Re: Alesis INEKO

[GelRest@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/13/2003 11:17:25 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Rick Walker writes:


> I just threw caution to the wind and added even more to my poor sagging
> credit card this week and
> purshased an Alesis INEKO:
>
> What an incredible little box.............this thing has a serious amount of
> cool effects in it for something that
> fits in the palm of your hand, has stereo outs and costs $80 (with shipping
> included).
>
> Wow.............lo fi...........vocoder...............sample and hold
> filtering...............reverbs...............pitch shifting..............
> ring modulation............distortion...........................bass synth
> addition........................it just rocks.
>
> My wife hates digital multi-effects boxes and only plays stomp box pedals in
> her electronic live shows
> and she told me..............."what a cool little box..............it is
> laid out really simply ..................I want one".
>
> That's when I really new that it rocked...............................more
> bang for the buck than anything I've ever seen.
>
> seriously.........................buy one if you can afford it.
>
> yours, Rick Walker


Well, such a ringing endoresement (no pun intended) sure got my curiosity up so I checked up on it.  Turns out the Ineko doesn't have tap tempo or midi.   I guess you can't expect everything for 80 bucks, but those two features are pretty high on my list for an effects unit. 

SteveK