Alesis USB Studio Drum Kit Five-Piece USB Drum Set Review

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(More customer reviews)Not too happy with this set- for me, Roland was way better.
First, if you think you're getting an electronic drum set that also has a USB connection - you're mistaken. You ONLY get a USB connection. That means you can't just plug in a set of headphones and start playing. There's nothing to plug into- the included midi controller is just that - and nothing more.
Next problem and most important, is this concept of crosstalk - which is when the sound of one drum triggers when you hit another. In fact, if you just bump the stand with a stick it can trigger several drum sounds at once. Alesis had a useless solution already for this, they call it a feature (a knob on the MIDI controller to adjust the sensitivity, which had little to no effect for me, rendering this set pretty useless for my needs.
Third, how nice of them to include a light pair of drums sticks - unless you'd like a pair a bit more professional - in which case, decent sticks with a bit more weight will do almost immediate damage to the drum skins - my advice- stay away!

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Pearl ePro Live EPLX205P/B464 Electronic Drum Kit, Quilted Maple Fade Review

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(More customer reviews)I have not seen any reviews on the Epro so I will give it a go. For one, I love and prefer acoustic drums. Due to my, or should I say my band's issue with my volume, I was forced to go electronic and played a set of Rolands for 2 years. They were certainly okay with the limitations of mediocre sounds. I also hated the look (how egotistical) of playing on little pads. I was very excited to play with better sounds and the real look of drums...so now the review.
These Epro drums look really great and sound much improved over my Rolands (which I am now selling). Yes, out of the box the sounds were not perfect but spending time with the redbox allows for some real flexibility and I now have the sounds I have craved with the volume my bandmates so desire. The best compliment I can give is that the drums fooled a drummer in the audience who loved my sound and thought I was playing a real kit.
Will this replace real drums, no but is the ideal for a gigging drummer who needs to play in smaller places or just wants control. Flexibility, sounds and looks- who can ask for anything more. Go get em guys(and no, I do not work for Pearl but if they would like to send me a check-so be it).

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e-Pro Live is a revolutionary electronic drumset that looks, feels and sounds like real drums. Never before has today's drummer been offered the limitless sonic capability and realistic feel of electronic drums on a drumset built with real drum shells, real brass cymbals, and real drumset hardware, all from the percussion industry's leader, Pearl.

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