The Alesis Micron (and its twin brother the Akai Miniak) was the brainchild of a single electronics and software engineer, Bret Victor who was part of the original Alesis Ion development team, who took the existing operating system and synth engine of the previous Ion and designed the Micron from the ground up using a hardware design of his own, but still compatible with the Ion to some great extent. Only the onboard effects differ, the Micron and Miniak having an onboard reverb which the Ion lacks.
Very powerful little virtual analog machine. And he has even received awards for his VA sound engine software used in both the Ion and Micron, and Miniak of course.
I had a Micron (before Moogs). Loved it. I gave it to a young, broke hungry artist. I missed it, so I got myself a Miniak. Love it even better although the Micron keyboard had a better feel. I am more into knobs now, but the Miniak is a powerhouse, very much underspoken about.
My backlight doesn’t turn off, even at completely counter-clockwise. In fact it’s quite noticeable even there. I figured the pot wasn’t calibrated properly or is faulty. Seeing as my Voyager is now out of warranty and on the other side of the world to Asheville, I guess I’ll probably just live with it and hope the light doesn’t burn out too soon! Has any one ever swapped out the brightness pot?