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(More customer reviews)I've been playing this kit and experimenting with the drum module for about a week now. It's my first electronic kit, but I have played on others. This is a quality kit in almost every detail. Set up was a little bit involved as far as assembling the rack and placing trigger pads and cymbals, but I was up and drumming in about 45 minutes.
I rated this 4 out of 5 stars only because I did have an issue with the Surge 16" ride cymbal; the bell trigger didn't appear to be working. I called Alesis and got excellent help after a short wait. It turned out I had to go in to the settings (hit the "ext trg" key), select the ride bell trigger and change its input type from 'switch' to 'piezo'. This could have been set at the factory or been detailed in the user's guide for the cymbal, and save Alesis Tech Support and me some time. Also be sure to disable write protection on the module, so you can save this setting and any others you make. Instructions for this are in the user's manual which brings me to my next point.
The only documentation that came in the carton were the quick start guide (QSG) to assemble the set and the QSG's for the Surge cymbals. I had to download the user manual (among others) for the DM10 module from the Alesis website. It seems to me that you would rate a hard copy of the manuals for the price of the system.
Overall its a great system and I would buy it again if I had to do it over.
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Alesis DM10 Pro Kit Professional Electronic DrumsetWith lightning-fast, highly accurate tracking, the widest dynamic range of any module, and incredibly drummer-friendly operation, the Alesis DM10 drum module has the most realistic, natural sound set available in any drum module. And now with this Pro Kit, it's been paired with Alesis' RealHead drum pads, SURGE Cymbals made of real cymbal alloy, and an ErgoRack mounting system--perfect for getting a live performance feel to your recordings.
The DM10 drum sound module contains true drum, cymbal and percussion sounds, built from real samples of classic studio drums and prized cymbals. Drummers will find some of the most in-demand acoustic drum sounds from legendary drum brands, a huge arsenal of top producers' go-to snare drums, real American, Canadian, Chinese, and Turkish cymbals, and a choice selection of classic drum machine and electronic percussion sounds that have fueled the biggest hit records. You can also load new sound sets via USB connection from your computer, so that your drumming sounds never go stale.
Key Features
DM10 drum module with 12 trigger inputs and mixer
RealHead acoustic-feel 8-inch and 10-inch dual-zone drum pads with real heads
SURGE Cymbals are alloy acoustic cymbals with triggers
12-inch SURGE Hi-Hat, 13-inch SURGE Crash with choke, 16-inch SURGE Ride with choke
Ergonomically curved, chrome-plated ErgoRack
Premium instrument library sampled from real drums and cymbals
Dynamic Articulation changes sounds' timbre along with dynamics for realism
Sound-set loading and use with software drum modules, both via USB
Play along and record yourself with the sequencer
Mix input for practicing with CD and MP3 players
RealHead Drum Pads This Pro Kit includes acoustic-feeling RealHead pads in eight and 10-inch sizes, and these dual-zone pads feature real mylar drumheads and real triple-flanged counterhoops for an excellent drumming feel. The snare and tom pads are dual zone, enabling you to perform rimshots, rim clicks, or assign other sounds such as wind chimes, cymbals, gongs and cowbells on the tom rims. You can use virtually any single or double kick pedal with the RealHead Kick Pad, or split the DM10's kick input with a Y-cable and connect an optional second kick pad for the pedal feel you prefer.
Surge Cymbals The best choice in electronic cymbals, the Pro Kit includes the following SURGE cymbals: a 12-inch SURGE Hi-Hat, a 13-inch SURGE Crash with choke, and a 16-inch SURGE triple-zone Ride Cymbal with choke. Comprised of a genuine alloy cymbal coated with a clear sound-dampening layer, SURGE Cymbals feel like acoustic cymbals because they begin life as just that. The Crash and Ride cymbals feature large choke strips on the undersides for even more attention to accurate cymbal control. The SURGE Ride also features multiple-zone triggering on the bell, face and edge. The SURGE Hi-Hat Cymbal offers continuously variable control using the included pedal.
ErgoRack Putting it all together is the Pro Kit's ergonomically curved, chrome-plated ErgoRack, which is large enough to enable you to add on additional drum pads and SURGE Cymbals. You can even mount acoustic drums, cymbals, and percussion instruments on this roadworthy system.
The ErgoRack employs standard one and one-half-inch tubing for compatibility with virtually all drum manufacturers' rack hardware. The rack features quick-release, metal clamps for fast setup and tear down. The Crash and Ride cymbals mount on large, knurled boom cymbal arms that are height adjustable right in the rack down tubes. The DM10 Pro Kit comes with tom mounts that enable freely adjustable mounting. Drummer-friendly wing-screws are present on all important rack clamps and pads for ease of adjustment without reaching for a drum key.
DM10 Inputs and Outputs The DM10 module has 12 trigger inputs, perfect for creating custom configurations. You can use it with virtually all drum and cymbal pads and acoustic drum triggers thanks to easy-to-configure trigger settings. The DM10 also has full MIDI implementation so if 12 trigger inputs aren't enough to accommodate your giant setup, just add the optional Trigger I/O.
The DM10 accommodates both continuous and switch (open/closed) hi-hat control pedals. You get full MIDI implementation including both MIDI In and Out for working with traditional MIDI gear along with the USB jack, which can also send MIDI to your Mac or PC. The DM10 also has a stereo Auxiliary input for connecting line-level devices like a CD player or iPod so you can play along.
The DM10 has two stereo pairs of 1/4-inch outputs for main and auxiliary feeds, so you can send separate mixes to the house and monitor systems. This enables you to send the metronome or a loop to the monitor mix and not to the audience mix. There's also a high-powered headphone output with its own volume knob. For managing everything easily, there's also a top-panel mixer.
Dynamic Articulation Discerning ears will notice that each sound is actually a series of different samples; multiple dynamic-level samples and articulations are all built in so as you play harder and softer, the drum or cymbal changes its timbre, not just its volume. This engineered realism is known as Dynamic Articulation, an Alesis exclusive.
This results in sounds that respond accurately not only to dynamic changes, but also with the appropriate timbral and color changes you'd expect from their acoustic counterparts. You can play with or without reverb for different room sounds and enjoy a wide variety of rimshots, rim clicks and different stick-placement sounds on the cymbals. The Random Sample feature also ensures you don't get the same sound twice for further creative realism.
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