3 EASY ways to CREATE your CUSTOM KIT WITHOUT starting from the ground up!
Вставка
- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- Kit details below
Here is a few ways I go about creating a new user kit in the Alesis Strike module when I want to get the sound I'm looking for without spending an hour searching piece by piece.
Kit specs (minus - eq, decay, level and tone)
Drums:
NAC10inMaple Center
NAC12inMaple Center
NAC13inMaple Center
NAC16inMaple Center
NAC16inMaple Center (tuned down -3)
NCMaple22x18 Muted/YamOak24x18 Amb
PS DWEdgeSnHd Amb/Rosanna Center
Cymbals:
HiHat: BJ Zildjian 13K
Sab10inHHXSplash
SoniPste 18in2002 Edge
AAXDarkCrash20in Edge
SoniPaste20in2002 Edge
ChinaZil18inTrash Edge
ZildMultiStacker Edge (on bow of China)
Siren,
Absolutely amazing chops. Alesis needs to put you up on their site because you bring this kit to another level. I was on the fence about this kit, but after hearing you hit that snare the first time in this video, I was sold. The sound is fantastic. I sold my TD25 and bought this kit and use Superior drummer 3.0 instead of the module sounds and haven't looked back. This kit is a steal. Thanks for your videos with this kit.
I'm not even finished watching the video and you did an excellent job explaining how simple changes can change the sound drastically.
Even changing the FX can effect it too.
Great job.
And nice clean socks. 😂😂😂😂😂
Robert L thank you man! Exactly sometimes its just the small things that need to change. Fx also can play a big part I just didn't want to go too in depth in this video.
Robert L haha what can I say I like clean socks! :)
Ha brother you just got me really hungry to buy this kit. The reverb settings u gave to the kit is just sweet. And the choice of every drum sound too good. God bless u for finally giving me the answers I needed. Thanks sir.
I know this video is a little old (by digital standards) but thanks for posting this! I've just been using my default kits thinking that was enough. Thanks for this.
I definitely like all the initial drum and cymbal sounds and also am impressed with the changes. Being relatively new to trying to develop my "sound" and kit creation, one of my most obvious questions is how do you get so many drums and cymbals to work together? There are only so many "slots" in the Pro module to work with, yet you appear to have at least six cymbals, plus the hi-hat and 5 toms, a bass and the snare drum. "What's up wit that?" Are you using two modules?
Sounds amazing I just ordered my strike kit today
Great video! And great kit setup.
Makes me want to upgrade my bassdrum to full size as well.
Great vid! I am impatiently waiting for my strike pro kit on order. New to e drums and this opened up my mind a lot... Nice kit!
Wow you really got that strike sounding amazing man great chops bro I would take your set up over the td50 any day
That sounds amazing I Want!
Great sounds man!!! I actually heard some kid playing the strike pro at guitar center last time I went there, unbelievable stock sounds coming from it, and I'm biased towards Roland kits, but damn, I'm always rethinking Alesis after seeing your videos and hearing it in real life. Great job bud, your a sick drummer!!!!!
Thank you man. Try very hard to get the best sound possible and yes the sounds are awesome. I am very happy with it!. Someone is also sending me a few SD3 kits so I am going to import them into the module and try those out too. That is one of the coolest features of the module. Any sound you want you can play it. Even if it's from a drum vst.
Good Job! I have the same exact setup with the pearl Mimic module, minus the Bass drum addition. That will be my next thing to do.
J John thanks man! Ya I now have the Mimic too! Check some of my new vids!
I sure will, It's a Beast of a module. Thanks!
Could always change the decay on your ride edge for quicker sound? Although we couldn’t hear your mix, what this guy is pitching is correct for sure. Best part of ekit imho
Great 👍
Great job - Wish I could have seen the module changes. Do you have this kit available to share?
Could you also share the Kit specs (minus - eq, decay, level and tone) ??? I dig your sounds.....Trying to make mine sound that good!
Mind sharing your hi hat and hi hat pedal level settings (Sensitivity, chick, etc)?
You play a lot, and the sound of your drums is incredible, ( I use EZdrummer - drumkit from hell ). But yours is much better, could you tell me how?
tati metal thanks! I spent a good amount of time adjusting everything. I like the ezdrummer sounds too. I think the Strike is comparable because it also uses real drum samples like ezdrummer and has really good round robin algorithm to eliminate any machine gunning normally associated with e-kits. I am also mastering my audio which gives it a more polished sound than what others put out on the strike having a more "raw" tracking/demo type of sound. Not doing anything too crazy though. The quality of the samples can only be credited to Alesis. There are some really good sounds in this module. I am still pretty new to it and had only so much time to find new options because I've been so happy with the sound I've been getting. Haven't felt the need to look for other options until this video. The best part is that if you ever feel the need for sounds not inside the module, you can import samples too. So theoretically if you sent me the samples from your ezdrummer I could play them directly from the strike module, no midi or vst running. Pretty rad.
ok, understood, thank you very much and have a success on your channel !!
Great video man! Just a question, and I'm sure you've been asked by now, but how did you add the extra two cymbals and the extra tom? Was this all through cable splitting and getting rid of the rims? I'd really like to add at least two more cymbals to mine and possibly another tom as well. Thanks!
Yup, splitters
sounds great bro - hey can you tell me how on all your kits you add what looks like an acoustic kick drum? Is it a special e-drum head or what? - Thanks
Hey! That would be an acoustic conversion drum! :) Basically just installed an internal trigger inside the kick, put mesh head on and stuff it with pillows - good to go!
@@AtTheSourceStudios thanks a lot man!
Nice drum set, I just got my leases DM 10 MK2, how can I add more symbols it comes mine's came with the hi-hat 2 crashes and a riot I was really wondering how was it or how is it that I could add more symbols?
Hey Siren, you seem to be the only person who has any answers for me. I greatly appreciate it and Enjoy your content. I have one more question(for now) do you have any trouble with hot spots on the alesis snare? On a lot of kits the snare pops and cracks real loud when I hit it solid right near the middle. I’ve tried l the sensitivity levels and the knob on the side. Thanks
Try taking the head off. You may have foam rods that are lose or have fallen over. If they have it should be a simple dot of super glue to fix. If something is broken you can always call Alesis customer service.
Samuel Berglin to answer your question though no I have no hotspots. The pads are designed to not have hot spots which is why I really is like them. Most pads have one cone in the center and the hot spot is terrible. If you are experiencing a pin point hot spot try opening it up.
Hey @SiREN2173 I'm basically going for a similar size kit (same amount of toms, add 1 more cymbal and a bass drum) how did you split all the pads to be able to get that size. Do think you could do a rundown video? Thanks
😮👍🤘🎶🎵🎼🥁🎧 WOW!!!! they really sound good. I have to invest in a set now. Was just a little skeptical (triggering, hi hat, reliability...etc) but the sounds and price are the seller. Good job.
Thanks for you watching! Yes the sounds are great. Love playing this kit!
I see that you have additional cymbals and an additional tom. Can I ask how you expanded your set? Thanks!
Thank you so much for your awesome videos.
Can you please post your settings??? PLLEEASEEE
Tanner Cruse kit specs updated in info!
Nice setup man did you buy a extra 14" tom? I just seen Atv offer a china and splash cymbals too if you are looking at adding anything down the line.
Andrew Miller I did and that's really cool. I'm ordering an ATV 18"ride this week actually and putting my two 16" Alesis cymbals as my main two crashs. Already have three splash cymbals as two 12" Alesis cymbals and the Roland cy-5 10" in this video.
I noticed you switched back to the alesis hi hat. I switched to the vh11 and the open and closed works great but it’s either open or closed nothing in between. Also only the bow triggers not the edge of the vh 11. I’m curious if you were having any of these issues. Great videos btw Really the best ones that include alesis drums. Also. You get another Tom?
I actually was only ever using the VH11 controller not the Roland HiHat cymbal but with the 14" Alesis Strike Crash so I can't comment on the edge not triggering other than it may be broken (yes Roland stuff does break too) or the cable may be going bad. You can test this by just plugging into a different cymbal and test the edge and bow of that cymbal. if it also doesnt work you know you have a bad cable. If it does, you know your cymbal died. As far as the open to closed goes, you can adjust that in your HiHat Pedal settings. Try doing a HiHat Reset or changing the Curve for the Pedal. LOG1 will make the window wider to where you can get the in between middle sound but you won't be able to get the fully open sound unless you have the cymbal a little higher up. LINEAR makes it so the window for the mid open sound is slightly smaller but you can get all the sounds with the cymbal being a little closer to the controler (how i prefer). You just have to be a little more articulate when opening to keep the hihat in the mid-open position.
Thank you for the compliments also! Yes I did get another tom. As much as I really like it a bigger kit its a love hate thing for me lol I always go back and forth between setups setup but for now I'm enjoying having all the options available. Just gotta get a few splitters if you're wanting to expand past the regular "pro" setup. I got mine from drumsplitters.com
Thank you that’s very helpful although I did hook the VH 11 I had symbol up to another cable as if it were a crash cymbal and the same thing it only triggers on the bow not the edge also think it supposed to have choke that doesn’t work either
Woah how did you expand the kit like this? I'm very interested in doing that too
What drum splitter do I use for a Alesis DM10 MK II PRO
Would you be able to share your kit here for download? Or maybe list the samples you used for those trying to recreate it? You mentioned your snare, but didn't hear what the rest of the samples were. Thanks.
Jon kit specs updated in info!
fk awsome !!!
Has anyone used a Roland VH-11 with the Strike Pro module? I've just not been happy with the action and response on the Alesis HH.
Yes! The VH10 and 11 work great with the Strike!
@@AtTheSourceStudios Great and thanks for the quick response.
How many problems have you had with the alesis strike kit
I haven't had any issues. I changed things due to my preference.
How did up add another tom and extra cymbals on your Alexis Strike Pro module?
Raymond Matranga you can split each tom head/rim using splitters from www.drumsplitters.com to add a total of 4 extra pads. I am selling a a few pads and cymbals too. Lmk if you are interested but the splitters work great.
Did you use the 14” kick as another floor tom?
I purchased it separately. Selling it now along with many other pads. Scaling down a little.
¿La bateria q tines es una alesis estrike se le pude meteter 3 trinbales?
Jordi Cardús I'm sorry I don't speak Spanish. Thank you for watching though!
Said if you could add 3 tinbales to the battery
Man, that custom kit sound so cool and your kit is more sexy than Sofia Vergara :)
Is this a kit from the latest firmware or is this kit an original kit.
All the sounds of this kit seems to be from the original firmware.
The 1.3 only add 2 snares, 3 toms, a ride and a Hihat.
ray magnone the only piece from the 1.3 update is the DW Edge snare used in the beginning of the video. The rest of the kit is a custom kit I put together.
How ! Don't remember of the crash, sorry :D
I own the strike module 2 months now and is the best module i've ever had. I had a few kits from this channel (THX SiREN 2173). But i wanted the exact sound as Simon Phillips from a TOTO live album. And found in several VST's the sound i needed and imported them in this module and it sound amazing as if i have the same drum kit. For this i used www.lustark.com/sdse Its a great tool! You could make your own accoustic sound and put it in the module if you have the time and the tools for recording.
wow great the Toto samples, can you share these with us?
How do you have 5toms?
carl Barstow you can purchase the "Pro" add on pack separately to get extra pads. Or if you look online you can find where to get them separately. To plug them in you just need a splitter. Cable
Alesis should have hired you to demo this kit. All the demos from NAMM pale in comparison to what you have achieved sonic wise with this kit. The NAMM video were received poorly but you seem to have redeemed this kits reputation.
ray magnone thank you!!
Ayo I know that cool and all the shit about changing the tuning but I still have 1 question where the FUCK do you find the samples in the first place someone pls...