@@darylllanier2591 The rack is great. You need a good sized area to spread it out. I think I'm going to try the layout in this video. Looks like a nice compact setup. When I start playing out with this though I think I'm going to try the boom stands with clamp mounts route though for travelling purposes. This will also allow me to leave the rack setup in my basement and not have to dismantle it each time.
@@drummermike5150 Actually, since the purchase in November, the rack has been perfectly fine. Drummer is place in a large area room near my walk in garage
I've been playing the Strike Pro for 3 years with no issues, other than the ride cymbal being replaced (they sent me 2 replacements !). I had played a Roland & a DDrum kit for the previous 18 years and they didn't hold a candle to the realism and sound. I've done remote drumming for clients who thought I was playing an acoustic kit. If you're thinking of switching to electronic, or creating a hybrid kit for studio or live work, this should be high on your list. I noticed that Zak Starkey is playing a Roland on the latest Who tour, someone should really enlighten him to this baby, looks far better, imports your own samples, and has on-board FX...and sure as hell will hold up as well. Extraordinary value and Alesis has a fine support team...when they sent that replacement cymbal pad they included a new wiring harness (just in case it was the culprit). Happy Drumming !
This is a great kit, for sure! The only change that Alesis should consider is the rack. It needs to be larger and much more stable. Especially at this price point!
After installing this beautiful kit at home I ended up very dissapointing when I pluggen my headphones in… volume dramatically low!! Any tips or hints? Or is this all?
Get a power wireless headphones and you can dial up the gain more. It’s a safety feature as having drums in your ears for possibly hours at a time can be dangerous, even when not turned up to the point you probably want. Just do it short term like one or two songs then back to low. You don’t want to end up with constant ringing in the ears like I have. Sometimes it’s not distracting and other times it seems more distracting even though you can’t describe it a louder.
Like with all electronics mass produced, it can be hit or miss. Especially something you bang away on. There is not one set one can find that people are not complaining about reliability and customer service under warranty claims.
I'm having a lot of fun with my set for home use. But I will say this, after almost a year, the bass drum output died on the module. After a colossal effort and about 4 months they finally sent me a new module, but believe it or not, that module would not power up (it wasn't the power cord) and after more effort and time they sent me a third module, which thankfully is working without issue. But it does give me pause for concern moving forward in regards to the reliability and longevity of the unit. The only other issue that popped up that is driving me crazy is the 10 inch drum plays the rim sound unless I hit the drum exactly in the middle, it's about two inches and outside that it's the rim sound. Very annoying.
I have built a studio in my garage. My acoustic drums are to loud. Can the volume of the Alesia drums be controlled? Can the be quieter than acoustic drums ?
The volume is controllable. Plus you can play through headphones. But there is always some noise from just physically striking the pads. When you are playing through an amp you need to play at a volume that overcomes that or it can be distracting. But its still quieter than my acoustic set either way.
@@matt_nyc_audioengineer so if I were to buy this kit, I wouldn’t be able to play it right out of the box? & what type of speakers would I need to get? Please help a guy out🙏it would mean a lot
@@jimmyburke3727 Hey Jimmy. Ya, you can play it right out of the box. You need a few things tho. A throne, hi hat stand, kick pedal, headphones or speakers, and sticks. They do give you sticks but they are crap hahahaha. I purchased a bundle from Sweetwater that comes with 2 Alesis Stike 12s. They are essentially PA speakers. 2,000W a piece hahaha. I highly recommend them. I run live sound on the side and use them as my main PA speakers all the time. They sound GREAT! Pretty cheap too.
Still rather have my Rolands the quality and triggers are just far better I will download kit sounds as I need and I would like more from other drum kit apps
I've been wanting this kit alot. But I been seeing TONS of these kits on FB marketplace for like 1500 or less. I'm thinking there's something to these kits and them not working properly cause it makes no sense how expensive these are and seeing these used EVERYWHERE for such a low price. Anybody have any answers?
I bought A used set about a year ago have not been able to get the high hat or the symbols to work the way I want them to really frustrating so I went back to acoustic symbols and I'm not very happy with the set itself every once a while you're playing in the whole set goes ballistically loud for no reason at all frustrated and ready to throw it away
This kit has been out for a long time now, when is Alesis going to upgrade it ? and make it even better and more dependable with less issues that I keep hearing about. or come out with an all new kit that is the new flagship that can compete with other top end drums. and maybe even blow Roland's VAD 706 kit away.
I think this is a big hit for them. They're likely focusing on squeezing all the costs out of production that they can, so they can make some moola. No doubt they are working on a next gen kit.
The cymbals are a bit too stiff...my only gripe with this kit. I got to try it out at Guitar Center yesterday and loved it! Hopefully I can get one soon 😁
This is why after 2 years of thinking about buying this kit I can never pull the trigger. It looks so good and sounds great but I can't justify buying a kit that's going to stop triggering properly.
@@arsonne Just do it. You won't regret it. I've had mine for over a year and have had 0 (ZERO) issues with it. Who said it stopped triggering properly? Try for yourself, everyone has different expectations and playing ability that might work fine for an acoustic kit but need some adjustments for the nuances of an ekit. That is why I take all of the issues with a grain of salt. You'll never know until YOU try it out with your playing style. Reviews for the SE version of the Strike are overwhelmingly positive.
@@arsonne you could've been enjoying it for those two years lol i have the first generation crimson for personal practice and it holds up fine after buying it used and using for almost two years
Alesis DM10 has been the worst purchase of my life, what a terrible module and after that I lost the desire to buy Alesis products again, for me they have gone on the "black list" for life.
I have this kit I honestly love it more than my acoustic. It feels just as real
Don't tease me. I'm likely getting one this week. How is the rack? I think I may use full boom stands with clamp mounts for stability.
@@darylllanier2591 The rack is great. You need a good sized area to spread it out. I think I'm going to try the layout in this video. Looks like a nice compact setup. When I start playing out with this though I think I'm going to try the boom stands with clamp mounts route though for travelling purposes. This will also allow me to leave the rack setup in my basement and not have to dismantle it each time.
@@drummermike5150 Actually, since the purchase in November, the rack has been perfectly fine. Drummer is place in a large area room near my walk in garage
I've been playing the Strike Pro for 3 years with no issues, other than the ride cymbal being replaced (they sent me 2 replacements !). I had played a Roland & a DDrum kit for the previous 18 years and they didn't hold a candle to the realism and sound. I've done remote drumming for clients who thought I was playing an acoustic kit. If you're thinking of switching to electronic, or creating a hybrid kit for studio or live work, this should be high on your list. I noticed that Zak Starkey is playing a Roland on the latest Who tour, someone should really enlighten him to this baby, looks far better, imports your own samples, and has on-board FX...and sure as hell will hold up as well. Extraordinary value and Alesis has a fine support team...when they sent that replacement cymbal pad they included a new wiring harness (just in case it was the culprit). Happy Drumming !
This is a great kit, for sure! The only change that Alesis should consider is the rack. It needs to be larger and much more stable. Especially at this price point!
I love my Strike Pro SE, looks, feel and sounds great! Wonderful drum kit, reminds me of my glory days.
Have they fixed the snare and cymbal trigger issues? Do the triggers hold up after 500rs of play time?
Position sensing, and real rim shots and I'd be sold. Also, an option to get a 10" tom instead of the 8".
Toms and stuff sound good cymbals sound like the ones on my Simmons sd350
show us the correct hi-hat settings...por favor.
After installing this beautiful kit at home I ended up very dissapointing when I pluggen my headphones in… volume dramatically low!! Any tips or hints? Or is this all?
Get a power wireless headphones and you can dial up the gain more. It’s a safety feature as having drums in your ears for possibly hours at a time can be dangerous, even when not turned up to the point you probably want. Just do it short term like one or two songs then back to low. You don’t want to end up with constant ringing in the ears like I have. Sometimes it’s not distracting and other times it seems more distracting even though you can’t describe it a louder.
how about durability?
Like with all electronics mass produced, it can be hit or miss. Especially something you bang away on. There is not one set one can find that people are not complaining about reliability and customer service under warranty claims.
I'm having a lot of fun with my set for home use. But I will say this, after almost a year, the bass drum output died on the module. After a colossal effort and about 4 months they finally sent me a new module, but believe it or not, that module would not power up (it wasn't the power cord) and after more effort and time they sent me a third module, which thankfully is working without issue. But it does give me pause for concern moving forward in regards to the reliability and longevity of the unit. The only other issue that popped up that is driving me crazy is the 10 inch drum plays the rim sound unless I hit the drum exactly in the middle, it's about two inches and outside that it's the rim sound. Very annoying.
I have built a studio in my garage. My acoustic drums are to loud. Can the volume of the Alesia drums be controlled? Can the be quieter than acoustic drums ?
The volume is controllable. Plus you can play through headphones. But there is always some noise from just physically striking the pads. When you are playing through an amp you need to play at a volume that overcomes that or it can be distracting. But its still quieter than my acoustic set either way.
Yes, there is a volume knob. You would need to get speakers as well tho. I'm a professional audio engineer so if you have any questions, just ask. :-D
@@matt_nyc_audioengineer so if I were to buy this kit, I wouldn’t be able to play it right out of the box? & what type of speakers would I need to get? Please help a guy out🙏it would mean a lot
@@jimmyburke3727 Hey Jimmy. Ya, you can play it right out of the box. You need a few things tho. A throne, hi hat stand, kick pedal, headphones or speakers, and sticks. They do give you sticks but they are crap hahahaha.
I purchased a bundle from Sweetwater that comes with 2 Alesis Stike 12s. They are essentially PA speakers. 2,000W a piece hahaha. I highly recommend them. I run live sound on the side and use them as my main PA speakers all the time. They sound GREAT! Pretty cheap too.
33 seconds in B-BOOM Bruford Mastelotto ? some nice sounds here !!
Still rather have my Rolands the quality and triggers are just far better I will download kit sounds as I need and I would like more from other drum kit apps
What Roland kit are you using?
Do it have the rimshot facility
Of course.
5 reasons why they need to fix the hi-hats 🤣..! I love my strike pro..!
Does this kit have a good cross stick combo. I get i can create it but can I actually cross stick on the snare drum
No
Yes I've tried going back to default doesn't matter Look at all kinds of videos about high hads and symbols doesn't do any good help very frustrated
I've been wanting this kit alot. But I been seeing TONS of these kits on FB marketplace for like 1500 or less. I'm thinking there's something to these kits and them not working properly cause it makes no sense how expensive these are and seeing these used EVERYWHERE for such a low price. Anybody have any answers?
Alesis kits are junk, man. I think the kit looks awesome and the module sounds great but the reliability is a huge problem.
I bought A used set about a year ago have not been able to get the high hat or the symbols to work the way I want them to really frustrating so I went back to acoustic symbols and I'm not very happy with the set itself every once a while you're playing in the whole set goes ballistically loud for no reason at all frustrated and ready to throw it away
This kit has been out for a long time now, when is Alesis going to upgrade it ? and make it even better and more dependable with less issues that I keep hearing about. or come out with an all new kit that is the new flagship that can compete with other top end drums. and maybe even blow Roland's VAD 706 kit away.
I think this is a big hit for them. They're likely focusing on squeezing all the costs out of production that they can, so they can make some moola.
No doubt they are working on a next gen kit.
Strata prime is out now
cool... got the1st comment. By the way, been a long-time Alesis fanboy on all of their gear =p
3 hours later and still the only comment 🥁
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Great module, but the cymbals have been a nightmare for me.
The cymbals are a bit too stiff...my only gripe with this kit. I got to try it out at Guitar Center yesterday and loved it! Hopefully I can get one soon 😁
This is why after 2 years of thinking about buying this kit I can never pull the trigger. It looks so good and sounds great but I can't justify buying a kit that's going to stop triggering properly.
@@arsonne Just do it. You won't regret it. I've had mine for over a year and have had 0 (ZERO) issues with it. Who said it stopped triggering properly? Try for yourself, everyone has different expectations and playing ability that might work fine for an acoustic kit but need some adjustments for the nuances of an ekit. That is why I take all of the issues with a grain of salt. You'll never know until YOU try it out with your playing style. Reviews for the SE version of the Strike are overwhelmingly positive.
@@arsonne you could've been enjoying it for those two years lol i have the first generation crimson for personal practice and it holds up fine after buying it used and using for almost two years
Alesis DM10 has been the worst purchase of my life, what a terrible module and after that I lost the desire to buy Alesis products again, for me they have gone on the "black list" for life.