Alesis Connects ADATs to Personal Computers with ADAT/EDIT

January 28, 1999 -- Alesis announces the release of ADAT/EDIT, Alesis' solution for affordable nonlinear audio editing for the ADAT customer. ADAT/EDIT allows users to easily add hard disk editing and signal processing capabilities to existing ADAT systems. At $399 USD MSRP, the ADAT/EDIT package includes the ADAT/PCR interface card, ADAT/EDIT audio editing software, ADAT/CONNECT audio transfer software and all the cables required to connect ADATs to a personal computer.

"ADAT/EDIT is a truly significant product," remarks Jim Mack, Alesis vice president of sales and marketing. "Thousands of ADAT owners have chosen tape as the standard for tracking, transfer and audio archiving. Alesis knows and understands these customers better than anyone. To enable our customers to access the benefits of hard disk editing, we have developed ADAT/EDIT, the ideal technology for combining tape with the nonlinear world."

At an incredibly affordable price, ADAT/PCR is the only ADAT-compatible interface card with both ADAT Optical and ADAT Sync inputs and outputs in a single PCI card space. The transfer utility in ADAT/EDIT automatically identifies ADAT recorders in the system and works in tandem with the ADAT Sync interface to maintain precise synchronization between the ADAT and the computer.

While ADAT/EDIT includes both editing and transfer software, the transfer software is also compatible with most popular audio editing software using standard WAV or ASIO drivers, including: Emagic Logic Audio, Cakewalk Pro Audio, MOTU Digital Performer, Steinberg Cubase, and Opcode Studio Vision. The ADAT/CONNECT transfer utility software imports and exports up to 24-bit audio from ADATs with single-sample accuracy. ADAT/EDIT software is compatible with any model of ADAT, from the original ADAT classic and ADAT-XT to the current generation of ADAT Type II machines like the LX20, XT20 and M20.

ADAT/EDIT, the editing software included in the package, was co-developed by Alesis and Emagic, a leading audio software developer. The software imports and exports AIFF, SDII and WAV files. The software also enables the user to control all aspects of the transport via ADAT Synchronization, technology developed by Alesis. Editing tools include cut, copy, paste and reverse. Advanced digital signal processing features in the program provide reverb, delay, EQ, time compress/expand, pitch correct, normalize, gain change, removal of DC offset and sample rate conversion. ADAT/EDIT software also supports MIDI sequencing for recording, editing and playing MIDI data within the same program.

"The software was designed for customers who may be new to using a computer for their music," said Don Hannah, Alesis marketing manager - recording products. " The ADAT/EDIT interface will be very familiar to the ADAT owner, who can even control the ADATs from a virtual transport in the software. The all-inclusive ADAT/EDIT package makes it easy to connect ADATs to a personal computer right out of the box."

In addition to the ADAT/PCR interface card, ADAT/EDIT editing software and ADAT/CONNECT transfer utility, the ADAT/EDIT package ships with two 3-meter ADAT Optical cables and one 3-meter ADAT Sync cable.

ADAT/EDIT is expected to be available in March 1999.

For more information, visit Alesis at www.alesis.com.