New Alesis Debut - The Best Electronic Drum Kit for Kids & Beginners?

[@angiesimmons5555]

I just bought this kit. I’ve had several others in the past. From what I’m seeing this one looks small. I’ll let y’all know Wednesday when mine gets here. The reason that I chose this kit was because… Alesis has great quality products. I’m used to them in the past and I’ve always been wonderful. I too like another person commenting here have a small room with limited space. I could have purchased a bigger kit but figured this would be good for me due to the limited space I have. In the past I have used things such as blocks to boost the kit up. You can if you wish, later on purchase bigger petals if you want. Honestly I’ve had both. I will comment more on the performance in the overall look as well as add pictures Once I have received my kit. Either way it goes I’m super excited because the sound quality is great

[@PMoney3K]

Is it good

[@c0smiclobic968]

@@PMoney3K ive had it for a while, id say that the sounds are a bit bad.

[@TerritorialPisser]

Is it worth the buy?

[@chickenmuffin]

@@TerritorialPisser No it is total junk. I couldn’t believe how bad it was after all these great reviews.

[@name3834]

Where did u buy it?

[@DouglasLippi]

What's the rush, man? Savor the moment. After each step in the instructions have a smoke, maybe a beer, and relax before moving on to the next step!

[@jus]

Bought this for my kids. I didnt think it was going to be that small hahaha..Tiny but a beast.

[@chickenmuffin]

Do you have dimensions? I'm looking for a small kit for my office.

[@Subilon]

Definitely agree I love it.Bit small pedals not great but the sounds are quite good.I would buy again

[@penfold7800]

I can see this being useful for street performers, but the bass drum sound is very weak. It needs a seperate volume control. For what you get with this, it seems good value. It's definitely a step up from something akin the Yamaha DD10, which was about the same price in monetary value terms back then (and is still miles ahead of the rollout flat pad things available nowadays). I'm considering this for a friend to learn basics on so we can have some fun home jam sessions (I'm learning accoustic guitar)

[@Mrcockington]

Don't do it man. I've had my kit for a little under a month, and the toms have started triggering my cymbals and the Debut's Module for some reason has no way of adjusting the trigger threshold. That's a deal breaker and no one should buy this kit for that reason alone.

[@chickenmuffin]

@@Mrcockington This is usually a sign that components are not set up right, either touching or too tight. Further, did you contact them for warranty? Seems tacky to encourage others not to buy a product if not.

[@fotispolychronopoulos6267]

I ve bought this set cause i dont have a lot of space in my room and thinking that I'll use it as a midi controller and something to practice. Im a beginner at age 35 and 1.78 tall. It is tiny but for my room it works. I use the foam from packaging to give it 10cm more height and it is just on my knee height when im sitting. The kick and hat switches are awful, you can't feel when it will engage and it retrigers when you not expecting it. The cymbals are needing a lot more force than the mesh heads to play loud, something that doesn't work well if you want to move to acoustic drums. All the mesh heads have the sensor to the bottom, that works fine but in the snare that means that it is on the right, so snare hit with the right hand sounds stronger than with the left even if you play them with the same strength. The kick has no velocity even if you put the jack on a mesh head from the toms or use a piezo as a trigger, so i think that even with an upgraded pedal this would be the case. If you have the space, go for a upper class model it doesn't worth it even for kids, the pedals are a pain in the ass. You can use a footswitch like the boss fs6 for example and it has a bit of a better feeling. I don't regret it because it is super cheap and it has a nice feeling and dynamics through the mesh heads, it has midi so i can write my one drums in a daw, it is small so it fits in my small bedroom. Im going to make a diy kick pad with a normal kick pedal and happy days. But considering the cost of that i think that if i had the space, the bigger alesis model would be a better choice.

[@fizik5796]

I also have the same issue with the kick pedal. Can you tell me how you’re going to make a diy pedal? 😅

[@fotispolychronopoulos6267]

@@fizik5796 I ll buy a kick pedal and for the kick pad i use a wrist pad for mouse that it has a space between its rubber base and the foam for the wrist to rest. Inside there behind the foam ive put a piezo with a female jack output. I will make a base out of wood to put that and a rubber mat under the whole construction so it doesn't move on the floor and minimise the transfer of vibration to the floor. I haven't yet made the base, but ive tried it with a borrowed pedal and it works fine, also that foam has a very natural rebound that i like, it doesn't work for double pedals cause it is a bit narrow but i don't use one so no problems there. It is the Hama mini wrist rest, that i already have, but i think any pad like this will work. I have aa friend to help me with the wood construction. The wrist pad costs around 6euro and the piezo 1.5 i think

[@BobSchoepenjr]

Nice vid!

[@97warlock]

a Kick tower/pad is a Must imo

[@tuievans]

Doug with the cool shades! nice kit there. Please get a sound like episode next week!

[@juliaabatemarco3532]

I don't know, that debutante looks a bit grim all in black. Maybe a pink ball gown would help or a fuchsia tutu?

[@jokomondinger656]

If the snare replaced, wiith 2 or 3 zone pad ... Is it works? On this module or DAW app

[@Lorenzo88C]

my only dubt are the pedals...

[@spicyjalepenos999]

They're not the best but this thing was relatively cheap so...

[@Lorenzo88C]

@@spicyjalepenos999 but the old "lite" model is with real pedals...

[@sylvester3068]

In my experience alesis has way more crisp dynamic sound than Roland...... Alesis is literally underrated.....it needs endorsements.........

[@PEP.]

alesis sound is terrible wdym?

[@sylvester3068]

@@PEP. Alesis has good sound it depends upon player how he uses

[@PEP.]

@@sylvester3068 anything except the strike sounds horrible to me

[@amusic9825]

No! Alesis sounds like 80s electronic drum kit! So outdated it's 2020! The sounds are joke toy!!

[@sylvester3068]

@@amusic9825 are you a drummer?

[@robfriedrich2822]

As I expected, snare between the knees, Toms the same height as would they lay on the laps.

[@notnerd3]

I don't think it's generally a good idea buying these sorts of kits for anyone that actually wants to learn how to play. The issue is that the techniques you have to use to actually play on this kit are not at all close to what you do on a more premium electronic kit or an acoustic kit. The snare isn't in the correct place and the pedals are just plain bad and it makes transitioning between this and any other kits very, very hard. I used to own a DM Lite for practising the drums but when I actually took what I learned from the Alesis onto the acoustic kit and the Yamaha e-kit at my school, I basically had to relearn everything. Not only was my muscle memory wrong for the placement of the pads (which is to be expected on a kit I haven't set up) but I found actually using the kick drum and hi-hat pedal quite a challenge. I do think that this kit looks much better than the Alesis DM Lite but if you can fork out $100 more for the Nitro Mesh then I would say that would be better. You can set up the Nitro Mesh for children and its ergonomics are much closer to that of an acoustic kit.

[@WaRn00b85]

I agree with you here, learning to play on an acoustic kit is obviously the best choice in terms of "feel", especially if said drumming will be playing live on an acoustic kit at any point. The noiseless and ease of use aspect of the electronic kit though makes it a tool in its own category, but I feel it is important to learn to play acoustic as well as electronic. This kit is pretty impressive and honestly I think they were a bit modest with the age rage for this kit. 5 to 10 is a bit late. You can start them at 3 and move up to a better kit earlier, but this will definitely help with the concept of drumming and individual limb movement/control etc. My daughter is almost 1... time to start saving up for this. Hahahaha

[@floatinqspirit4289]

thanks so much for your feedback. I'm looking to find something cheap and small to learn how to play and maybe then join a band

[@chickenmuffin]

To be fair every kit is different and part of learning to be a percussionist is adapting to new gear. But You’re not wrong, I bought this kit and it was total garbage.

[@jakobh6257]

Great info, thank you

[@Nehemiah33]

Does anybody know if you can add an actual electronic kick drum to it?

[@GB-ry5rh]

You could if you buy one and use the cable to plug it in but you would need to check the cables sizes and the size of the input

[@joshuajohnson1219]

Great snare

[@MrRockstar1968]

To be fair it took you about 1:60 to get all the packaging off.

[@henrysilva6035]

Hi can some one tell.me iff i could use this drum at my church please

[@MusicasStefanAdam]

Looks good, but no bass drum, horrible.

[@slugeaterdingle4163]

lol I know right, the bass drum tower is like one of the most important parts of a E kit in my opinion

[@ujjwaljoshi3553]

I have same kit.. but my snare is not sounding like that and also not so loud voice as yours...what can i do ?

[@breffmint.]

Can you adjust the symbols and other bits (what can you adjust?)

[@user-cg5vt9ii6l]

Can the snare etc be changed from left hand to right hand?

[@elibrown72]

I’m 15 years old my height 5 feet and 5 inches. I’m a beginner at drums. Is this a good kit for me?

[@oscarfuso1552]

Debut, E-Drum total or Turbo mesh Kit?

[@thephilosopher5799]

Go for turbo over this!!!! this is only for kids in my opinion.

[@chickenmuffin]

One question, can you upgrade the Bass drum at a later date? Come on you gotta have a real pedal.

[@fbim]

I have the same question

[@chickenmuffin]

@@fbim It’s a joke kit do not buy.

[@mo7ebtalbarsa]

@@chickenmuffin why is it bad ?

[@chickenmuffin]

@@mo7ebtalbarsa Because it's junk, not even a toy I'd give my kid let alone play on.

[@alexandergasmin6636]

Can hi hat be a second bass, making it double bass?

[@SGVFOOTBALL]

Where does the sound come from?

[@lerodmcneill6899]

Does this kit need a amplifier

[@DaveLayde]

Would this fit in a metre squared?

[@weedluv3r]

does this work for teenagers?

[@spicyjalepenos999]

Yeah I'm 16 and learning how to play with these

[@celebstars1]

@@spicyjalepenos999 I read some reviews about this online saying that it was too small or too short. Is it? I was thinking of buying this (I’m 16 too)

[@spicyjalepenos999]

@@celebstars1 it's a little small but not too small to learn

[@celebstars1]

@@spicyjalepenos999 Oh ok thank you

[@JuanCruz_839]

I’m a short dude anyway and my room is small

[@rogerwilco1777]

This is my 1st kit and I can barely use the pedals.., (plus the bass 'double taps' a-lot which is annoying for someone trying to learn how to keep a beat).. Can I swap out the pedals? Do they all connect the same? (1/4in TRS?). Any recommendations on pedals..?? (I'm an adult 5'10'' 175lbs if that matters). Are those pedals that actually strike a small drum 'better' in any way for a beginner?, or what should a beginner use? Will a new pedal fix the 'double-tap' problem that I see a-lot of people have? Sorry for all the noob questions, this thing kinda just fell in my lap and I feel if I can get the bass figured out I can finally learn how to play it..?

[@fotispolychronopoulos6267]

I have a boss fs 6 footswitch that i was using on my midi keyboard as sustain, i use this and it is a bit better. It doesn't trigger twice etc cause you can feel the switch on your foot, something you can't with the debut's pedal. I need a adapter to check an other cheap sustain pedal i have for the hi hat. This doesn't give a natural kick pedal feel but it works a bit better.

[@fotispolychronopoulos6267]

Also i think it will work with normal e drums pedals and pads that have a 1/4 output jack, and check also an other comment i have on how im going to make my own

[@benjaminde-veer3912]

What has happened to dm lite kit?

[@DrumerFunk1]

Kit 3 4 8 worth it

[@matthewlivingston3168]

The drummer looks like Jesse Ketive of Emmure

[@xdnt6792]

how can i play this kit without earphones?

[@0000song0000]

what's the differences with the Nitro kit?

[@nehemiahzo_]

Size, that’s about it

[@arima44]

can it be a midi controller

[@ashtonnromero1866]

What do you recommend alesia turbo mesh kit or this?

[@cosmic_JAV]

Dude serious?? Turbo or better going on up to a Nitro mesh

[@thehatchling6990]

Turbo, this one's kick drums and high hat pedals suck, I've used them before, sometimes they register it twice, and they feel awful, no feedback at all, and the pads are really small.

[@thehatchling6990]

And the Modules way better on the Turbo.

[@Subilon]

@@thehatchling6990I think the modules are the same.

[@houstontylerjames8812]

How do I turn off coach??

[@rulezz3023]

does the drum react to the force of the impact? (impact velocity)

[@EvanMapleMaggot]

yes it can be heard at snare drum here at "preset 4" part

[@rulezz3023]

@@EvanMapleMaggot thank

[@fotispolychronopoulos6267]

All toms, snare and cymbals are velocity sensitive and are working well. The kick is like a switch and doesn't have dynamics, i tried the jack from the kick on one of the mesh toms and it works if you hit it hard but it doesn't have velocity sensitivity. So i imagine that the kick works with switch like pedal like the stock one or a footswitch (something i use currently) and also with normal kick pads and piezoelectric element ( something I've checked and im going to build a pad fir normal kick pedal). I don't know yet if in midi it will transmit different velocities, but but the main unit of the debut doesn't have velocity for the kick as it is

[@leonf.7893]

Are the cymbals also mesh?

[@MADMAX839]

Can you recommend a kit for a 12 year old who is a beginner?

[@yousifdelvalle4162]

Nitro mesh

[@Anonymous-bc6zl]

Sounds excellent. Can adults play it? Can it withstand powerful hits?

[@user-df7ix5qz8k]

On Amazon, it has the option of a junior kit (the one reviewed in this video) and an adult one. Seems to be able to withstand some hits, which means good durability

[@AA-my1dw]

@@user-df7ix5qz8k On Amazon the "adult set" is actually a different model, the Alesis Nitro, even though it shares a listing with the "kids drum set" which is the model in the video.

[@Kirb77]

its mostly for children

[@uzakiuzakichan5145]

Why is it so quiet here?

[@gabe2968]

Watching the snare just slip down really doesn't sell this

[@Subilon]

Yes you really need to tighten up but it’s very stable.I teach a preschool drum class and they hit every drum quite hard but it’s been responsive and stable.

[@youtubeshadowbannedmylasta2629]

jeez man this this is tiny if you are taller than 3 foot 4 footers may get away with this but for the price I guess you could do a whole lot worse.

[@chickenmuffin]

So I bought this and it was TERRIBLE!!! People, do not waste your time.

[@hedgy369]

thanks for heads up , going to get the Roland TD-1Kv for my kids instead , had one years ago and played through a 30 euro aux speaker set (20W subwoofer) for laptop just fine, no need for drum amp if just practice at home.

[@chickenmuffin]

@@hedgy369 I also used to have a tdk1, it was 1000 times better than this.

[@daniel-jj3yc]

Whats bad about it

[@chickenmuffin]

@@daniel-jj3yc Literally everything. It's a junk toy.

[@daniel-jj3yc]

@@chickenmuffin is it small

[@behindthegame9173]

Gosh, the sound it's just disgusting.

[@Mrcockington]

Don't get this kit. I've had my kit for a little under a month, and the toms have started triggering my cymbals and the Debut's module for some reason has no way of adjusting the trigger threshold. That's a deal breaker and no one should buy this kit for that reason alone.