Alesis Strike Multipad Review

[@tarekibrahim6210]

This review is even better than the official alesis videos thanks

[@MELVIN5201]

And has the comment section available

[@devinisabeastsmith]

Ex fuckin actly him and 65 drums

[@lechlerguttersllc9553]

@@devinisabeastsmith Dont buy it unless your satisfied with what they load on it. Mine will not take any exterior samples. Useless.

[@lechlerguttersllc9553]

It’s a piece of junk don’t do it

[@bailey12444]

It really looks great and I love the sounds, I feel that has more sounds or presets than the Roland. What about reliability? Thanks

[@MRG_88]

Product update. I had mine for 47 days before it quit working. Fantastic product. It is for the features it has. The best multipad out there. I exchanged mine for the Yamaha multi 12. And am very happy. The Alesis reliability issues kept me from getting another one. I will wait a few years for them to work out the bugs before I consider another one. Hope yours is still working

[@bengu1nn569]

M G what exactly were the problems you had with it?

[@MRG_88]

Ben Pursehouse The sound cut in and out on my headphones and then it just cut out permanently. I tried connecting to the 1/4 output to a monitor and it also wouldn’t work. So like I said earlier in my comments months ago I went with the Yamaha dtx multi 12. The Alesis is the best out there for what it does but for reliability which Alesis has always had issues and I experienced it which confirms all the complaints and went with older but reliable Yamaha which is still a beast.

[@Deech72]

@@MRG_88 I would've returned it and got another one if it was within warranty. I had a loose connection in the back after only a couple months and got a new one delivered after one phone call.

[@MRG_88]

@@Deech72 yea i could have easily gotten another one as I had the pro-coverage but decided to go with the yamaha. I am happy have no regrets. I also have an akai mpc one and that thing alone is a beast especially with recent update so for sure have best of both worlds. Anyway enjoy yours

[@Simon-iy7mt]

I used to really dislike Alesis products. I don't need another multipad, and I still prefer my Nord Drum 3p, although it's in a different niche, with different features. That said, I gotta hand it to Alesis, this Multi Pad screams quality and looks like a solid alternative to the latest SPDSX. They've really improved since the Strike Pro. Good stuff.

[@keyworksurfer]

the new alesis mesh kits are spectacular for the price. they're really pulling a Kia and turning around the brand's quality, while keeping the low price.

[@georgemickel6608]

I'd like to see a vid of you sampling your drum set, triggering from the pads and then exporting it into Logic, in addition show the music notation for a super deep tutorial. A lot to ask for.. I'm so glad you're hip to the hybrid setup.

[@MikeErickson]

Great review man! That's a pretty sweet piece of tech! I have the SPD-SX but have always been bummed that I can't use it for live loops - it has no way to cut loops to a perfect loop length unless you cut them in your DAW and export! This seems like a good middle ground between the spd-30 and the SX - I might have to check it out... Cheers for the info!

[@theHumanBryno]

I like that the headphone jack is in the front.

[@grajmahal]

Not only that- but a 1/8" and 1/4" is kinda convenient as well.

[@ambroulard]

bryan macneil I know right!!! Some designer finally got a CLUE!!!

[@Lampdawg]

The fact that you can sequence and loop is dope. The Roland SPD doesn't let you do that. I'm getting this.

[@HoracioParisMusic]

I'm considering selling my Roland SPD SX to buy this one. The looping functionality is something that I really need, and also the extra storage (2GB spd vs 32GB alesis). I wish the SPD SX had those things. Thanks for the review!

[@santiagorodriguez3999]

what do you thinnk about this one vs the new version of the roland spd sx ? 16 gb and the price is higher

[@Kik_Hat_Sne]

You can check forums and some videos. You can upgrade the memory of the spd sx. The inbuilt memory is actually an sd card in it.

[@sanmiazoe7049]

How much

[@lucidphreak1137]

dude... that intro ROCKED.... would LOVE to see you cover some Parallels era Mark Zonder Fates Warning tunes.... Especially the 11th hour....

[@cocacola3452]

I've found one of these on Craig's list in excellent condition for $500. Should I get it?

[@christiancanalita6487]

Thanks Austin for this review! I'm waiting to see what Roland comes out with at NAMM. If nothing, I'm going to purchase the Alesis.

[@joechapa8126]

So cool illustration! Makes me "wanna must get this for myself":) I'm really diggin' it too!

[@andrethaisz367]

Way better and more informative than anything I found for this pad. Well done dude!

[@ryansosa9576]

Congratulations Austin!!! Awesome drummer and best drum pad..

[@dmdtmdmdtm]

Hi austin, can you tell us if it’s possible to sync the built in metronom with the different pads ? Actually i made loops with music on left and click on right with my SPD-SX 🤷🏻‍♂️ Or may be is it possible to route to different out the two samples on the same pad? Thanks a lot and keep going 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@dmdtmdmdtm]

Are you there?!?! I send an email to Alesis from the Strike Multipad page, no answer...

[@SoundworkStudio88]

Thanks for this Review! Is it possible to play this Pad with Hands or even fingers?

[@ChrisDeJuanMusic]

Thanks for the video, very clear! So i guess one could sample an entire backing track for a song and assign to one of the pads...and then just trigger the pad and jam on top? Also when looping... could I assign different length loops to different pads? So for example, if I do a 1 bare drum loop and have it on pad 1, could I then do a 4 bare loop (for example a 4 bare guitar chord sequence) and have it on pad 2? Thanks again! :)

[@badco1]

Great overview. Thanks for putting it together. Just picked one up today and looking forward to creating with it.

[@mikehydropneumatic2583]

Got one this week, very powerfull and a lot of fun. So many samples (8000), plays all kinda genres from rock, jazz, world, electronic. The built in FX are very good, with my synths I use seperate pedals (except KingKorg) but Alesis did a great job on this too.

[@lloydbastard7254]

Is there a problem when you switch kits?

[@lechlerguttersllc9553]

@@lloydbastard7254 Mine will not allow any uploaded samples.

[@gantswood]

You are really gifted. I will acquire this beast in about two weeks as I am a percussionist and this is very mobile. I dont want to play percussion on my keyboard even though it will give similar sounds. I have a good keyboard (Yamaha PSR SX 900). Can I plug this straight into an amp and start using or do I need a laptop? Finally does this have African drums on it such as the talking drum which is a specialist sounding hand played drum from Nigeria? Thanks.

[@richardg6307]

Great video. Sample editing seams a bit awkward, but like you say, edit in logic... Is it possible to trigger a loop beforehand, like in novation launchpad where you can trigger a loop just before the beat and it will start playing on cue. Thanks for the upload!

[@MikeErickson]

That would be great - you could definitely do this in interface mode as a MIDI controller for ableton. I'mm interested to hear the answer to this.

[@heftyalan1152]

My teacher had an acoustic Tama and an electronic Roland. I was never a huge fan of the Roland but this looks pretty good as you can use it as an accessory rather than alternative.

[@han1218]

Thanks for the informative video. A couple questions about the looper (which is not covered as much by reviews): - Can you have the click exclusively on headphones so it won't be heard on audio outs? - Can you save a loop in a file and assign it to a pad so that you can switch between loops, all this while doing a live performance?

[@Allison_Chaynes]

How accurate are the pads? Can you play rolls and diddles? What about flam drags? Thanks

[@farclebaba]

Interesting! I've been thinking about buying a Roland SPD SX, but I think I'll research this Alesis Strike Multipad further before making a final decision on that. We'll see what Roland announces at NAMM, if anything, for the SPD. This is very cool though.

[@johnnycastrocastropardo7606]

Porfavor en español

[@EGOS42]

Makes me think of Mass Effect

[@LukasStumpf]

Yeah nice Austin! Always enjoy your videos. Seems like they finally brought out a worthy opponent to the Roland SPD SX! Actually I don't like Alesis products that much, cause they often used to be quite cheesy. But this looks good!

[@ArchieBC]

On paper, this looks perfect to me. It sounds good. The design is player-centered. I just want to get a feel of the build quality. The Sample Pad felt like it would last 3 - 4 weeks. I'm hopeful about this one.

[@savanaviolenta]

This one is very well built

[@thecavedrum]

Nice video! Do you think this is better than the Roland SPD-SX? I want to buy one but I dont kno which one

[@abbdrums]

Not sure, never used the Roland!

[@richardparks5639]

Hybrid kits are freaking amazing. Thank you for the inspiration and reeducation...TABLA, 808...

[@josephdixon1688]

I’ve been interested in this piece of gear for quite some time now. I was just about to order an Alesis Strike MultiPad Percussion Pad but I need a very important question answered first. I know the Alesis Strike MultiPad Percussion Pad is capable of so much more, but I plan to use it only as a drum kit. I’m now in a situation where there is a physcial space and volume limitation. There’s not enough space for an electronic drum kit. It would be great to just walk in with this pad, a stand, and a foot and hi hat controller. QUESTION: When the Alesis Strike MultiPad Percussion Pad is used as/like a drum kit, is the hi hat able to be played/controlled closed, half open and sloshy? Or is it just closed or fully open? Thank you!

[@funkdrummer]

Thanks for a great review. Can you tell us why you are using an 1/8 to 1/4 adapter for your ears when there's and 1/8 input on the unit?

[@anthonym2771]

great review! is there a way to change the velocities on the pads so you trigger more silent closed hi hats that open up as you hit harder for example? I think on the site it says a max of 2 sounds per layer, but are these sounds all velocity sensitive?

[@mannylebron2880]

wow. im not a drummer but i'm very impressed with that device.

[@smileydrummerboy9389]

Hi Austin ....Tony from London UK ....great practical user intro vid to using the Alesis multi-pad with an acoustic kit 👍👍 ....I have mine on order , as I'm travelling down the hybrid e-drum /acoustic kit path and am going to start using it in my live gigs 😀

[@libertyspikes666]

there should be a trigger record setting no? instead of having to hit record then hit a sample followed by having to truncate? if not they should def include that in a software update

[@jimmienahas4156]

Excellent review, great groove at the beginning, your snare sounds KILLER, Tune-Bot? Settings?

[@abbdrums]

Thanks! I just tune the snare by instinct and feel, but I go pretty dang tight on both top and bottom. I go into it in depth in the tuning course on my website if you wanted to check that out.

[@TancrediLoCigno]

Austin, thank you so much for this video. This is exactly what I needed and I'm so gonna buy this thing now. I have one question though, is it possible to connect a midi keyboard for example and record/loop stuff from that into the Alesis?

[@firstarsch2221]

Did you find an answer to this?

[@aytthen]

Amazing video, which one would you recommend between this and the nord drum p, for producer (non drummers)

[@Lorneplumber]

Nord drum is fantastic but I'm thinking both is where it's at for flexibility

[@itsichillel5868]

nice demo,can you please tell the what kind of ozone HH that you use next to the traditional one?

[@thebaddrummer2721]

Did you just go from the main outs on the Alesis into inputs on your audio interface? Unsure how you would link this in to an audio interface. Thanks!

[@linebum2112]

Great review Austin. Looks great and I'm definitely interested. You're doing a great job with everything. Your vids are great, and your series on drum recording is fantastic. That helped me so much. Where do you get your samples from?

[@abbdrums]

Thanks! I just got the one snare drum sample from a random website, I forget the name haha

[@terrytk9398]

Lovely opening drumming! Well done😀👍

[@ElevenBravo]

Nice demo, thanks for making it. I didn't know about this gear or your channel. Interested in both now.

[@no_peaches_8085]

I really love this new alesis product, looks great too.

[@chrisdowswell]

Awesome video man!!! Really shows how one could add this in to an acoustic set up...or just make tunes as a stand alone unit... Now, just need to sell a kidney and I'm gonna order it.....

[@alankofi]

How is the Pad feeling? rebound-wise ? can i play detailed ghostnotes?

[@igorsim8170]

Thanks for video. How do you find it? Any cross talk issues etc. Thanks.

[@FrankAngelOfficial1]

I’m buying this thanks for the demo .

[@chriscirullo161]

Are we still taking questions here? I cant seem to get the tap tempo to work...

[@Stiktriks]

Finally an actually proper review and demo ! Well done 👍🏾

[@urh0]

Congrats for hitting 60k!!

[@dustbunnysafari]

Your snare sounds great!

[@DrRussPhd]

That is a ton of knob twisting . . how do the rotary encoders feel? If they are cheap it won't matter how good this thing sounds.

[@savanaviolenta]

They are amazing. There is nothing cheap about this unit. It's very sturdy and really well made.

[@FamilyGuy12693]

Wow! That thing is awesome. I would definitely like to get one one day

[@GSA_Drums]

I had a Yamaha multi 12 and it was great .. But it's internal memory was too small. The user interface really difficult to use , too many sub menus, and not enough information on the internet. This looks a lot more easy to use with that great display. Can you do multi samples, layers ABC and velocity triggers? Greets from Germany :)

[@abbdrums]

Not sure! I'm still trying to learn how to use this thing haha

[@daletajfrederick9235]

I also have the m12 I love it. But I will like to have other gears.

[@Deech72]

That's why I bought this one!

[@artofwebdesign]

Nice Snare sound you imported via USB. Where did you get those samples from ? Looking for good drum sounds

[@leogolive]

Have Alesis abandoned this thing? They haven’t updated it in forever!

[@r.e.d.62]

Is this suited to hand drumming? Wondered if the pads are sensitive enough for that kind of playing

[@danielruizmunoz]

Upper ones are a bit hard to be used with hands in my opinion...

[@FPChris]

Can we hear a normal acoustic kit on the pads?

[@Djentstructer]

That intro was sick!!

[@rainbowmerlin1]

I thought it was quite good myself...

[@MadhuAmborummal]

Do you know if this multipad allows us to play the loop at different tempo on the fly (based on how I trigger it)? Any suggestion on sample pads which has this feature?

[@tainosavage2169]

This or the Alesis sample pad??

[@charliewilson3234]

Whats that stack you use near the Hi Hats? Great video!

[@richardthurlbeck2730]

Question for you?? Have you had any issues with the Alesis Strike Pad after filling up the hard drive with your own samples? I have spent hours loading samples 10 at a time, then hours programming kits, only to find out that once its a bit over 20 gig on the hard drive I lost access to any internal sound factory or user. Can't access the library! So if I try and change a sample it will disappear and I will have no sound on that pad, very frustrating. Have you ever heard of this?? One guy at Alesis recreated the same issue but now no one in the company will talk to me and blame my samples. Everyone of those files plays 100% in Logic, Live & Pro Tools. Oh by the way Alesis was nice to start and have replaced the strike pad several times but won't admit fault with there hardware or software. I have recreated the exact same issue with all software versions 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3??? I would only recommend the Alesis Strike MultiPad to drummers who don't want to add that many samples to the device, they rate it 30 gig + the operating system LOL Once its about 20-22 gig on drive adding a sample is like rolling the dice, it may not function the same after loading samples. Other than that and the top bumper being a harder hit required than the regular pads it has promise if the fix their admitted hard drive access issue!!

[@danrivera7]

I dig that funky little hihat and that snare

[@CyberIllusions]

Looks pretty cool at first glance, but what about the load times between songs in general, and what about playing ghost notes...?

[@Deech72]

Between kits you mean? Takes a second. The sensitivity of the pads are great for ghost notes and you can change those paramaters to your liking as well.

[@alfredquert4822]

Thanks for the nice video. I have a question. If I want to control the kits with a foot switch, i.e. back and forth. How can you set that. There are Fs1-Fs3. But I don't know how to do that. Maybe there is already a video. thank you very much Greetings Fredi

[@do8671]

Best video I found about the Alesis strike multipad, thx!

[@dylanrobins]

Looks good, finally an spdsx rival! Is it possible to use one of the zones on this to launch full length backing tracks during live gigs? As in not just a loop, but a full 5 minute wav file?

[@abbdrums]

Yea I'm pretty sure you can import any kind of audio file, even a full song, and assign it to a pad.

[@Deech72]

Yes, that's why I bought it! The Yamaha DTX couldn't handle files that large...

[@billmint8122]

Hey dude. What cymbals are in your x-hat/stack in this video?

[@w00x360]

Made up to see a review of this with some actual playing of the kit with it. Seems like a great tool, particularly good for buskers too. I think I'm going to try merging my Roland TD11K with my acoustic kit to see how i get on with that. Then in October hopefully test this out at the UK Drum Show, then figure out if I could justify spending the cash on one of these. As someone who's never used a product like this, if anyone has any advice or input to help me make a more informed decision, I'd very much welcome that :)

[@TimShoebridge]

Great review. You convinced me to place an order :)

[@vjagirdar]

can we adjust the loop tempo ..on board or while playing ??????

[@TheDigitalMD]

Nope, you can't adjust the tempo at all on anything.

[@carloselgato8949]

4:44 .. we all played this beat on Ham&Beans hahahaha

[@aff6875]

Damn Austin. Loved that groove to kick off the video. Have an extended cut? :)

[@abbdrums]

A FF Nah that’s about as far as I’ve developed it lol

[@6meanstrings]

Me to... Def has a zep kind of No Quarter vibe to it... need a 10 min version!! lol

[@NitroMedic]

Great tutorial/review, Austin! Thanks!

[@c0ns1d1ne]

How well does it cope with dynamics? Can you play really soft and not lose any strokes? How about crosstalk between the pads? I have a SamplePad Pro and it's pretty poor. You can't have sensitivity without crosstalk.

[@Deech72]

I've never had a problem with crosstalk. Dynamics are great and you can adjust as needed.

[@MarioK593]

I've got a question which hasn't been covered by any of these videos on KZbin so I'm really hoping you guys will read this :-). Let's suppose I want to load up the Alesis Strike with my own snare sample and I want it to have it's own velocity range depending on how hard I hit a pad with said sample on it. Would I need to upload 127 samples for each velocity or can I just upload one sample at a "normal" volume and the Multipad will do the rest for me? Does the Pad Work with the strike editor software? Thanks in advance! :-)

[@Deech72]

You can change all the threshold and velocity parameters from the SMP!

[@ahmadhusayn7631]

Hi! New owner of the multipad here. I cant seem to figure out why the kit fx on my user kits are not coming out thru the main outputs. Would appreciate any help! 🙏🙏🙏

[@thedragonmusic88]

was digging that jam at the beginning. trippy

[@fredashay]

Can you plug two foot pedals into it to simulate a hi-hat and a kick drum? I don't care about the special effects or weird sounds; I just want a compact drum pad that I can set up next to my keyboard synth to play drums.

[@jcBurton2094]

There is a dedicated hi-hat input. I'm hoping one of the other trigger inputs can work as a kick pedal input

[@fredashay]

@@jcBurton2094 Yeah. That's what I want, too.

[@PotentStudios]

I tried it but had issues with the sensitivity even after adjusting manually. The pad edges and top rim pads would often not trigger at all. I expected the rim pads to trigger when hitting the top rubber heavy edge but it required very hard hitting to trigger. I had to be very conscious of hitting the center. Maybe the unit was faulty. 🤷‍♂️ But the sensitivity was a deal breaker.

[@vicsandSTR]

Is there a threshold setting? If you lower the threshold it should trigger with way less effort

[@PotentStudios]

@@vicsandSTR Unfortunately even with it all the way down, I had to be fairly precise with where I hit on the rim pad. An inch or so off from the center gave mixed results.

[@vicsandSTR]

Damm :/

[@JeffreySaxophoneTallNewton]

Is the looper really only 16 bars and only one loop?

[@groovehog1]

Thanks for posting this! It definitely helped me decide on what to purchase.

[@lechlerguttersllc9553]

The multi strike is junk I have one brand new and have never been able to load any sounds on it No support from Alesia 👎👎👎👎

[@groovehog1]

@@lechlerguttersllc9553 sounds like you got a lemon. I did end up purchasing one three years ago and I’ve used it on 100+ gigs a year with my band. No problem uploading samples, no functionality issues. The one big criticism I have of it is that the interface is not user friendly. For something produced in 2020ish, the workflow used to program banks of pads, rename banks and samples, etc is 1980 Atari level suck.

[@larenzohayes4453]

I wonder does it have some 808's??

[@josephm5890]

Can a kick drum trigger be added?

[@LavitoBeats]

Orange for snares dude?!

[@philstireservice5476]

I see you have two cables coming out of the main ports in the back of the Strike Pad, where do they go?

[@abbdrums]

They connect to the xlr inputs of my audio interface just like a microphone would. One is for the left channel, the other for the right. In Logic, I have them combined into one stereo track. Hope that helps!

[@diymusician762]

can the loops be automatically quantised while performing?? and can you move to a new set of pads during a loop? like start with a set of pads acting like a bass guitar, loop it, then move to a set of pads that are drums...?

[@vinaysagarsagar5891]

Sir. Pad price

[@MalcolmRobbins]

Can this also be used as a USB audio interface with logic for my Roland AE30 wind synth .

[@borisruel9127]

Hello. Nice review, thank! I would like to answer a question. Is it possible to stop a loop live? I mean, I play hh patern for instance, loop it, and want to change. Can I stop only the HH loop easily ? Or do I have to stop all the loops that are running ?

[@abbdrums]

If you wanted to start/stop individual elements within a loop you'd need to separate them out onto different pads. The looper function just records what you play, then loops it over and over but you can't go back and take an element away from it once it's set. At least from how I understand it at the moment.

[@borisruel9127]

thank u very mcuh @@abbdrums

[@Deech72]

There is a "panic" button on the SMP you can press if you want to stop everything at once. You can also assign that to a specific pad as well within a kit. Just in case:)

[@markindigo]

YOU sir are a beast. In a very good and musical way.

[@manojkumarbhatt9925]

I want know that how many Indin Instrument in this pad

[@MoEhabS]

Is it possible to play with your hands?

[@AlesisVideo]

Yup, sure is!

[@mariofloresdrums]

Can you run a kick trigger through this?

[@abletonliveguru]

I certainly don't understand why Alesis didn't opt to preroll when in record mode and start record automatically on incoming. After all it's 2019. not 1989.

[@tauqeerrazzaq6622]

Great demonstration