Alesis Adat Hd24 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Alesis HD24 is a 24-track hard-disk audio recorder. It is the successor to the tape based Alesis ADAT. There are numerous advantages that the HD24 has over the tape-based ADATs. Primarily, the use of hard disks as storage medium rather than tape allows for random access of audio, whereas tape based solutions only allow sequential playback. The built in Ethernet port allows users to transfer the audio files to a computer, which could only be done with a specific PCI card with the previous ADAT. This feature permits users to transfer the audio to a Digital Audio Workstation for editing, after which the audio can be transferred back to the HD24. However, transfer speed of the Ethernet port is limited to 10 Megabit per second.