Alesis Crimson Electronic Drum Kit Demo

[@marksanders5279]

Purchased this Alesis Crimson kit from GC about a month ago. Still making voice adjustment to some of the kits and setting up a few custom kits in the module. Over all the kit seems to have good trigger response to sticking. Kit is very well constructed and sturdy. I've played acoustic drums for over 30 years and I'm very happy with this kit so far. Bass pad does have plenty of room for double pedal set up. Module also has 2 extra inputs for one additional tom and one additional crash. Bottom line I rate this kit very good for the price!

[@edwinhernandez9276]

Is your module screen , blue or red ? I've seen videos where it red , but other videos have it blue . Which is it ?#🤔

[@edwinhernandez9276]

My screen is blue, I prefer the blue screen as its easier on the eyes to read.

[@edwinhernandez9276]

@Marian Manson I prefer the blue screen, its easier on the eyes to read & it looks kooler. 😎

[@kittywampusdrums4963]

Nice dude, I just found one on eBay for like $400+ haha, I hate edrums but i cant play my real kit at the momment. I got the crimson 1, the blue module is easy to see. Dude open your kick drum tower and put some gorilla tape or something under the wires coming out of the piezo. One of the known issues is that eventually the wires cut against the side of the brass piezo sensor and short out. It's easily fixed but you can prevent it from even hanppening.

[@anthonyhewitt9397]

I bought this set an acoustic player my whole life. This drumsets changed my life I have the smaller version even with one less tom and cymbol but these drums are so versatile and easily customised to your exact liking and they feel like real drums when playing..btw to keep your e drums quiet loosin your cymbals up as much as they go wayyy more quiet

[@tweekthedrummer]

I've been playing this kit since January 2017. The only problem I've come across is the kick pad doesn't pick up really fast double bass all the time. Other than that, the kit is solid. I use the aux in port for audio to play along. Or, with an down size adapter, my buddy can plug in his guitar and we can jam out silently. I got it on sale for 899 and so far it's been worth every penny. Don't listen to the other guy saying it's not worth it, he's a salesperson at GC trying to get you to buy the more expensive kit with rubber pads. This is just fine for solo/amateur work and it feels great. I also used the extra drum inputs to add two more cymbals.

[@The6580scot]

I've had this kit now for 4 months and so far so good. I've read that people are having problems with the kit falling apart. Not sure what they're doing to tear it up. I find that it takes hard hitting quite well. The stand is very sturdy and the trigger sensitivity is pretty good once you set it the way you like it. The only thing I was told by a GC salesman to use a hard beater on the kick pad. They said a felt beater will pull on at the mesh and will fray it apart. I've been very happy with it so far for the money, I don't think you can go wrong.

[@ZandrielGrimm]

Yeah, most mesh heads require that you use a plastic/silent beater on it. However, the GC that I use actually uses felt heads on the bass and it's still fine. It's somewhat mind boggling tbh

[@robertlucas9867]

Scotty M it takes weeks to months depending on how much you use bass drum before the felt beaters tear up the mesh heads. The felt causes more friction. My church uses Roland TD-20 STILL and we didn't know that a felt beater would do that until it happened. We replaced the head and beaters to plastic and no problems now. I've noticed in my experience that the Alesis kits get damaged because people are abusive. The Guitar Center near me has the same kit for the past six months and both kids and adults just forcibly move the pads and rack to weird positions which causes it to wear out. It has held up but eventually it will break. They do the same with Roland TD-11 and Simmons kits. My Roland kit at church is the same, they move it during the week when no one is there for a local private school to use our sanctuary and they do they same thing and the rack is messed up now. This is once a $5000 kit.

[@martellelasam]

how is your kit so far? any issues?

[@DrumCoversbyBill]

Been playing my Crimson for over a year now and love it. You can download samples of other kits and load them into the module to get some really good sounding kits.

[@theredhead1900]

May I ask you a question? A lot of people say that the durability of alesis is really bad, how do you think about that now, using it for 1-2 years. (if you still own the kit)

[@tkelly830]

Alesis is definitely impressing me with their new line of kits, I have a Roland td11k and I love it, but when the time comes to get a new one, I think i will go with Alesis, these new kits look awesome and for the price they have Roland beat hands down.

[@tkelly830]

+Bill Perri Thanks for the reply, man that sucks though. I had an Alesis DM6 years ago and it held up good. How were the sounds on the Crimson when you played it?

[@tkelly830]

+Bill Perri Damn lol, this kit looks like Alesis finally hit a homerun. I still will be playing my Roland for at least another year or two so I have some time, hopefully by then Alesis will clean up these other issues because their definitely headed in the right direction.

[@switchglitch666]

Alesis is awesome

[@e11world]

These look very promising. I can't wait to find the space to buy them

[@AtTheSourceStudios]

the only thing I wish Alesis did was have a dual zone hi hat. The hi hat like the ride is one of the main cymbals we actually play the bow as well as the edge regularly so one zone sound isn't natural

[@bolttracks]

None of these sounds sound particularly natural tbh

[@robertlucas9867]

I'm waiting before purchasing. So far the Guitar Center near me had the same Crimson kit for display six months now and it has held up to alot of drummers. The only problem people keep moving the pads and rack by force to horrible positions to play instead of properly loosening the bolts and moving it correctly to a proper position but it has held up and still triggers nicely. I wish they put the newer cymbal pads on this kit. And I wish they would get the Strike Pro out but these rumors of copyright infringement is interesting. Not sure how they are infringing when everyone uses piezo triggers and overseas companies use mesh heads for years. The patent must be open now in states since others now use mesh heads.

[@joseluisruiz3789]

i bought this kit a month ago and use it daily and its been awesome. i was very skeptical on buying it due to some negative reviews about the drums not properly syncing when you play them but so far no issues. it definitely is not as customizable as the Roland TD25k but its close enough for the price.

[@ZandrielGrimm]

25? I beg to differ good (sir/ma'am)! This kit may not have as many sounds as the 25 but you can customize this far more extensively than the Roland. You can change every single zone on here so you can have the 2nd tom be a Tom/China or even a splash. Meanwhile, with the 25, you have to completely dedicate a pad to one sound. You can't have the ride be a splash and China. So even though the sounds aren't quite as good, overall, you can customize the Crimson much more than the 25

[@joseluisruiz3789]

Chase Gardner​ i agree with you on part of your statement (sir/ma'am)! I own this thing and got it because it was under $1200 at the time. Like i said it definitely sounds awesome but the sounds on the TD25K sound better and i am now experiencing the syncing problem on the crash symbals. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't, other time even if you hit the symbols hard and adjust the volume on the unit independently it still sounds low in volume. Its a common problem with the crimson. I wouldn't consider buying it again and will be trading it soon.

[@ZandrielGrimm]

jose luis ruiz I'm planning on getting this kit until I can afford my own DIY kit. I'm planning on getting a whole acoustic kit and converting it to electronic. But this kit, from what I can tell, is a perfectly decent set until then.

[@ZandrielGrimm]

Especially if I replace the cymbals. Plus I can use the cymbals I replace it with with my DIY kit since I'm looking at the Pearl Mimic Pro

[@shane2239]

I too just bought the "Crimson" about a month ago for the price. I've already got problems with the Crash, not so much the ride yet. but Im still happy with this kit., Im not getting rid of them any time soon, although I am soon removing these garbage cymbals and replacing them with Roland Cymbals.

[@ItsPalm]

These felt really great at GC! Not used to mesh, but the feel was very accommodating. Also, the sounds were very much a better quality that what I get on my DM7. The three-zone ride functioned very well, as well as the hi hat. Kick pad very responsive.

[@tkelly830]

Not sure if you've ever played Roland but if you have, how does this set compare soundwise?

[@ItsPalm]

They sound just as good, if not better than the Rolands I've also played at GC over the years!

[@tkelly830]

+ItsPalm cool man, i have a Roland now but think Alesis has definitely swayed me with my next purchase. For the price you can't beat them.

[@Darkman24]

Those cymbals look just like the Kat drumset ones. I have a kat kit in my rehearsal space and the Hi hat trigger is really bad. Internally where the plug goes had to be superglued otherwise it wouldnt pick up every hit. I am glad to see a mesh bass head though!

[@Vdrumtips1]

I really like the design. Well done for Alesis!

[@U2WB]

I have tried both this and the Roland td11k in music stores. IMO there's a tough trade-off here : Roland brain sounds better BUT Roland's pads are way too small. Alesis had the right idea making the pads more like real drum sizes, and the kit looks a lot better. I also prefer Alesis' kick pad to Roland's. Having said that, I have seen the same thing others mention here : the Alesis kits in the music store always have one or two pads that don't work. Not sure whether it's a case where they don't hold up or whether so many more customers are attracted to the Alesis kit that it takes more of a beating. You can never tell unless you ask the store staff. In the end I suppose I will have to go with the Roland, since I plan to use them for recording and ultimately sound is what matters most.

[@2dollarcrew]

I wish it had a USB cable (not the old style midi cables). Would have been great to use with virtual instrument software.

[@kracked7637]

I'm pretty sure it does have USB

[@Nobilisgenus]

im probably going to buy that

[@hallloweenhorror]

I'm more mesmerized by that sweet ending fill. Anyone know what he was playing there?

[@carlosg6554]

I got this drum set and to me feels awesome on top on how it sounds I recommend it and is a great price too

[@tkelly830]

How does it compare soundwise to Roland?

[@martellelasam]

how is it so far? any issues?

[@carlosg6554]

@@martellelasam is still wks just like it did wen I got it new I don't feel much different to be honest is old now but if u get a chance u get it I don't think ull regret it

[@markannichiarico640]

First of all I have never been in a music stores drum dept. where it didn't look like a two year old set up the edrum kits every set up is horrible and impossible to play, most racks will swing two to three inches from left to right, most kits look like toys because they were set up in 5 min. when my Alesis kit was delivered I took my time setting up the rack I knew if I did everything right this would be a one time deal, once everything was tightened down that's the way it would stay, I used a level and everything came out perfect the rack is on a carpet and is rock solid, the Alesis rack is not trash like someone mentioned, it's a beautiful chrome rack that makes most of the Roland racks look like toys, the rubber Tom pads (3) respond great and look nice they are not cheap looking at all, the cymbals that come with the Command kit are small but have great triggering, not like the Yamaha and Roland cymbals I had with past kits, the Yamaha cymbals would fire when they felt like it, The Roland cymbals and hi hat pad sucked so bad I could not even use them, If I struck the HH ten times you would be lucky to hear it trigger 7 times total crap, NO problem with the Alesis when you hit the pad it fires,,,Whats true about all kits and modules more then 75 percent of the stored kits are useless, and who cares about 700 sounds if most of them are useless, think about it with all the snar drum sounds stored in the module you'd be lucky to find 3 you really like, just keep in mind everything has it's downsides. With edrums you need to create your own kits, that means choosing the snar, the toms, the kick the cymbals, the volume, the panning, the pitch, reverb, sensitivity, the eq'ing,,,If you don't do all these things they are never going to sound good, NO matter what kit you purchase. My opinion I would buy the Alesis Command kit for $699.00 over the $999.99 Roland kit any day of the week.

[@Mattdrew864]

Love it.

[@christianamoah445]

Dear All, who knows weather the Alexis pro n strikes kits hv finally been released/ outdoored?

[@AlexNiedt]

Played it at GC last week. Felt pretty great. More comfortable for me than the Roland set I played, actually. The Roland's pads were a bit bouncier, which was nice, but since you can adjust the pads on this Alesis, I'm guessing I can get it closer to the Roland bounce once I buy it. :)

[@marksanders5279]

Yes each drum head is fully adjustable.

[@tkelly830]

How were the sounds?

[@AlexNiedt]

The sounds are playable for practice. I use VST instruments, though, so I didn't buy it for the sounds.

[@tkelly830]

That's what sucks lol, I have a Roland now and the sounds are great, right out of the module. But for the money, Alesis kits are so much better. Im going to guitar center to try one of these out soon.

[@jcrpictures4405]

What are the little knobs on the side of each of the drums. Small black knobs. Can’t find anything in any manuel

[@gunpowderageboy]

Does Alesis still have problems with cymbal triggerings issues? heavily considering on getting this kit over the roland!

[@Dralcoive]

Crimson vs Dm10 Studio Mesh kit?

[@brengeldelacruz8866]

Crimson

[@egkeagle8520]

I'm a beginner and my family is very tight on money and I'm planning to get a crimson kit that's on sale at guitar center for about 800. I live in a duplex and I decided that I want this to be my first kit. really, I'm only worried about the high hat.

[@luctusvade]

you aint gunna like this man but i really wouldnt trust alesis. their quality sucks and the sounds are shit too. go with roland. maybe a td11k. yeah it may look less cool but you will love it way more than you would this. check out my channel for videos of the kit if you like

[@egkeagle8520]

Well, beans

[@luctusvade]

td11k's cost around the smae price though so that may be a better option

[@christianamoah445]

Hi Josh, can u pls provide me with a demo of d new strike zone , and 2. how much is this costing 3. can you also demonstrate d command and forge for us to see how steady they are 4. pls add more demos of this internal presets and use samples let's see pls. thx

[@coolbrotherf127]

This thing cause $999 new, but you might get it used for a bit cheaper.

[@jasonproctor2129]

I have this kit and I really like it but the hit hat and crash are starting to wear out only after 2months. I might have to go through Alesis for the warranty to see what the hell is going on.

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

alesis cymbals are known to shit out quickly. Definitely use your warranty

[@christianamoah445]

I never knew alesis had issues with d patency. Hope u rssolve it soon. sori 4 being 2 critical..... still waiting.

[@nightvax6021]

is there a kickpedal inside

[@cristhiancastaneda5406]

I just got it😃

[@Youtuberngajelas]

Can you connect this to e drums game?

[@lsquake6185]

Can you drum roll on this just like an acoustic?

[@belcarra]

Ls Quake It won’t feel exactly like a real kit but yes

[@christianamoah445]

Jose, is it only the cymbals u had issues with.....n was it trigger issue or quality

[@silviog6987]

i can change the type of reverb? or only the amount?

[@christianamoah445]

Hi, r d strike n pro out yet? if not, when?

[@nilsdiermann4722]

Can I make my own sound for each pad with much optoins ?

[@christianamoah445]

hi Jose Luise, howz your Alesis crimson edrum holding up. have u had any issues of trigger failures, or cymbal breakages etc?

[@joseluisruiz3789]

it hasnt been doing that great from the symbals. they work when they want to. but i did reead reviews positive and negative and chose to go with it. personally i wanted the Roland TD25k since i personally liked the feel of it but if you can find this kit for under 1k its cool for practice but to perform live on an electric kit i would go with the TD25K. since i keep having issues with the symbals on the Alesis, im going to most likely trade it in and see how much value it dropped and use the difference to buy a TD25k. i just liked the more realistic sounds it has. nothing beats a real good drum set but it saves you alot of time using an electric version at gigs, church events ect.

[@bountygondar]

I got some problem with the 3 zone ride trigger. the bow part is the one that's always responding even after I change the sensitivity. and even If I hit hard the bell part it's still the bow that will respond.anybody here having the same issues? hope someone can help. thanks.

[@ZandrielGrimm]

That's just kind of a defect that the Alesis Ride cymbals have. There's not really much you can do to the cymbal itself other than just replace it in general.

[@garypugh1153]

just got a crimson mesh kit. the heads seem o.k., but can i tighten them a bit without overtighten. thanx?

[@ankitmewadaankitmewada2573]

Krimison drum kit wot praise

[@djjerryc]

Played at guitar center and bought online. great feel. Was hoping for a tutorial on how to use it. If so can you please send me a link

[@sbk1398]

Where do they sell this online? Can't find it anywhere

[@QuinnTube2]

There is a link in the description.

[@TheLeviathan13]

how fast (in bpm) can u play with a double bass pedal on this e-drum ?

[@markrogge3098]

crimson vs dm10x... What's the difference?

[@sarahmoify]

you can add sounds...

[@markrogge3098]

+kimmy101 are the mesh heads the same

[@sarahmoify]

+mark rogge yes.

[@rickgarcia7377]

crimson or dm10?

[@tazmainian3479]

Richard Garcia dm10

[@12tribes61]

Is the hi-hat dual zone?

[@12tribes61]

+Bill Perri it's that bad? Were you doin live shows with the kit hammering it out? Is the dm6 better?

[@sbk1398]

This or td11 or dtx522k?

[@sarahmoify]

stop buying overpriced Roland and Yamaha crap

[@h3llg0d5]

you clicked on an Alesis video and ask if its a roland or yamaha model? how smart can you be lol

[@sbk1398]

+Michael Sabino I was clearly trying to get an opinion of which brand I should buy

[@aldairmatus7362]

😍😍😍😍

[@drumdrumjimmmy]

price?????

[@LTLWrestling]

$1k

[@LTLWrestling]

+Robert Rodriguez Not my product, sorry.

[@robertrodriguez5456]

+LTLWrestling I'm going to slap you

[@marksanders5279]

$999 for kit but does not come with base drum pedal or a drum throne.

[@drumaster007]

YES---I got this,///////////////

[@BadManConnor123]

New rack is good i like the chrome but yet again the same cymbals alesis have sold for years now, they fade after short usage because of the cheap rubber,They need to work on that (i.e) copy roland cymbals and make them more affordable for everyone,if you have alesis cymbals i highly recommend using any sort of vinyl/rubber cleaner every few weeks to clean them you wont regret it

[@maryani6834]

Bagus

[@Branhawk]

I think it looks great and sounds like shit. And my buddies is already having trigger issues. Roland td-11k all day guys. Doesn't look as cool but i know people with the same pads for years and they just get superior drummer 2.0 and it sound real.

[@tkelly830]

Are the sounds really that bad? I have a td11k now and absolutely love it. The crimson though is way better pricewise for what you get. Just worried that the sounds won't be up to par.

[@acegodil6794]

At the time alesis drumms miss hits because the module is slow thats what my friends sad to me 🤣

[@agee23]

Do not buy this kit. It is NOT worth $999. A Roland TD11-K will serve you much better at the same price, it just doesn't have mesh pads on the toms.

[@agee23]

+Bender Rodríguez Fair statement if it is cheaper than Alesis. The trigger pads are awful, the sounds are garbage, and the bass drum pad can't handle a double bass pedal doing 16th notes at 120bpm without it clipping out.

[@Evandiego16]

Wouldn't Addictive Drums or Superior Drummer solve the sound issues?

[@agee23]

The sounds, yes. But the physical components of the kit are garbage. Out of the box in the store I work at, we've never been able to get the legs/bars straight. Also the pads suck tremendously.

[@silkboxing4454]

Jacob Agee I can get this for 700. It is basically Brand new. I play Ludwig Keystone Classics but I was going to get this for my Son. Should I pass and save for the TD11 Thanks

[@wowsad8284]

I can get it for 840e so definetly rather buy this than roland

[@sunnaki]

Thought I had finally found a decent kit at a decent price only to find out that it sounds like 100% absolute dogshit.

[@Sundaydrumday]

I traded mine for a roland td01 and the roland kills this set big time

[@rockyrene1923]

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[@maxwelljefferson2633]

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[@rockyrene1923]

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[@rockyrene1923]

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[@Sundaydrumday]

Trust me when I say do not buy...you can get a roland td01 for less and it sounds wayyyyy better

[@christianamoah445]

hey Alesis, so namm is ongoing u can't give us a short clip of how ur strike zone n pro drums sound? what a whack? y do u ever announce smithing u hvnt finished...... listen if u don't let ur numerous potential customers hear how they sound.... u better withdraw them......what do u take us for?

[@urieden411]

קקה תופים

[@takila.9997]

הם תופים אלקטרוניים מצויינים לאנשים בינוניים אבל יש יותר טובים

[@pichoff1423]

i hat fake drumb set/electricul

[@marksanders5279]

Have you even played on an Alesis set? If not try one before you say you don't like it. For the money this is a very well constructed drum kit.

[@marksanders5279]

Have you even played on an Alesis set? If not try one before you say you don't like it. For the money this is a very well constructed drum kit.

[@tcfulton3759]

+pichoff I hate illiterate morons such as yourself ;)

[@marksanders5279]

-TC Fulton usually people start throwing names around and getting pissed when they have a closed mind. Obviously your no exception! I've played acoustic drums for over 40 years and this is my first electronic triggered set and for the money it's very well constructed! If you've tried it and don't care for it then great, but no need to be a keyboard tuff guy. Grow up... Nuff Said

[@lmcellrath]

+Mark Sanders You do know that he was aiming at pichoff right? You sound like a pretty nice guy, but you're really making it hard to consider you intelligent considering TC Fulton starts off his sentence with a "+pichoff." On youtube that is code for saying "Hey I am talking to *THIS SPECIFIC PERSON*." Have a nice freaking day.