Alesis SR18 Portable Drum Machine with Effects

Alesis SR18 Drum Machine

The Alesis SR18 is a powerful drum machine designed to deliver professional-quality sounds across every genre, from hip-hop and electronic to rock, pop, and country. With an extensive sound library, advanced effects, and Alesis’ exclusive Dynamic Articulation™ technology, the SR18 responds to your playing style with lifelike accuracy, making it the ultimate tool for writing, recording, and performing.

Professional Sounds & Dynamic Response

Featuring a large 32MB sound set, the SR18 comes preloaded with over 500 drum and percussion sounds plus 50 bass sounds. Thanks to Dynamic Articulation™, samples automatically adjust to your playing dynamics, delivering the natural tonal variation and timbral changes you’d expect from acoustic instruments.

Built-In Effects & Flexible Performance

The SR18 includes a professional effects engine with reverb, EQ, and compression, giving you polished, ready-to-record or live-ready output straight from the unit. Performance features like Pattern Play Mode, a programmable drum roll function, and dedicated Mute/Solo options make it easy to customise and adapt your beats on the fly.

Play Along, Anywhere

Plug in your guitar or keyboard and jam along directly with your patterns. Bass parts can be played in using the velocity-sensitive pads, or triggered via an external MIDI controller. With both AC adapter power (included) and battery operation (six AA, not included), the SR18 is equally at home in the studio, on stage, or on the go.

Key Features

• Over 500 drum and percussion sounds, plus 50 bass sounds
• Large 32MB sound set with dedicated percussion bank and bass synth
• Dynamic Articulation™ technology delivers realistic tonal variation
• Built-in effects: reverb, EQ, and compression
• Pattern Play Mode for triggering patterns directly from the pads
• Programmable drum roll and Mute/Solo functions
• 12 velocity-sensitive pads with tap tempo function
• 100 preset patterns + 100 user locations
• Backlit LCD display for clear navigation
• Flexible powering: AC adapter (included) or 6x AA batteries (not included)

The Alesis SR18 is a feature-packed drum machine that delivers versatile sounds, intuitive performance tools, and portable power — making it an essential creative partner for songwriters, producers, and live performers.