SOLD WTS: Alesis SR-16 Drum Machine

[mark1760]

I have got this Alesis SR-16 24 bit stereo drum machine for sale. It is in very good condition. It comes with some preset drum rhythms which you can use or you can create your own drum rhythm. I am letting it go as I don't do performances anymore.

I am selling for $120. Can give me a sms if you are interested. My hp no. is 96874373.

Thanks

 

[JanWilder]

Wrong INFO on AD : the SR-16...stands for Serious 16 bit ... it was never a 24-bit drum Machine.

Actual Specs : Drum Samples/DAC Bit Resolution: 16/18

No drum Machine had 24-bit Samples in the early 90's.

 

[mark1760]

Hi,

Thanks for the comment. To clarify, the wordings that I had put up were copied directly from the drum machine and it was indicated quite clearly that it is a SR-16 and a 24-bit stereo drum machine.

I do not have the actual machine with me right now but after doing a google search, I found this picture in the ebay for your information. (you may need to scroll down a bit to see the close-up image of the machine)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAP...QSNJCg%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_1552wt_1219

I think you are right that SR-16 starts off as a 16 bit machines in the 1990s but I got this machine in 2005/2006 and I think it has got upgraded to 24 bit. There are some discussion 16 bit vs 24 bit over some forum and perhaps you can take a look.

I am not a very technical guy but my intention of this reply is to point out that I will try to give accurate information to the best that I know. If there is any information that is not correct, I will be glad to know and correct my ads.

Thanks for your comment in your reply.

 

[JanWilder]

Hi, the SR-16 is more than 20 years old when it came out, I used to own 1 myself... the ad on ebay was posted by a user with wrong info as yours..He/She simply put the title as 24-bit...(Hoax) the other ads shows 16- bit clearly...( There was never an upgrade to 24-bit on the SR-16, it would be called SR-24 if it did, Only the latest SR-18 appeared )

In the 90's they had no 24-bit Sampling device or playback DAC that I know off.( Only 24-bit effects processing).. Alesis came out with a newer SR-18 much later... samples were 16 bit..Only software drums have 24-bit samples Via NI studio Drummer.

Even Groove Machines... Yamaha RS7000, Rm1X, Roland SP808,MC909,Akai MPC5000 have no 24-bit Samples.

Do check music websites that sell Sr-16..they show you its clearly 16-bit.Even Top Samplers from the 90's ( E-mu, Akia) had no 24-bit sampling abilities . Only the last few years did 24-bit appear via Audio Interface , software or audio files.
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SR16/
http://www.alesis.com/sr16 read the Specs !http://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/sr16.php
http://www.zzounds.com/item--ALESR16 ( Specs )

Don't ever use ebay info..users can smoke out false info !
Use proper music sites as I stated as above.
Regards.

 

[JanWilder]

Yamaha RS7000 : Even this Powerful Unit had no 24-bit Samples.

 

[JanWilder]

Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox ( 2003): Only 16-Bit

• Specifications
• Polyphony - 64 voices (16-part multitimbral)
• Oscillators - 32MB - 693 Waves
• Sampler - 16-bit linear, 44.1 kHz (File Type: WAV/AIFF);
  Internal memory (16MB) only = mono: 180 sec. (stereo 90 sec. approx.), with DIMM (256MB) = mono: 51 min. (stereo 25.5 min. approx.)
  Samples: User/2,000, Card/7,000 (128MB SmartMedia)

 

[mark1760]

I think you got me wrong. I gave the link to the eBay is just to prove that the wording "24 bit stereo" was on the machine itself. I am not able to provide the picture of my machine because it is not with me at present. I did not copy the specs from eBay. The specs was copied from the wordings on my machine. I don't think it is wrong

Did u see that picture? 24 bit stereo was indicated quite clearly on the machine itself.

 

[Ratboy]

http://homerecording.com/bbs/user-f...lesis-sr-16-24-bit-vrs-16-bit-model-191819/2/

seems like there may have been a 24bit release of the SR16

 

[mark1760]

Hi JanWilder,

This is the picture of the wordings which I copied from the SR-16. I think it should not be wrong.

 

[JanWilder]

http://homerecording.com/bbs/user-f...lesis-sr-16-24-bit-vrs-16-bit-model-191819/2/

seems like there may have been a 24bit release of the SR16

Mark & You are both correct in a way...as its label 24-bit on its surface..But it could simply be 24-bit effects applied to their 16-bit samples ( I feel )notice its DAC is only 18-bit..Its Silly to have 24-bit Samples & than downgrade it to 18-bit DAC for playback!

As you see my link on other Music website, it still show it is a 16-bit sample machine. There's no way Alesis would re-release a newer 24-bit SR-16, WHY ? They would have a Press release stating an upgrade, their specs on their own website still show 16-bit/ 18-bit DAC.

If it was directly a 24-bit Drum Machine, it would have blown the 90's Zoom, Roland other machines out of the water.Next, what about the SR-18 (2009) which was an upgraded version..?? Only sweetwater.com states its 24-bit..even Alesis.com has no specs on the SR-18 bit resolution , I would say its still 16-bit samples with 24 bit DAC. Alesis has fooled us with their 24-bit label on the SR-16 surface when their own website didn't even show anything about 24-bit. ( ODD )

I'm sorry if I added too much comments on your ad, Mark.The SR-16 is a very good sounding Machine till this day, their 16-bit Stereo Drum Samples are tight & Punchy. Very good for DAW recording I would say.....when you hear them via any good Monitor Speaker. Cheers Guys.

 

[mark1760]

Hi JanWilder,

Actually this drum machine was sold yesterday. I just happen to see your first reply when I wanted to change the status to "sold" and i was concerned because your use of language is kind of strong and it might affect the selling of my other products in the forum. My replies to you is just to clarify that I did not post anything that intend to cheat people in buying my machine in any way. I just wrote whatever it was indicated on the machine.

Anyway, it is good to have a discussion to sort out the misunderstandings.

In conclusion, I would say that my ad does not contain any wrong information. If detailed specs is required, we will have to visit the product website.

Thanks