Re: Alesis Akira, does it do the Bitrman Bit Crusher effect? (WasRe: multi effects unit)

[=?utf-8?Q?tEd_=C2=AE_kiLLiAn?= <tedkillian@charter.net>]

Art,

Even from the front panel knobs it will sortta do most of the things the 
ModFX series will do.

Via MIDI it'll do a whole lot more.

I haven't really tried the specific thing you mention but it can 
definitely do the bit-reduction trash-olla thing on your signal along with 
ring-mod and wild filters, etc.

It doesn't have all of the front panel knobs and switches the ModFX have 
-- the extra parameters are all availble via MIDI.

But the basic programs are all there (and then some).

A PDF of the manual is downloadable at: 
http://www.alesis.com/downloads/manuals/Akira_Manual.pdf

It came out at about the same time as the ModFX and died about the same 
time too.

I bought one new and another one used sometime later on Ebay.

tEd

---- Art Simon <simart@gmail.com> wrote: 
> Hi Ted,
> 
> I don't know how this one slipped by me--I'd never heard of the Akira.
> Does it do the Bitrman bit crusher and other distortion effects? A
> midi controlled bitrman could really wreak havoc : )
> 
> On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 8:45 AM, tEd (R) kiLLiAn 
><tedkillian@charter.net> wrote:
> > Howdy Erdem,
> >
> >  I have found interesting sounds in the Lexicon Vortex, Alesis Akira 
>(basically all of the their Mod FX stuffed in one MIDI contollable box)
> >
> 
> 
> 
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