Alesis micron Reference Manual

 

 

 

Congratulations on your purchase of the Alesis Micron!  The 
Micron is a powerful, 8-voice Analog Modeling synthesizer based 
on the award-winning sound engine of the larger Alesis Ion.   
 
The Micron has every bit of sound-producing DSP horsepower 
contained in the Ion along with a few tricks of its own.  The 
Micron’s front-panel interface is streamlined to give you full access 
to its Analog Modeling power while meeting the demanding 
requirements of real-time performance.  Not only synth patches 
but melodic patterns and drum beats also are available to you in 
most cases simply by pressing a button and turning a knob.  You 
can create sophisticated rhythms combining up to ten different 
sounds.  You can create really rich setups combining as many as 26 
different programs with anywhere from 0 to 26 different rhythms, 
all simultaneously active.   
 
This is an exciting time for analog-style synthesizers.  After a 
period of relative neglect brought on by the appearance of sample-
playback digital synths (which excel at realistic mimicry of various 
sound sources), the unique sounds of analog-style synths have 
been rediscovered.  Analog Modeled basses dominate certain styles 
of music, and other analog-type elements–from drums to leads to 
pads–are frequently heard in contemporary popular music.   
 
Alesis has been at the center of this resurgence.  Our first product 
in the line was our A6 Andromeda, a true analog synth considered 
by many to be the most powerful non-modular analog synthesizer 
ever made.  Next came the Alesis Ion, praised as one of the most 
powerful and best sounding Analog Modeling synthesizers ever.   
Now, the Micron furthers this legacy, taking the Analog Modeling 
synthesizer in yet another new direction. 
 
Please be sure to register your Micron at the Alesis website, 
www.alesis.com. And since the Micron’s operating system is 
upgradeable via MIDI, try to check the site once in a while for 
updates and extra goodies.  
 
We hope and trust that you’ll find the Micron to be an inspiring 
instrument that you can turn to again and again for new ideas, new 
sounds, and new inspiration. 
 
Sincerely, 
The people of Alesis