Alesis Strata Prime | First Impressions w/
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- Опубліковано 17 тра 2024
- In this video, Casey Cooper takes me through some of the standout features of the new Alesis Strata Prime. While a video covering ALL the features of this kit would take several hours, this was my very first introduction to the Strata Prime, and my genuine reactions to learning about the features of the kit. Enjoy!
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This kit is sooooooo fuckin fire. Beyond happy with the purchase!
Money well spent! By far the most features for the price that I’ve ever seen. Enjoy my friend!
How are you finding the response of the hi-hats...?
I'm finding it a little hard to get a good tight sound, even after going through the setup on screen.
Hey Cody is it super easy to play to your own music from like spotify/your phone? That's one of the features I'm going to be using a lot. Thanks
@@vonbleak101 I’ve had no issues with the hi hats and for me the response is right where I want it.
Amazing kit! I was just recently blessed with the purchase of this kit.
Few things to note, from my experience.
Mounting the toms with the L bracket seen here, in the video, wasnt stable enough for me. Tightening them tight enough to stay just seemed like the clamp would brake. So i lowered the bar about an inch from the bass drum. That way i could now have the drum over the bracket like the instructions state. This is my experience.
Tighten the wing nut on the snare, if its loose youll hear it and will likely be confused of where the sound is coming from.
The cymbals to spin so have your cord to each cymbal attached with either, the wire holders that come with the kit or wire ties, like the ones that come with a loaf of bread.
The hihat is a little wobbly, I wrapped a piece of eletrical tape to the hihat threaded connector. Example, at the bottom of the hihat cymbal threaded connector there is a nut then the cymbal pad then a good amount of space on the threaded part. Above this is another pad then to 2 nuts. Put the tape right before the top pad and nuts. It fills in the space between the bolt and cymbal enough to stable it better.
I adjusted the tension on all the heads, from factory they arent bad but a little inconsistent, meaning some are way tighter then others.
I have the tama soeed cobra double pedals. The mount for the bass drum on the pedal is not center, it is more to the right of the pedal. When tightening the pedal down it lifts the pedal up off the ground on the right side. Now if i wasnt wanting the pedal beaters center to the bass drum head then it wouldnt be an issue, but ofcourse i do. I could only clamp it down loosely as a compromise. This isnt a faught of alesis.
There was 2 instances that the drum moduscreen went black then came back on and said, drum module recovered from an internal error. Once it came back, roughly 10 seconds it was back to normal. Haven't looked into why or what caused it. Id have to contact Alesis on tha
Just some tips for whomever has this or future owners.
The Stata has exceeded my expectations! The dynamics are as real as acoustic drums and zero hot spotting. Just fantastic! Sounds, perfect! Feel is amazing!
Thanks
Wow Adam, your knowledge of drums and the thoughts you have really hit home. Especially when you mentioned the sounds of the toms not sounding like a normal MIDI recording, but rather they recorded different velocity layers that capture the "growl" of the note.
Shows how well you can review and provide insight to not just the sounds but also for the rest of us to learn what other reviewers have not mentioned. You're my favourite reviewer of this so far!
I appreciate you saying that! I’m certainly not an expert on e-kits, but I’ve gotten much more familiar with them in recent years, especially as they’ve gotten more popular and more advanced. It’s fun to explore what knowledge from the acoustic world carries over to the electronic world. So glad you liked the video! 👊🏼
Great review!
Holy f**k - yes the kit sounds amazing, but you're playing, Adam, is INSANE!!!! You always inspire me to pick up the sticks 😃🥁💕 Hope all is going well with your daughter and family too 💕
Appreciate you Mike! 👊🏼
You’re definitely one of the best drummers ever! I love your playing 🔥
This kit is so impressive. The sounds are phenomenal and the price point is still relatively low in comparison to Roland kits. Super impressed. Alesis is stepping up their game.
5k for something that wont fetch 2k in a year LOL a ten year old roland kit will still sell for more, because its the professional standard, no professionals are relying on Alesis, these are paid shills who got handed cash to do these videos.
Just picked up this module, it's very impressive. Still love the pearl mimic, but the Strata has potential to overthrow it with some future updates (ie. Needs More trigger presets and pad support, multi layer sample import, more midi controls) 🤘
Were you able to purchase just the module, or was this as part of the entire kit? The module, snare, hi-hat and cymbals would appeal to me - Roland offers a similar upgrade package for the TD-50X. I have no interest in acquiring a 20" X 12" "bass drum' that's just an overblown trigger holder.
@@jimharp8655 I imagine he got it used. I've actually seen a few used ones already on reverb. They don't sell it separately yet.
Module is next level, I currently trigger SD3 through a Strike module, but I want to get this bad boy!
Great drummer
How does the hi-hat feel/respond compared to the Roland VH-14D...? Thats the only thing that im questioning... The rest of the kit and the sounds/module seems amazing :)
I'm definitely getting this kit. Just need to sell my Strike Pro so I can afford it. It just looks and sounds amazing.....
can this module work on a ROLAND VAD drum set?
And a diabolo kit???
anyone ?
@ 9:26 Adam had a serious stank face on 😂.
Two Hot Shots Alesis hired… this cannot go wrong.
Love the channel!! I am an owner of the original of the Alesis pro kit. (You get what you pay for) Lol.
I am so excited about this one because I can't afford a 50 thousand Roland. But as I have watched a bunch of reviews on this kit I can't wait to get one. (As soon as my wife let's me) lol.
Quick question, does the module have any practice music built in?
Thanks my friend! I honestly don’t know if the Prime includes play alongs. I suspect not, as that’s often considered a “beginner feature”
But I know you can definitely load your own tracks into the module and/or use Bluetooth for jam them from your phone.
If you’re in need of some drumless tracks, shoot me an email at Adam@OrlandoDrummer.com and I’ll hook you up with a few loop packs! I have several hundred of them available on my site.
In the meantime I’ll do some research on the Prime’s ability to send play along tracks through your headphones. Definitely a necessary feature!
I haven't seen any practice music in the module. I say no but I'm only 90 percent sure of this.
@@AdamTuminaro I'm not able to use Bluetooth with my phone at this point, it says midi only for now, basically. Am u missing something? I currently have it updated to 10.1... update.
@derekmaynard5619 thank you very much. So what you thinking about the kit so far.
Been watching your Double bass pedal tutorials, nice man. Have you ever played a VAD706? They are on sale right now, big discounts. Which would you go for if you had the money to burn? Alesis Strata Prime at 3500 or VAD706 at 5000
Glad you like the double bass series! I have not played the VAD706, but I’m generally not a fan of the full acoustic sizes in electronic applications. That kit also retails for $8000. At well over double the price of the Strata Prime, I would pick the Alesis all day. The touch screen module is also way more user friendly in my opinion, as opposed to learning 20+ fixed knobs and buttons on the Roland.
@@AdamTuminaro I kinda agree, I'm defo a fan of the acoustic sizes for electronic kits! Just looks so nice with the maple shells etc. But the strata still looks nice with it's sexy gold lugs lol
The VAD706 is retailing brand new for 5000 at the moment in my area which is the main reason for consideration. With that price drop what do you think?
Also just for transparency, is your video a paid sponsor type thing? Not that it totally takes away from your clear enjoyment of the kit during your video.
@@Zursen I would still go Alesis. The bang for buck is incredibly hard to beat on this kit.
I was paid by Alesis to travel to Atlanta and create content for the weekend at Casey’s studio, along with Casey and rDavidr. That said, I do not have any affiliate links or incentive to help them sell drum sets - I was simply paid to showcase the kit and share that content with my audience.
@@AdamTuminaro Thanks man, appreciate the transparency! My local drumstore will have some Alesis kits available in a month or so, maybe I'll just wait to try it out in person. Wonder if Roland are gonna release something else hence the massive discount on the VAD706!
@@Zursen I would go with the Alesis as well man. I just bought this kit and it’s a dream. The capabilities and sounds are insane! Beyond worth it at the price point
Adam, you can make a brick and hubcaps sound like a million bucks! So awesome! I was waiting for you to take off the 12” tom, just not used to you playing with 2 rack toms! So I have the Alesis Strike SE Pro kit, it’s a great e-kit and have no complaints except the hihats which are an absolute nightmare. So bad I replaced it with the Roland VH hihats and trigger which seemed to solve the issue, but the new 360 cymbals on this kit are definitely a massive improvement from the cymbals and hihat on the SE Pro. So now the question is do I sell the SE Pro for this new Alesis Strata kit or continue to get by with the SE pro. The brain/screen on the Strata is definitely leap years ahead of the SE but the drums themselves are really no different than the Strike SE. I still prefer playing my DW collectors kit and real cymbals but situations like playing in churches lend itself better to the e-kits. Thank for the video and still praying for your little one, she is a gift from God!
I'm hoping that eventually the module and hat/cymbals will be available separately so those of us with the SE (like you and me) can upgrade and not have our kits become worthless.
@@mochs3869100% agree! I love the pads/drums, love the red sparkle color and the interface is fairly easy to get around, but Alesis cymbals are just awful, especially the hihats. I’ve gone through so many guys on UA-cam who supposedly have the magic “answer” for the hihat problems, but none of them work. I’ve played plenty of e-kits going back to the Simmons SDS-5, I’ve had Dynacord, Roland’s original V-kit, a Roland TD-25 and now the Alesis Strike Pro SE and definitely feel Alesis blew it on the hihats and cymbals for the SE, if I could offload my SE Pro to Alesis and get credit towards the purchase of the Strada I would consider it, I want to support Alesis and continue to buy their products but I kind of feel the cymbals and hihats are lemons. As you said maybe to keep those of us who shelled out the $$$$ for the SE pro they could offer a trade in/trade up to get the Strada cymbals
@robbiedestocki7749 I have too...eventually got Roland VH-10s and still have trouble getting those to trigger right.
might have missed it, but didn't look like you got into stacking the sounds. i imagine this will be a huge rabbit hole :)
We didn’t cover that in this video but definitely an awesome feature! I got to mess around with it later in the weekend and it was super interesting.
Those of you that have this kit: Do you think you can add a dummy cymbal under the hat? Or would it interfere with the HH controller? Prob just me, but I need that visual feedback on how open the hats are when I play
You cant just use your ears and the feeling of your foot...?
@@vonbleak101 yeah, I know. I just prefer it. I have a few old e-cymbals laying around I could use
I've watched a bunch of reviews, and one question I have is with the setup of the rack toms. some people don't like the toms over the bass drum, but rather shifted to the drummer's left, same as the placement between two bass drums. I'm sure the rack can be moved around to accommodate this, but it looks like you might have to make some compromises.
That’s likely going to be a challenge with any e-kit, but I would guess that the size of the rack is the biggest determining factor. As the Strata Prime is definitely “full size” I wouldn’t imagine you’d have any issues with Tom placements, though there will be plenty of fine tuning you’ll have to do.
I just used one of the longer bars to place 3 pads in front and closer to the left. Make sure that bar is the first bar you slide on the legs. Otherwise you won't be able to get it lower because the other bars will be in the way. The small bar won't be used at all if you go this route, atleast I didn't have a use for it. Hope this helps
@@derekmaynard5619 thanks man!
My module freezes and locks up constantly. Two days new. Anyone else having this issue?
I've tried new power sources, headphones, no headphones, no wifi, wifi, bluetooth, no bluetooth, factory reset, settings reset, I made sure the firmware was up-to-date.. I've tried different preset drum settings.. The damn module freezes and I have to unplug it to reset it.. I can't play longer than 5 minutes on it.. Very dissapointed
I had 6+ hours of play time over 3 days and never saw a single freeze on the module. Contact Alesis asap.
@@AdamTuminaro Already did. Sending me a new module and my fingers are crossed its not a software issue
I have this kit, you can even choke the cymbals with the stick, it's awesome. :)
I would love it if some of the drum brains would come with an option (2 connectors, HDMI & USB) to plug in an external touch screen to give a larger screen that could be put where we want it.
That would actually be sick! I have almost every computer in my house and studio tied to a secondary monitor via HDMI. I would guess that doing this with drum modules is challenging due to the lack of RAM and/or CPU power. But secondary monitors that you could place around the kit is a killer idea.
Of course that’s just for monitoring… the idea of a 2nd monitor that is also responsive via touchscreen is WAY more challenging. Have to spend some time thinking about that one! 👊🏼
Do you like the price Adam?? :-)
Love it. I’ve seen way less features, on way less capable modules, for way more money. With this kit, Alesis is the king of bang-for-buck as far as I’m concerned.
How did he already know about being able to choke the cymbal with the drumstick 🤔
I actually try doing a stick choke with every e-kit that I play! It’s such a sick feature, and doing it electronically sounds way better than it does acoustically. I believe I do the same thing in one of the Pearl e/Merge videos on this channel.
Gotcha 👍
Still the sounds are from vst... that's y vsts are powerful..not the edrum itself
is it just me or goes Cooper look so much like Chad Kroger from nickelback
Alesis are ok. I would take Roland or DWe anyday of the week. Alesis has one big problem. Their customer support and their mesh heads seem to be a problem.