All user reviews of 5/5 for the Alesis HD24

- What is the connection (analog, digital, MIDI)?
Jacks symtriques (in and out)
- What is the precision of the chantillonage (bits / kHz)?
44.1 Khz 96
- What is the used storage media (ZIP, MiniDisc, hard disk ...)?
2 hard drives (including 1 provided original 40GB)
- How many tracks can be recorded / played back simultaneously ...?
24 tracks 44.1 khz 48 and 12 tracks 88Khz 96Khz (reading and writing)

USE

- Is Gnrale setup simple?
Yes, quite simple, not too much trouble, we look a little at the beginning but the manual is pretty clear.

SONORITS

On-board converters are not good. I strongly advise to use external converters. Personally, I have a RME ADI-8DS.

NOTICE GLOBAL

- How long have you use it?
6 months
- Have you tried many other models before acqurir?
2 models, the D80 and D160
- How do you report qualitprix?
Very good
- With the exprience, you do again this choice ...?
Difficult to say but I think that you can import and export files from the hard drive thanks to the optional FW interface, it allows a computer spar registration and priphrique therefore allows not wreck the hard drive of the computer for recording and playback.

Recorder numrique 24 tracks in 24 bit hard disk (44 or 48 kHz), the possibility of acqurir 96 kHz, but the number of tracks is 12.
Can acqurir 24 tracks at the same time, analog or digital (not both at the same time). Adat sync and MTC in 30 frames only. Affordable, if we Whereas it is a 24 track pro.

UTILIZATION

Trs simple to use for everything that used a recorder adj. For others too, but it will read the manual (but well explained in English).

SOUNDS

It assurment the highlight of the craft. The sound is beautiful, breathes well, even low volume. The converters are honntes, but for the most demanding, it is possible to acqurir external converters (which coteront the price of the recorder).

OVERALL OPINION

Enchant this product, I use quotideinnement for 6 months. What j'apprcie most was the fact that with the hard drive, time rewind Reduces ing is on a Journe was recorded 1 / 2 hour, this pleased to clients of the studio! The other strong point is to save the data on the second hard disk recorder (very practical). The buttons to arm the tracks are small and seem fragile, but a big advertisement for tlcommande is ending for. The connection is symtriques jacks. Too bad this is not the Elco as the Adat. In this regard, the recorder is full compatible with Adat (audio sync). APRS 6 months of use, one congratulates you for purchasing such a machine.

For CHARACTERISTICS, see below ... CHARACTERISTICS nice, it can stall 5, a possibility of flying the 120 tracks ... It's rare, but may need it for the freaks "an instrument, a trail" ...

UTILIZATION

Very simple configuration, the manual is sufficient for small dtails own brand. Those beginners on ancient multi tracks will not be lost, it's really a "magnto" old-technology DtDs as support instead of the good old band ...

SOUNDS

The converters are their job properly, in complete neutrality and that is what we had. For lovers of the conversion "extreme", start with the lock to an external clock, type bigben, you redcouvrirez these converters, and 24 tracks of 48kHz flies, you'll find that investment in convertos of external major brand is justified by no ... The dynamic is not food, and it is the principal.

OVERALL OPINION

Discoveries I have a few years ago, and used rgulirement of live recordings for 2 years ... A stability never taken into default, has not crash!! And for the record "live" is critical. Quality sound recording to the appointment, simplicity of use ... A decision that happiness. He even when some small default, the tlcommande mrc "pro" not found (but it is REALLY out??), It makes a little noise, not much, but it ' is tiring time, and transfer files via the ethernet port (meaning be super fast ...) which caps 450Ko / s, which is terribly slow, so one MUST prvoir Fireport option.
Competition, mainly Tascam, Fostex, Mackie, are also excellent recorders DtDs 24 tracks, but either in terms of connectivity, flexibility (able to mix on his favorite daw barrires without any file format ...) , robustness, reliability and especially prices, no possde the strengths of this adorable HD24 ...

A smart investment for those who want simple and very effective ...

I use this product for 8 years.
24 tracks 16/24 bit 48kHz
It is excellent, reliable and robust, good dynamics if the preamps follow.

UTILIZATION

Very simple setup.

SOUNDS

Very transparent, rendering depends mainly on the converters used.

OVERALL OPINION

It is excellent, reliable and robust, excellent purchase which I will not part from.
FYI I prefer to make the recording in dtd rather than through sound cards.
Comparison between a mix on protools and the former I had a lot more dynamism and an incomparable grain leaving the "factories". (on the other hand, it is not the same job and only the ear is a guide ...)

Digital and analog
It records onto hard disks (40, 80 gb or more), 2 hot-swappable caddies.
16 bits and 24 bits / 44.100 and 48.000 Khz (there's a more expensive 96.000 version, too)
It can take all sort of mics, but consider a preamp for +48V.
8, 16 and 24 simultaneous tracks in groups of 8 only.

UTILIZATION

Relatively easy setup but it's better to study it before the session.
Nothing replaces your mileage!
No effects nor internal sounds, it's a recorder, period.
The user's manual is downloadable and clear enough.

SOUNDS

The converters are good, if you consider their value for money.
The same goes for the transparency.
Good dynamic response, but not enough because it depends on all the hardware you use with it (microphones, preamps, etc.).
For example, a digital recording + Berhinger ADDA 8000 preamp (yes, yes!) + Audio Technica AT 2020 mics (indeed!) + ART wordclock (absolutely!) + good cables and connectors = excellent results to record acoustic sounds.
Different strokes for different folks, depending on your budget.

OVERALL OPINION

I've been using it for about five years.
There's simply no equivalent in terms of value for money and the number of tracks-functionalities.
Awesome sturdiness and reliability.
The Fireport is pretty effective to make relatively fast track transfers.
A good competitor to soundcards in terms of reliability.
Small capacity hard disks (40 gb) are more reliable.
The removable hard disk caddy system us very handy.

Consider connecting your gear via the wordclock BNC, it's very stable.

In conclusion, it's a good hardware unit that you can optimize choosing adequate hardware.

The HD 24 can be rack mounted.
Don't skimp on the quality of the cables and connectors (multicore, adat, bnc, etc.).

Super converter, I use the lite pipe to send it to my RME ray-dat. I eliminate the noise of the HDD fans by not pushing the disks to the limit. Bye-bye to the fan noise.

UTILIZATION

The setup is very easy with logic pro 9 via the ray dat. It's plug and play. I didn't even need the user's manual. If you need several tracks, I love the Logic pro setup, it's better than Sonar where everything is more complicated.

SOUNDS

Very transparent. I couple everything with a Vintech x73i preamp or the Tl Audio Dual Pentode or the Neve Portico 5016.

OVERALL OPINION

I would buy it again, for the time being, since I don't have the money to get the same amount of tracks with Apogee quality.