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No guess-work, just drop it in the recorder and turn it on to use. More than 75 hours of recording time in 8 track, 25 in 24 track. Perfect.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The unit is an excellent physical shape, but does not have the EC two upgrade for analog 96K recording, which is a true 96K recorder.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
The Alesis HD-24 is the hard drive based successor to the ADAT system. The interface is basically the same, and you can still use many of the features of the old BRC. As it doesn't rely on tape, there's no more waiting for machines to synch or time wasted rewinding. When compared to computer based recording systems, the lack of a viewable waveform and fancy editing software makes it less than the ideal mixing and mastering system, but that's not why I got it anyway. The fancier version of the HD-24 allows you to record at up to a 96K sampling rate and accepts a digital signal from your mixer or preamps. It's quite flexible in terms of normaling, has rehearsal and loop modes and is set up with two drives so that you can immediately back up your work. For those of us who worked in the ADAT format, it's a total no brainer to use, as opposed to having to master Protools or Digital Performer. I take my raw tracks to a studio and have someone who has put in the hours to master these programs do the post production work. The machine has proved very reliable over the last five years or so, and I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who DOESN'T plan on doing their own editing/mastering. If that is your desire, it's still a useful tool for recording, just not flexible enough for the editing process.Read full review
Even though this product is discontinued by Alesis, there is still a fairly large community of users and forums along with information on it. I really like the fact that it has 24 input jacks and 24 output jacks - doesn't get much better than that. The one that I purchased, the previous owner had upgraded the system to run SATA drives (2 TB SATA drive included) and also came with a 200 GB IDE PATA drive. I prefer to transfer my files to a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) on a computer, and this is where the unit is a bit more dodgy. In other words, it is not exactly easy to fly them into the computer unless you have a 1394 Fireport unit which is also discontinued...Otherwise, a great unit. You have to set the input levels with your mixer or gain on the device that you are using since there are not internal level pots, etc.Read full review
I've been recording music for over 40 years, with open reel tape machines, graduating to cassette portastudios, and finally tape-based ADAT systems in the 90's. I was apprehensive about the HD-24 because I had been using the Masterlink hard disc recorder to mix down my other sources, and I didn't like the interface. I was afraid the HD-24 would be difficult to use, but SURPRISE it is not. I love it! I can find anything I want right away. The HD-24 has so many advantages that it makes recording fun. No more tapes and recording heads to wear out. If anything breaks, it would just be the hard drive itself, and that can be replaced at very low cost. The first time I hit return to zero and it happened RIGHT NOW, instead of waiting for the tape, I was hooked. I know this is old school compared to Pro Tools, but it integrates everything else in my studio. I feel like I have been wandering in the desert for years and someone just gave me water. I'm not fighting with the technology anymore and I can just concentrate on the music. I love it love it love it. Thanks, Alesis.Read full review
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