Re: Looking for an electric kit
I've an early model DM5 kit, but I had to do a number of modifications with the rack and hi-hat pedal. Replaced all the rubber cymbals with Alesis Surge Cymbals, which certainly give a much better feel. One thing with the DM5 module too, is the fact that unless you get an Alesis I/O unit MIDI'ed to it, you wont get dual triggering...which is what you would need to have if you want to have a snare pad which can have both the full snare sound as well as the crosstick on the rim sound. I'm not sure if the DM10 supports this feature, but that's what I've got to do if I want to connect a Roland snare pad to the DM5. Also, those Alesis kick pads don't feel right, whereas something like the Roland TD-20 kick pad has a way better feel. To get that "sinking into a bass drumhead" feel with the Alesis pad, you'd need to tune the head way down without the head being too loose, then probably fix one or two layers of rubber pad or drum "sound-off" material to approximate the same feel, otherwise it's like trying to hit a snare drum with a mallet with your foot. But the Surge Cymbals? Yeah, they feel pretty good....if I had a Roland TD-20 kit....I'd still replace the Roland cymbals with Surge ones for sure.
Last edited by Drumbledore; 05-25-2011 at 07:27 AM.
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