As its name suggests, the Fusion 8HD workstation fuses the best elements of sampling, synthesis, and hard disk recording in an all-in-one powerhouse workstation.

With the Fusion 8HD, Alesis has re-examined the concept of the professional music production workstation, making ease-of-use a top design priority. Featuring 4 types of synthesis; an 8-channel hard disk recorder; built-in user sampling; an effects processor; USB 2.0 connectivity; and expandable memory; the Fusion 8HD is professional workstation that can effortlessly handle your most demanding production tasks.

All information is preliminary and subject to change.

FEATURES

• 88 note fully-weighted keyboard workstation
• Four integrated synthesis types: Sample Playback, Virtual Analog, FM and Physical Modeling
• Full synth workstation with 8 track 24-bit Hard Disk recording and 40Gb internal hard-drive
• Comprehensive waveform editing, internal memory expandable from 64MB to 192MB
• Save and load programs off of a hard disk (or the removable Compact Flash memory);
• 32 Track MIDI sequencer built in with integrated multi-channel digital audio playback
• Store all your sounds on the internal disk and always have your programs available to you
• Onboard grand piano based on acclaimed "Holy Grail Piano," by Q Up Arts®
• Storage options include built-in hard disk, USB 2.0, compact flash
• Multi-channel input and output options in both analog and digital (S/PDIF and ADAT Lightpipe)
• Large 240x128 backlit LCD display
• Fully assignable buttons and 360° knobs for hands�on control of synth parameters (or control of external gear through MIDI)
• Fully programmable arpeggiator with standard, phrase and drum machine playback
• Import and convert WAVE files (.wav), AIFF files (.aif and .aiff), Akai S�1000/3000, SoundFonts (.sf2) files using the Alesis Fusion Converter™ application.