Alesis ML9600 Masterlink Recorder

24-bit 128x oversampling. Full AIFF compatibility.

Item: ALEML9600

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79 People rated this product : * * * * * * * * * * 7 out of 10

8 People wrote reviews

* * * * * * * * * * 9 out of 10

"Five-year owner, completely satisfied."

Feature:
I use it for concert and demo recording, off a mixing board, track it (and do simple editing like track length and dropping tuning sessions); if I need more editing, I send it to the computer. I also use it for digitizing our library of old albums and cassettes (after passing them through a mixer for track level adjustment and occasional EQ). For that, it's been almost perfect. Wish list: keyboard for naming tracks, faster CD burner (it's only 4X - although I've never had an unplayable CD from it, and maybe there's a connection), more than 16 playlists. 30 hours of recording is plenty, although it encourages me to be lazy in cleaning up, and it's 50% more than 16 burnable playlists.

Quality:
I'd have given it a 10 except that when my disk got full, and I tried deleting audio files, it hung and I had to reformat the drive. That incidentally wiped some critical unburned work, but luckily I had simultaneously recorded to DAT. Now I never let the disk get full, and reformat periodically.

Value:
Paid $1000 for mine five years ago, and don't regret it.

Desirability:
Nothing sexy about it, just a very useful piece of gear.

Sound:
I have one of the first available with the 60GB drive. Sound has been perfect, never a single artifact - with one exception. I tried increasing the volume on a 16-bit track, and felt it produced distortion (I'm assuming it's inherent in the process), so now if I have to do that, I'll use 24-bit - which is what it's for.

Ease of Use:
Takes some figuring out, but fairly easy once you get the hang of it. Easy to mark, trim, join tracks, shift audio files to different playlists. Especially handy to be able to just turn it on and forget it - no elapsed time to keep track of, no media to change - and edit it down and track it later.

Support:
Never had to use it, so I have no idea how good it is.

Overall:
My next purchase will probably be a high-end CD burner like the Tascam CC-222mkIII (which takes out some of the middle steps in transcribing a library, and provides simultaneous archival backup on a separate medium), but I'm in no hurry, since the Masterlink does just fine.

Submitted: 6/2/2007

Style of Music: Folk, traditional, country

* * * * * * * * * * 4 out of 10

Feature:
nice addition of the internal DSP, but it has no computer port for remote control... also, if u choose to apply a DSP, it will double or triple the time it takes to burn the CD

Sound:
Good sound once u figure out what the thing takes to come out correctly...

Submitted: 2/4/2005

Style of Music: Christian Alt

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The MasterLink ML-9600 combines hard disk recording, editing, digital signal processing, and the world's most advanced high-resolution CD-R format for creating professional, fully finished 2-track masters.

Here's how it works: record your 2-track mixes onto MasterLink's internal hard disk. Arrange songs into playlists with precise control of fades and track start points. Fine-tune your master with built-in DSP Finishing Tools, then record it to CD using inexpensive CD-Rs. MasterLink will create standard 16-bit Red Book CDs, as well as AIFF-compatible high-resolution discs up to 24-bit, 96kHz.

Offering amazing flexibility and control, MasterLink is fully compatible with today's CD and digital formats, yet it also delivers the high-resolution audio quality you'll need for the future.

Features
Huge internal hard disk recorder...up to 5 hours of 2-track audio capacity.

Burn CDs using Standard "Red Book" (16-bit/44.1kHz) and high resolution formats - up 24-bit, 96kHz.

Choose any combination of digital resolutions (16-, 20-, and 24-bit) and sample rates (44.1, 48, 88.2, and 96kHz) with full AIFF compatibility.

Organize song playlists with total control of fade-ins, fade-outs, track pain, start points, track cropping, and more.

Stores 16 different playlists containing up to 99 songs each.

Onboard digital signal processing: compression, EQ, limiting, and normalization.

Uses inexpensive, readily available CD-Rs.

As a songwriters tool, the Masterlink is perfect for capturing every improvisational idea that any songwriting session can produce. In addition, it is the perfect storage device for any songwriter to store their entire collection of work. Every songwriter should own a Masterlink. Alesis receives daily reports that more and more mastering facilities are receiving projects sent to them on Masterlink discs. This is proof positive that the Masterlink has become the industry standard mix down device for home, project, and professional studios.

As a live recording tool, sound engineers can now record extended performances without worrying about changing DAT tapes or blank CD's. This is especially important in recording classical performances where uninterrupted recording is expected.

Technical Info

Audio (44.1/48kHz frequencies) Frequency Response: 20Hz-20kHz, +0, -0.3 dB

THD+N: <0.002% @ 1kHz, -1 dBFS

Signal-to-Noise Ratio: 113 dB, A-weighted

Analog/Digital Converter: 24-bit 128x oversampling

Digital/Analog Converter: 24-bit 128x oversampling

Sample Rates: 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96kHz

Word Lengths: 16-, 20-, 24-bit

CD Drive Type: ATAPI CD-ROM (8x read, 4x write)

CD Read/ Write Formats: Red Book, CD24

Hard Disk Type: High capacity IDE Drive

Digital Inputs and Outputs:
AES/EBU-compatible balanced XLR connectors
S/PDIF-compatible unbalanced coaxial (RCA) connectors

Analog Inputs and Outputs:
Balanced XLR connectors (+4dBu)
Unbalanced phono (RCA) connectors (-10dBV)

Nominal Input and Output Level:
Balanced: +4dBu (-15dBFS)
Unbalanced: -10dBV (-15dBFS)

Maximum Output:
Balanced: +19dBu = 0dBFS
Unbalanced: +5dBV = 0dBFS

Input Impedance:
Balanced: 15k Ohm nominal
Unbalanced: 10kOhm nominal

Output Impedance:
Balanced: 75 Ohm nominal
Unbalanced: 150 Ohm nominal

Power Requirements: 90-240 VAC, 40W max, 50/60Hz

Dimensions (W x H x D): 19 x 3.5 x 11 in. (483 x 88 x 279)

Weight: 16.55 lbs. (6.2 kg)
Mix down to the 40 GB hard drive, edit fades and trims, apply built-in dynamics and EQ, sequence and name your tracks, then burn standard 16-bit Red Book or up-to 24-bit, 96kHz AIFF CDs, all in one box! Analog XLR and RCA I/O; AES/EBU and S/PDIF digital I/O.

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