of demos on old Casio keyboard trainers for kids, awash in poppy reverb and smacking of basement produced dance parties. That's part of the charm of the SR-16, there are more feature laden machines out there, but none that deliver classic basic sounds on a budget. This is the white work van of drum machines, it does not promise the future, butaffirms that oftentimes basic is best. I trust Alesis too, after owning the Microverb IV for 8 or so years. It's never had a proper home in a rack, it's been stepped on, fallen from amps and stage setups and been loaned to careless musicians, yet almost a decade later it works EXACTLY as it did when new. The SR-16 is plastic and rubber but I believe it's manufactured with Alesis' subtle reputation in mind. I keep mine in the box when not using it but it gets used and I tend to punch the velocity sensitive keys to their limit. As this is the digital emulation of a collection of objects meant to be hit violently with sticks, it had better hold up to some abuse!! I have read accounts of spilled beer, water, rain and errant crowd members all doing their best to ruin someone's SR-16 to no avail. This standard seems to take a beating and deliver classic basic beats and kits. I still have not explored mine or pushed it as far as I want to, but rest assured it will continue to get use, even if I'm just making noise through headphones to try to blast through a night of insomnia. close [-]
April 9, 2007 Music Background: Hobbyist and experimental gear collector Also popular
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