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Alesis ION 49-Key 8-Voice Analog Modeling Synth

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9.5 out of 10
Quality:: 9.4 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9.7 out of 10

Features:: 9.4 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9.7 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 8.7 out of 10

User Reviews for Alesis ION 49-Key 8-Voice Analog Modeling Synth

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 8 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 7 out of 10

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By a customer from comcast.net

Submitted: 10/29/2004

Style of Music: Rock/techno

Experience: Hobbyist/Retired musician

"Oberheim, Moog, and Jupiter all mixed together and faithfully replicates each of them. "

Sound:

Best Analog Modelling I've ever heard! Oscillator drift feature is fully controllable- can make it sound like a fine tuned analog or an old,beat-up analog just pulled from the trunk of a Pinto. You can mix and match all the classic filters, plus some new ones.

Feature:

Everything I could ever need. Arp could be full featured thou. And they should have just included the reverb with the effects. They did incorporate these in the new micron- so with future OS updates, perhaps the should be a ten.

Quality:

Early on they had some issues, I believe all have been corrected w/latest OS updates + extreme hardware problems were fully warranteed.

Manufacturer Support:

I think they've changed ownership- I did complain when I first got it because the manual said that the Arpeggiator could send out MIDI, but It took them well over a year to enable this feature with OS updates. I still can't believe they shipped with contridictions between the manual and the synth.

Value:

Their is no better value out there. This is the best bang for the buck. It will continue to be for years to come. I think it was underpriced due to it being in the Andromedea's shadow. This was a huge mistake! I would have bought the Andromedea, but I was overwhelmed by it's complexity and price. I would have paid $1300 for this and considered it a bargin.

The Wow Factor:

Glowing knobs are beautiful- dual purpose at Christmas time.

Overall:

Any other product would be supplimental. Would love to pick up a Micron in a few months to expand features and voices.

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10

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By a customer from gmail.com

Submitted: 7/6/2005

Style of Music: Prog/Art Rock

Experience: hobbyist - engineer-worship music

Alesis ION 49-Key 8-Voice Analog Modeling Synth Customer Review

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Sound:

Great and varied analog sounds. I've fooled around with many synrhs in the 70's & 80's and this is like owning everything I ever thought was cool in one package.

Feature:

Everything you'd expect except for a good FX package. But for the price, it's not a big deal.

Quality:

Good, pro stuff here. This is not a toy.

Value:

Try and find something that's as well equipped for the price!

Overall:

This will be in my studio for a very long time

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
The Wow Factor:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Manufacturer Support:: 10 out of 10

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By a customer from aol.com

Submitted: 12/28/2005

Style of Music: metal, techno,soft rock

Experience: Guitarist,Keyboardist, Active musician

"Impressed"

Sound:

The sound makes me want to hit the dance floor while i'm playing

Feature:

Being able to hold a few keys and have the keyboard play it over and over for you while adding in little things when u want, changing the pitch,octaves,sounds, and keeping the same tempo. Make sure you have a manual for this synth

Quality:

GREAT, didn't have one problem. Once i got this baby running it was hard to take a break even for dinner lol

Manufacturer Support:

not sure never used it

Value:

I could resell this to some local kid for not too far off of what i bought it for. I payed 680

The Wow Factor:

you don't know how sexi it looks with all my boss gt-6 and my other keyboards and lights...This thing LOOKS advanced. The second i saw this in person i dropped getting a stack amplifier for this.

Overall:

If your VERY picky and have been playing forever go for the andromeda if your a beginner/intermediate. This is the perfect keyboard for you