Alesis Nitro Mesh Module SECRETS! Part 2
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- The Alesis Nitro Mesh module has several hidden features. One of which is it can be used as a General MIDI synthesizer. This weird, seemingly useless feature is pretty fun to play with. I created a little piece of music using Rosegarden for Linux, then ran the MIDI out into the module and recorded the result. Download the 'missing manual' at www.alternativ.... Pick up your own Nitro Mesh Kit at amzn.to/2YevFl6, and get 7% off your first year at DistroKid at distrokid.com/.... Thanks for watching!
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You are a Guru of the Nitro Mesh and MIDI. The Alesis is such a fun thing to play, but your videos have really opened things up. Thanks for all the work you do!
Dude, thank you so much for all your nitro mesh videos. I just bought the kit today and have been watching your videos all day as well as downloading the manual from your link. You are awesome.
I was able to hook my nitro mesh up to Bandfuse and Rocksmith 2014 through my ps3. I had access to all the effects and amps for my drums.
Wow you are such a great technical drummer, a real inspiration to old dogs like me that need to learn how to use technology, thanks for sharing 👍
Thank you!
you have helped me soooo much finding new stuff with my nitro mesh kit. thank you so much . happy Holidays
Glad to help Alex, happy holidays too!
Hey thanks a lot for this series and your other Alesis Nitro videos! I’m in the market for a basic yet capable e-kit to step up my covers and get back to drumming, so this kit is perfect!
Definitely getting one soon :)
Glad you like them. Thank you for watching!
Really cool 7/4 groove in your song!
I'm glad I found your videos.
You explain the kit and tbe way to tweak it so well!
I was really not going for the Nitro Mesh at first, but now I just think it's a really good kit to get more seriously into drumming without spending thousands.
I know the new max module has this, but not sure if the mesh does. If you go into the utility section on the new module, about 7 items in when pressing the utility button is the drum mapping for the midi side. You can set it to gm or to use the same mapping used for the sounds that is handled internally when you play the pads. If you want to play general midi stuff with drums in it, you'll need to change that mapping so the drum sounds are mapped to the right notes on the module side.
I just put my Nitro Mesh 10-piece kit together yesterday. I played around with the sounds in the module, but mostly I'm using it to trigger drums in Cubase using some of the kits in their VST plugins, as well as kits in the EastWest Composer Cloud Collection.
At best, I consider myself a competent drummer (guitar and keyboards are my primary instruments), so for laying drum tracks down in my modest studio, the combination of the drum pads and the VST software easily gets the job done!
really enjoyed the playing at the end
Nice drumming!
Thanks a lot!
Why are there no videos online on how to play the 60 songs that come with the nitro mesh kit? How are you suppose to learn them exactly? Kind of hard to figure out from the glowing buttons.
make the tom a ride Brilliant, cool trick ty!
So you made the keyboard parts with your Alesis? That is pretty cool and your drumming was really good Justin!! Hope you have a great Holiday Season!!
Well I composed the MIDI on my computer, but the Alesis module is what is making the sounds in GM mode.
@@demonicsweaters Mesmerizing-- I could probably listen to it on loop for 15 hours. Mentally stimulating yet tranquil at the same time. 5/5 stars
These are great vids. Very helpful. Just opened up on my kit! Shit I didnt think of doing. Thanx
Is there a bigger compatible snare out there for the mesh kit ? Thanks great videos
Yeah, just about any dual zone Alesis pad will work, check one from Surge, DM-10, Crimson. Other brands like Roland and Simmons MAY work, but results may be inconsistent.
Great job on the videos! It helped me learn a lot on what I can get out of Nitro mesh kit. Do you know if it's possible to export out the factory built in MIDI songs in the Nitro mesh module? Thanks in advance!
Not that I know of, unfortunately
How did you get the other rim shot to work. I can get it to work if I press the tom n rim shot button on module. But once I hit the rim itself,it dont work
HI JUSTIN - AFTER WATCHING VARIOUS VIDEOS OF THE NITRO KIT I ENDED UP WATCHING YOURS. THEY HAVE BEEN THE MOST INTERESTING AND HELPFUL WHICH HAS MADE MY DECISION TO BUY THE NITRO KIT SO MUCH MORE CONFIDENT. THANKS ! ! ! I INTEND ADDING EXTRA PADS AND HAVING NO SPARE SOCKETS ON THE MODULE I UNDERSTAND A STEREO SPLITTER CABLE CAN BE USED TO ADD EXTRA PADS. IF I DO THIS JUSTIN WILL I HAVE THE SAME SELECTED SOUND GOING TO BOTH PADS ON THE SPLITTER OR CAN I ASSIGN DIFFERENT SOUNDS TO EACH PAD ON THE SPLIT CABLE ? HOPE YOU CAN HELP JUSTIN - KEEP THE GREAT STUFF COMING ON YOUR CHANNEL MATEY ! BEST REGARDS - EDDIE ( UK ).
The module does actually have two extra inputs on it. All the tom inputs and snare are dual zone, so you could potentially split those to add more triggers, or just get some dual zone pads.
why would you use midi? Because drums in addictive drums are better than what is included directly in the module. Good enough for me. and I'm commenting a bit early, how do you save the midi adjustments? or is it not possible?
I've picked up an Alesis Nitro module based on your reviews of it and I'm very happy with it. One question though - I'm running it through a DAW to trigger sounds from Kontakt, and on the snare I'm getting lots of retriggering, but seems like ONLY the snare. Is this a matter of needing to crank up the "Threshold" setting on the module for that pad, or do I need to think about replacing my simmons snare pad with an Alesis Mesh Snare for better compatibility?
Unfortunately the Nitro's performance isn't great with 3rd party pads, and there's little adjustments to correct issues like this. Though I think there is a 'retrigger' setting no? Also, make sure you're snare isn't tuned too tight, the nitro seems to get finnicky if this is the case.
Hi there! You’re the only person who I can think of that might know the answer.
I have the nitro mesh kit, and I am trying to use an IPad Pro to play music into the kit... I can’t make it work at all.. any advice?
See my video on using it in GarageBand ua-cam.com/video/gQgUlitz88c/v-deo.html
Thanks
Thank you!
Hey can you program a good hip hop set?? When u get time pls?
I have a regular laptop not an Apple and I was wondering if there’s a program that I could use hooking up the Medi cable to it to get more sounds to add to my nitro mesh kit?
I'm putting it through cubase tomorrow cause I can't drum on keyboard well
Hello, can i use the MIDI out to connect the module to the amp? I mean the module reproduce the drumset sounds or just midi info?
No, MIDI transmits MIDI only, no audio
@@demonicsweaters thankyou
Can u help me find a 90s thrash metal sound on my alesis nitro with just the model please thanks
Your videos are great. Thanks!
On the missing manual what is the GM backing instrument list on page 35? Are these sounds hidden somewhere? I play the alesis mesh surge model.
Did you watch the video? That's exactly what I'm talking about in this. GM stands for General Midi.
@@demonicsweaters lol
No dual zone inputs for the cymbals?
Nope
So I just got the Nitro Mesh Kit and I was trying to fine tune it. It looked like the RIDE cymbal does not have a "BELL" feature. Then I tried hitting the cymbal near the BELL area very HARD. I was able to get a bell sound by doing this. Have you ever tried this.... and if you did, do you have any suggestions to "tweak" it in the MODULE so I don't have to hit it so hard to get the bell?
One of the rides has a bell, just turn up the sensitivity on that pad until it’s easier to make the sound. It makes no difference where on the cymbal you hit. It’s a single zone.
The missing manual link doesn't appear to be working. Is there another link we can try?
Works for me
@@demonicsweaters Thanks for the quick reply. Turned out to be a browser issue. My computer won't connect to the link on Chrome but I was able to connect on Firefox. Interestingly the link name is different when accessing your UA-cam video from Firefox. Just got my first drum kit and really enjoy your channel.
I would use the feature to run a couple of test loops and run them fore ever while fine tune a custom drum kit. Does it make sense?
I'm not sure that would work. 1: you have to only be playing one pad to make adjustments to it. 2: I think the GM midi kit is a single kit that isn't the same as the Nitro kits (I THINK) I haven't actually tried running GM drums to it, so I'm not sure what would happen really.
I have question are the piezos quality much different in the nitro vs the higher line alesis kits
Piezo is a piezo, I really don't think there's much quality difference of any on anything. But how it is implemented can vary from trigger to trigger. Even if you look closely at the snare trigger vs the tom triggers on the Nitro, you can see how they're different. The snare trigger has the piezo mounted in the center with 4 contacts touching the head (my guess is to keep it away from the rim piezo). Then the toms have side mounted piezos.
Anyone having issues with latency? It takes 10ms from the time I hit something for me to hear it. I have an i7 6700k, 16gb ram and gtx 1080, Windows 10, I tried it with EZDrummer 2 and I lowered the buffer to 64 (lowest option) but still 10ms delay. I don't have a music interface.
Anyone?
You need to use an ASIO driver like ASIO4All
Anyone else having trouble with the manual download link??
here you go, www.alternativedrummer.com/2019/06/alesis-nitro-mesh-kit-complete-list-of.html. Thanks for pointing out the dead link!
Does anyone know how to fix the choke on the cymbals? Mine doesn’t choke when touched
you probably have the cymbals switched, only one of them chokes
How you set up your kick drum !? Mine sounds awful!
There's like 25 or something kick drum sounds in the module. Pick one you like.
@@demonicsweaters I use number 3 which one you use ? Thanks
@@FLAMANGO12123 you can do so much to them. Go through all the sounds and adjust volume, sensitivity, reverb. He has videos on how to do this. And you can do that with every sound. Eye thought the kick was wack myself. But there are some great sounds in there. And a kick doesn't have to actually be a kick sound. Look around, play around. There's a sound for you in there. Eye promise!
Where the f$#$ is part 1