My Alesis Strike Multipad mini-kit and setup
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- The Alesis Strike Multipad works great as a sampler, but I really like it as a mini-drumset! A solid option if you are looking to consolidate your current setup. Hope you enjoy the review and can help you see what these pads can do!
Thanks for this and I appreciate it. The part I don't get is the actual settings in the Multipad to make the hi-hat cymbal and controller pedal work like this. The connections are the part I already get. :)
Vous êtes très fort !!!bravo!!!!
@@tigerwoon2628 thank you so much!
I like it i have a avatar pd 705 pad almost set up like yours i have a rubber pad for snare and donner cymbals split plus two avatar peddles
nice demo!
Have you considered turning the Roland bar trigger around and attaching it to your snare directly?
I tried that at first, but the module is super duper sensitive, so when I tried to play the drum with the bar trigger it was triggering the snare a lot. So I put it on separately. I ended up returning the BT1 only because I wanted to use that money to purchase something else. It worked great, but I didn’t really need it.
Why do you need a snare and hit separate? Is there some advantage over the Alesis pads?
I was using the bottom right pad for the hat, but ultimately used the cymbal pad to take the pressure off of that pad. Might not need to worry too much about that, but I want to preserve the module pads as much as I can. The snare is a mesh head so I like the way it feels better and you definitely get better triggering from using external trigger. Plus it’s dual zone so you can get head and rim, more like a real drum.
Cool vid. Thanks. I wanted to do something similar so i bought a PDX-100. Issue is that I cannot get the rim sound to NOT trigger when i hit the mesh. Any suggestions for how to setup the system to make it work. Hope you have a solution as I feel I've been tinkering with the threshold, sensitivity, etc. for hours...
Yeah, my answer is to raise the threshold level on the rim and the main head, and lower the sensitivity. You also can try poly vs mono type
@@sabadrum I'll try that. Thx!
@@kafri07 you also may want to check that your trigger settings for the pad are set to head/rim and not trigger x’s 2 in Utility. When I was messing around with internal triggers this would mess things up when I didn’t have the settings correct and you have to change this manually
Awesome setup, where did you find the rack
@@persiannima8417 thanks man! I cut up an old Roland rack and used 2 pieces of it. It’s mounted to the module stand with Gibraltar clamps
Nice playing, thanks for the demo. Is the machine gunning on the rolls a result of the samples, or is the unit not that velocity sensitive on the triggering? Thanks.
I want to say it’s from the samples, cause the machine gunning does vary, atleast to my ears, from sample to sample. It sucks, but the samples themselves are so good that it actually doesn’t bother me, at least for now lol small price to pay for a unit that is priced so well and especially since most of these pads all machine gun, including the spd sx pro.
Hi, could you please tell me how you configured the dual trigger pad. I'm trying to use the Roland CY-5 but only one trigger works on the Alesis Multipad. Thanks
In the trigger functions, which I believe is under ‘Utility’, you need to make sure your pad is set to head and rim, so it picks up 2 triggers. Also make sure you are plugged into one of the inputs in the back that has 2 numbers, not 1. I believe it’s 2/3 and 4/5. I know for a fact that input 1 is only for single trigger pads.
@@sabadrum thank you so much! 👍
Which hihat pedal are you using? My roland doesnt work on it!
@@Emile_Proulx alesis dm10
Got any ideas for when the pads stop working? Im so pissed i didn't hold out for an octopad tbh! It was great when it worked. But now...sux!!! My pad 6 & 8 are out,& now 5 is glitching.
@@TheSoulcraft did you get insurance when you bought it? That’s probably the best bet so you could just get a new one. The other option would be to buy a different used Roland pad. The sounds on some of the Roland’s aren’t as good as the alesis but they tend to last longer
I have recently watched your video on the Alesia Multi strike pad. Im look to get a pad as a mini kit and can’t decide on the Alesis or the Roland sod 30. What is you recommendation on sound quality? I already have a Roland kit and I want to used some of my pads. Being able to add some tracks sounds interesting though
Thanks for the view my friend! My recommendation is to go with the Spd 30, really because if you already have Roland pads and controllers, everything will work together well. If you want to import samples, get the Alesis cause you can’t do that on the Octapad. Just depends on what you need more.
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I am thinking about purchasing the Alesis Strike Multipad. This was helpful. Will Roland trigger pads and the KT-9/KT-10 triggers will work on this? The way you have this set up is exactly what I've been looking for.
Thanks man! KT10 works great on it, the KT9 will also work. The only thing that won't work is a Roland or Yamaha hi hat controller, but Alesis obviously will work, and it works great! I wouldn't chance any other brand with this though and just get an Alesis. I am in the process of trying to figure out a Hi Hat on a stand for this, as this is the tough one to crack! haha
@@sabadrum Thank you for the reply! So, the KT9 will work by triggering a pad, but something like the VH-10 by Roland won't work, right?
Correct! The VH10 absolutely does not work, as I tried it. I literally just spoke to Alesis support, and they told me other hat controllers on a stand other than Roland should work, but it's not recommended to use a hat on a stand for a strike multipad. Even on a Roland Octapad, the hat on a stand wasn't always accurate, so it's not the best overall for the multipads. But I still want to try it lol Make sure you subscribe and tune in if you want to know as I will surely review this! Thanks again for the watch!@@jhowardpercussion
@@sabadrum Done and subscribed!! I am going to listen to your recorded concert video as well. Thanks again for your help!
Following up, I did get the Alesis Strike Multipad and love it!! I'm trying to figure out how to set up the HH pedal. Is there anything specific that will work better? Thanks for the suggestions.
What happened to the dtx multi 12?Didnt you like it anymore?
I liked the sounds on it but the triggering on the main pads started to bug me. Like if you didn’t strike in the center of the pads you’d miss a lot of notes and it started frustrating me. Additionally, I was getting major crosstalk issues using external Yamaha pads with it! And I was always super curious about the strike multipad so I bought and sold.
@@sabadrum hey thanks for the sub mate.Btw do you still use the dd75?
@@Subilon I do I gave it to my daughter to use lol it’s a good machine overall
@@sabadrum Awesome.
What kick pedal works best with the multipad and will it respond the same as a pad, velocity wise and how do I hook it up?
There are 3 external trigger inputs in the back of the machine, not including the hi hat control trigger. Any bass drum pad with a piezo sensor will work, so this means virtually all of them. The exception are hi hat controllers that are switch pedals. I use a Yamaha KP65 and I have a Roland KT-10 that also works. You plug the kick tower or pedal into any of the 3 inputs, 2 are dual trigger and 1 is single trigger. The cheapest and quietest option is probably the Yamaha KU100. Hope this helps!
@@sabadrum thanks!
@@sabadrum also will it trigger a sound from superior drummer in a daw or just the included sets?
@@wandajames143 yes it will work fine in superior
@@sabadrum I cannot figure how to change velocity with it! Ugh! Help!
Hi, the hi hat is connected to alesis? How did you do? Thank you!!
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See the attached video link! Thanks for checking out the video!
Can you share a buy link fir the lemon snare pleaee?
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How are you hooking that to a guitar amp.....are you using the headphone jack?
I am using the outputs on the audio interface. So I am connected to the interface via the Main outputs on the Strike, then use a separate 1/4 inch wire from the main outs on the interface to the amp.
When you do this, is the snare sound still assigned to a pad on the module or does it free up a pad for another sound?
It’s an independent trigger! Doesn’t take up another space on the 9 module pads!
@@sabadrum Sweet! So you get all 9 pads with sounds and then more for each pad you add? Thats sick. I just sold my Alesis Strike kit to save space in my studio and am thinking replacing it with the strike multipad, PD705, or SPD-SX. Any recommendations for one over the other?
@@ShaneBryson the acoustic drum sounds are probably the best on the Alesis Strike Multipad. It also feels the best, but the triggering can be touchy with it. I haven’t played the avatar unfortunately, but the sounds seem very good however it looks like a big learning curve to use it. I would NOT recommend the SPD SX as it only had 2 dual trigger inputs and no legit hi hat control. The SPD SX Pro is very pricey, but you get great sounds, great triggering, and multi-track audio over usb recording which is great! Please subscribe to my page and find a video where I rate the top 5 electronic multipads.
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Do you have a video on how you racked all these?
Will this configuration pull off a hi-hat foot splash? I kinda need that for my playing.
The factory sounds definitely include foot splash’s, so I think so. I just haven’t figured out how to program that yet, but I imagine if you lurk around the internet you can find out how!
Could you possibly give me some insight on setting up the hi-hat pedal and cymbal to have the open to closed range that I see you getting? I have the Alesis hi-hat pedal and an Alesis DMPad 12" hi-hat cymbal. :)
Hey, thanks for the view! It was pretty much plug in and play! I use an Avatar duel zone cymbal pad and I didn’t change any settings. Without doing anything, I feel it sounds pretty natural even without half open settings, which apparently you can create now with the pad grouping, but I think it’s unnecessary. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the quick reply. So, can you just explain where you plugged in the the cymbal and the pedal?@@sabadrum
@@JHPRS sure, there is a dedicated hi hat control input for the pedal. And for the cymbal I used one of the two dual trigger inputs.
Thanks again. So, is the pedal switching the 2 zones on the cymbal? Sorry, but I'm kind of new at this. :)@@sabadrum
@@JHPRS no, you assign an open hi hat on wave a, then a closed hi hat on wave b. Then you change the trigger type to hi hat. Sorry, I didn’t realize what you meant by settings. But this is all you need. It’s super easy!
I want to do the same thing! Do you expect to use this setup long term?
Yep! I may switch the multipads, back and forth with the Octapad, but keep the external triggers cause everything should work. I have a Roland FD8 hi hat controller to replace the alesis hi hat as that one probably won’t work with the octapad
Good ideas ! Sub
What stand are you using for the hi hat and multipad?
I’m using 2 parts from a Roland rack that I cut to make the parts smaller. Using Gibraltar clamps to mount the rack pieces onto the module stand, then standard mounts to mount the holders for the stands.
Great video. Do you, or anyone, have a video link to show how I can get external pedals to trigger/play? I’ve got a Roland kick pad from a TDK6 and I cannot get it triggering. I’m pretty new to this stuff, sorry.
Thanks! What kind of pad is it that you can't connect? Any Piezo trigger pad will work. It could also be your pad is done, especially if it is older, or it could be you are using a mono connection wire and might need a stereo wire. but it's probably your pad. Hope this helps!@@litin5564
@@sabadrum the pad works fine. Just been using it on my Roland kit. Very similar shape and style to your Yamaha kick pad. It’s just me asking how I get the Alesis strike multipad to KNOW there’s a kick pedal plugged into it, so I can play it like a traditional kick drum. Thanks
Got it! OK, there are four inputs for triggering in on the back of strike multipad. One is single zone and two are dual zone. I believe it's 1, then 2/3, then 4/5. The last input is for hi hat control. You would connect the bass drum pad to whichever of the three inputs you want. I keep my bass drum on the single zone and have the snare hooked up to one of the dual zone triggers. If you use a dual zone snare and a bass drum on the single zone trigger, you're free to have another dual zone pad or split it so you have 2 single zone pads for the last remaining dual zone input, or for whatever else you want. Hope this helps!@@litin5564