The SR-16 is velocity sensitive with the Dynamic Articulation feature, allowing the sounds to be very expressive and natural sounding. If an item can not be repaired, a similar alternative product or cash discount (as defined in this policy) will be offered

The SR-16 features 50 preset patterns that were created by some of the world’s leading drummers, not just programmed and quantized. You'll find enough built-in rhythmic variations (with A, B and two Fill sections) for composing complete arrangements. You can even create your own, to save and recall at any time. We came to the most important point – sound quality. The first thing you should consider is that this is pretty old drum machine and years aren’t the best friend of digital instruments. Still, the Alesis SR16 is doing pretty good, no matter the age. The secret lays in the fact that samples are recorded in the studio, with real drums and percussions, so you can definitely count on a quite realistic sound. With over 200 drum and percussion sounds, the SR-16 offers a wide variety of options for creating different styles and genres of music. The sounds are of high quality, capturing the essence of acoustic drums and other percussion instruments. This drum computer also includes dynamic articulation, which adds further realism to the drum programming. A true studio icon. As one of the most popular drum machines ever made, the SR-16™ has been used by everyone from songwriters to live performers to remix engineers as their drum machine of choice. The Alesis SR-16 includes 233 drum sounds with 24-bit sound engine for high-fidelity grooves. The sounds are realistic and dynamic, because they are real samples played by top studio drummers as opposed to being created artificially.Plus, the SR-16 also provides complete MIDI implementation, a footswitch input, flexible programming and editing features and velocity-sensitive pad buttons. As one of the most popular drum machines ever made, the SR-16™ has been used by everyone from songwriters to live performers to remix engineers as their drum machine of choice. The reason is simple: it features a great selection of 233 realistic, natural drum sounds, offered both in dry form and sampled with our incomparable digital reverbs. Our exclusive Dynamic Articulation™ feature enables a drum sound to change its tonal content as it's played harder for truly realistic performances. However, the Gear4music extended warranty scheme provides an enhanced service, and is designed to offer a higher level of protection than many 'free' warranties offered by some retailers and manufacturers.

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Although the Alesis SR-16 is one of the most basic drum machines, but the quality of the drum sounds is impressive. You can tell that these are real drum sounds. The reproduction of the drums and cymbals are definitely authentic. Plus, the SR-16 also provides complete MIDI implementation, a footswitch input, flexible programming and editing features and velocity-sensitive pad buttons. Any momentary non-latching footswitch, best known as keyboard sustain pedals can be used with the SR16. Plug in the footswitch first and then power on your drum machine so that it is properly calibrated. Intuitive and portable drum machine In terms of variety, this bank of sounds stands pretty good, so you won’t find any trouble to cover various music styles, including both styles that heavily rely on electronic instruments and those with a more conventional approach when it comes to musical instruments. Of course, Alesis has left enough space for you to make your own patterns, as there are 50 empty slots as well. Please note that this extended warranty is currently only available on products sold within the UK, EU or EEA, and is subject to the terms and conditions as detailed on the extended warranty certificate provided. Still, don’t expect miracles. For live performances and inspirational moments when you’re composing, this unit will do the job very good. On the other side, it would be too much to expect some spectacular quality for studio recordings.

Collection and delivery costs are included for the first 2 years in the event of an item becoming faulty The SR-16 features a built-in sequencer, allowing users to easily program and arrange complex drum patterns. It offers flexible editing functions, such as copy, paste, and erase, to fine-tune the created patterns. The tempo can be adjusted to match the desired rhythm, and the drum patterns can be synchronized with other MIDI devices.You'll find enough built-in rhythmic variations (with A, B and two Fill sections) for composing complete arrangements, and you can create and save your own customized patterns and songs. It is supremely playable and is a lot of fun to use. It’s easy to create your own drum kits with the included sounds and to fine-tune patterns to your liking. With tools like quantize, swing and odd-time signatures there’s lots of customization. The Alesis SR16 drum machine is one of the biggest selling drum machines ever. Some of the soundsare instantly recognisable, thanksto their extensive use on hit songs from around the globe. The SR16 by Alesis has been a staple creative musical tool since its launch. Since the Winter NAMM show at the startof 2008, the SR16 has been joined by itsbigger brother:the Alesis SR18. Here's what Alesis say about the SR16: The Drum Machine That Started A Music Revolution The SR-16 also provides complete MIDI implementation that enables you to sequence or trigger the unit from an external MIDI sequencer or DAW.

Our exclusive Dynamic Articulation™ feature enables SR-16’s drum sound to change its tonal content as it’s played harder for truly realistic performances. Patterns for Days!The Alesis SR-16 drum machine offers lots of flexibility for creating realistic drum patterns. The face of the unit has 12 velocity sensitive pads that enable you to play rhythms directly with your fingers. The large selection of quality sounds, combined with the ability to choose individual drums and save them as a custom kit allows for lots of flexibility when finding your ideal sound! There are 50 preset rhythmic patterns that can be adjusted and tweaked. Plus each preset has A and B variations, in addition to fill sections; which is perfect for composing arrangements. Musical instruments, audio/video, electronics, computer-related products, pro audio, music recording equipment This machine was pretty good about 20 years ago when it was designed. The sound quality was great at that time. But this does not applies as of today, unfortunately.