All New Alesis Surge Mesh Kit!

[@mitchinatr7093]

Just ordered one of these a few days ago. I can’t wait to rock on it!

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

How you like it!?

[@mitchinatr7093]

Josh Rinlee it’s an excellent kit for the money! It feels great to play on and is exactly what I need!

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

@@mitchinatr7093 sweet! I was torn between the Surge and Command but then I realized you can get SSD5, EZ Drummer ect and do so much more with it so I'm gonna do that. Want to add an extra drum and cymbal and I'm hoping the better cymbals with dual tones will work with it. I want a ride with bell but thanks for the feedback! Enjoy

[@mitchinatr7093]

Carlo Marcelo No problems here!

[@WolfLink1126]

I've been looking into the Surge kit since it was announced, and it's nice to have a better look into it. Good video.

[@bane8912]

Tom green and dave grohl mixed into one person

[@65Drums]

Good video

[@alistairhomewood7344]

Will i be able to fit a double kick drum paddle on this bass drum??? rlly wanna know . Also what forth tomtom and second crash cybam would u recommend? Also plz check out my channel im an 11 yr old guitarest whos just taken his grade 6 a week ago and is getting results next week :D

[@alistairhomewood7344]

heyyyyyy love ur vids bro they rlly help me out!!

[@65Drums]

Hey thanks Dude!

[@alistairhomewood7344]

65 Drums OMG U REPLIEDD 😄😄😄

[@Jad.Al-Khalidy]

just good video

[@Certain]

Definitely "Rock With You" by Michael Jackson at 5:04.

[@kleidos]

I was gonna say the exact same thing.

[@apostolosdenopoulos7208]

i bought this kit saturday, enjoyed it through the weekend and had to return it today due to my bad luck to have a defective kick drum.. anyhow, the surge kit left me completely satisfied for a drummer that just takes his very first steps.. it completely met my expectations.. cant wait for my new kit to arrive.. though it will take over a week since the one i just returned was last piece in stock.. :/

[@siveguten3739]

1 year later.. But today my kick drum got defect too, lol. Also my cymbal isnt choking, so.. Unlucky or just bad quality. (Not not used it that much really)

[@StevenAMckayAuthor]

This may be a common fault, going by Reddit comments about the Surge. Think I'll pass.

[@ezra1132]

I like the surge more than the nitro because of the toms having two zone each.

[@GregoryCunningham]

Obscene deal, will be picking one up soon.

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Great video. I need to go test one of these out.

[@johnsguitarmusicanddemos]

I’ve been in the market for a few months now looking to buy an electric drum kit but I have to say that Simmons has a lot of them beat.

[@riccardomeregalli9442]

How can i get those tom sounds? They sound different in my kits

[@krokodilejaw5431]

Interested in getting this kit, but are all the samples one hits? Sounds like it when he does rolls, very robotic sounding. Also, does the module have MIDI out?

[@BloodpactORG]

Welcome to the "feature" the electronic drum kit industry is artificially trying to squeeze way more money than their products are worth from. A cartel is what it is.

[@MrShott13]

1. Get your self the cheapest multizone mesh head drumkit you can find. (make sure it has midi in and out) 2. Purchase Superior Drummer for either mac or pc. 3. Add a good sounding reverb plugin, and you will end up with a multi thousand dollar sounding electronic drumkit that sounds for 99,9% like the real deal.

[@alank.c.3822]

I'm interested in buying this specific kit Got any recommendations for trying out what you explain?

[@eareffect]

But isn't the robotic sound (wich it has) because of the hardware?

[@zvendiearschficker4892]

@@eareffect No, it's the samples on the module. You can just bypass the sounds on the module by connecting it to your laptop and running EZdrummer for example.

[@Ryanthedrummer101]

What’s the point of the soft side if it shouldn’t be used?

[@HubLocationSound]

The module's stock samples are pretty bad... fills sound like a machine gun. I'm considering this kit (would be using it only with Steven Slate Drums in Protools, so I don't care about the included sounds). Curious how is the responsiveness/feel when playing on the Surge?

[@drummerdoingstuff5020]

Any other good software or programs you can recommend especially cheap or free? I know about Superior Drummer and Ez Drummer but I'm about to get one of these and I'm not real impressed with the sounds.

[@HubLocationSound]

Josh Rinlee no, believe it or not those VI’s (Superior Drummer being the full version of EZ) and SSD5 are kind of as good as it gets for ‘realness’ with lots of articulations. The super hi end Roland V kits use decent samples but that’s like 4x the price...

[@YodaMan-420]

can we get some that fit on acoustic drums at appropriate sizes? (that dont cost as much as the acoustic drums weve already bought)

[@stevegaudreau67]

I have a Premier set of acoustics and blend the alesis rack in with it

[@alistairhomewood7344]

few questions would love if people can help. Can i add a 4th tom tom? Cam i add a second crash cymbol? If i could add a second crash cymbol could i make one of them have a sound of a china or splash cymbal? Or shall i just go safe and get alesis crimson pads and cymbals with dm10 module pls answer asap am buying soon

[@DrummerGrrrl]

ALH GUITAR Go to Alesis' website. They have technical specifications on the site, surely?

[@LunaECG]

yes you can and a 2nd crash too

[@stevegaudreau67]

Yeah even though I don't have the extra tom and crash, until I can get them both, I've assigned them to a rim and it's just so convenient.

[@alistairhomewood7344]

@@stevegaudreau67 woah I commented that two years ago 😂ended up getting the td17

[@dasinhaberlicht3998]

Is the surge double pedal compatible?

[@Meccarox]

yes

[@benjic80]

Did you watch the video?

[@Rafslipknot]

Is it good at fast double bass strokes? Good response?

[@miguelluna61]

Rafslipknot that's something that i would like to find out too

[@Rafslipknot]

I've just got it and works better than o thought. Great drums

[@gerosierra8516]

Rafslipknot it goes perfect or it loses some hits? Thank you, im thinking to get this kit but I have to know if it works.

[@U2WB]

It doesn’t matter how sensitive the pads are if the module sounds this bad. Particularly the snare.

[@thephilosopher5799]

Use EZ drummer

[@erickgarcia47ify]

Does it support double bass drum?

[@marc7970]

Yes

[@guitargirlutube]

Could I upgrade the drum. Module at a later stage to a Roland one?

[@EverettDudgeon138]

Or a $2-3k Pearl Mimic module.

[@Wowimhungry9]

Im buying this but waiting for amazon to have a sale.

[@stevegaudreau67]

You'll have a great time

[@zombienurse634]

When the head of a company reviews their own kit it leaves me feeling suspicious. They should have had someone impartial reviewing. That said it sounds good. I'm torn between this and a Carlsbro CSD500....

[@scotty6124]

I actually just bought this exact kit but what did you decide on? And if you got the Carlsbro, how is it?

[@stathisil3191]

Is it silent ?

[@benjic80]

No.

[@jakehadrick9916]

Nice video.

[@chrisrob722]

Tom Green Looks Good

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

4:54 The stock samples sound pretty terrible when you’re doing faster rolls:/ really artificial sounding

[@DrummerGrrrl]

I hope this guy gabs less than the American Alesis guy. He tried too hard to be "with it" with the cool kids. He blabbed and blabbed. I can READ technical details any time. I want to HEAR the sounds of drums!

[@peterkim6339]

The guy on the left interrupts with irrelevant comments.

[@shul5684]

Baaaaad sensitivity/velocity relation.. People need to understand that thats what you look for in an electro ic drumset.. Something that simulates a real drumset.

[@trzztrzz2477]

foolio

[@memphissommers4171]

Notice how they always put these little, mini-dudes behind these tiny kits. If you put a 185 pound guy behind this kit it would look like a Pee Wee Herman toy.

[@NickBauman]

This is just terrible sounding sorry.

[@benjic80]

This and ez drummer is the way forward. 👌

[@BloodpactORG]

"Extremely reasonable asking price" Meanwhile, the same power of hit on the snare drum will always produce identical sounds, no variance, artificial as hell. Perfectly illustrates why I'd never buy an electronic drum kit, even at the bottom level pricing there should be VARIANCE in the sounds.

[@wmbmatt]

Bloodpact Guild you are very ill informed.

[@robertzeigler6035]

He literally demonstrated the variance of the snare. Seems sensitive enough.