Thanks Jason, I have reservations about tge Akedis quality. My DM10 MKII suffered exactly the same as your Strike. The plastic plate snapped and needed gluing alongside the piezos breaking. Alesis assure me this has been rectified on the Strata. I have taken a punt and boought one. Time will tell !!
cool! I'm seriously considering the Strata Core, and then finding an old Strike SE kick drum. My only reservation is the hi-hats. I've tried them in a local store and I'd probably replace those with VH-10/11/12/13 or whatever. But just based on feel, the Alesis hi-hats feel like hitting a brick wall compared to the Roland ones.
Alesis really step up their game now if the fix the durability problems this is the real deal the ultimate package if you will now time for roland to step their own especially in that price point category.
Did you have the Strike Pro or the SE? I've got the SE and didn't have any of the quality problems - never used the rack because I preferred to have my shelled E-kit on proper stands - but agree the tube rack felt pretty light-duty. Sold it off cheap, right away. Lack of individual outs seems like a strange move, I love running my SE through the console to mix as needed (great for IEM mixing where the drummer wants more of everything and I want to lock in with Kick and Snare primarily) . Overall looks great (though shallow shells, don't show off that killer finish/look more like flat-pad kits...) but I'll probably stick with SE - has been crushing it for my needs!
I had the original strike. I upgraded my hi hats to VH-11’s. good idea using proper stands, I might do that when I get my next e-kit. I’m renting an Alesis Max right now to get some recording done.
I owned the EFNOTE for 2 weeks - hated the super dry drum sounds. And lack of tenability. And the overall interface. And it had zero room to grow. Just ordered the Strata.
The foam used in the Strike Pro looks to be the same was the DM10 mesh, and over time, it breaks down. Since there's so much foam in those drums, it's a big problem. I don't understand Why the SP kit has such thin drums. They have to provide a snare stand as regular snare stands may not be tall enough. Makes it look so much less.
Strata I Paid $3,250 at Kraft Music! The Strata is amazing compared to the Strike Pro in my opinion. Many more features and the kit sounds are off the hook!
i love my strike but now what do i do?? it could be better, hi hat and choke are issues for me cross stick too. and i suck but as i get a bit better i know i want this new set.... i don't have 5000$ took years to get what i have. i can dream. maybe just module first then hi hat, cybal's, pads last. good to have a plan.
It would be cool if they came out with an upgrade pack with the hats and module at least. I know it took a while before individual Strike pads and cymbals started appearing on Drumtec ‘s site
Hard to say, I had limited time with the Strata snare at a local store, but the triggering setup is supposed to be much better and more durable than the Strike Pro snare. Also depends if you find a later model Strike Pro snare as they presumably fixed the problem with the plastic trigger housing cracking.
I bought the Roland TD-27KV2 several months ago & had to return it because it just sounded so terrible. Yes, the durability of Roland is fantastic but that doesn't matter when they sound like dirt. I know I could use VST's but I don't want to & shouldn't have to at $3500. I have no idea with as long as Roland has been creating Electronic Drum Sets, how they somehow don't yet have realistic sounding samples. Above all else, that is what these E-Drum manufacturers should have been focusing on first & foremost all this time. As most drummers looking into E-Drums are doing so because their acoustic kit is too loud & they can't practice as much as they would like. And all the zones & other features just don't matter if the samples sound like dirt. However, at the same time it doesn't matter how realistic the drums sound if the durability & reliability isn't there. Alesis has definitely taken a step in the right direction here. These are easily the most realistic sounding samples & best sounding kits I've heard from any module yet. Now if only this Strata Prime will prove a step up in durability & reliability, I might pull the trigger. But that's gonna take some time to find out as they only just released.
@@videditorEB1 There are several cases where I can use audio digital out - 1. Studio-Setup and 2. also in a live situation where a digital mixer is used ...
@@michaelhauschild5646 that’s what midi interfaces are for. With a separate interface, when there’s a problem you don’t have to replace your very expensive drum module, you buy another $150 interface. Much smarter.
The Strata Prime's module is littered with problems.. Idk if its the SSD they use or what but it fails for many many people right away.. Alesis is just not good... at all.
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Thanks Jason, I have reservations about tge Akedis quality. My DM10 MKII suffered exactly the same as your Strike. The plastic plate snapped and needed gluing alongside the piezos breaking. Alesis assure me this has been rectified on the Strata. I have taken a punt and boought one. Time will tell !!
cool! I'm seriously considering the Strata Core, and then finding an old Strike SE kick drum. My only reservation is the hi-hats. I've tried them in a local store and I'd probably replace those with VH-10/11/12/13 or whatever. But just based on feel, the Alesis hi-hats feel like hitting a brick wall compared to the Roland ones.
Alesis really step up their game now if the fix the durability problems this is the real deal the ultimate package if you will now time for roland to step their own especially in that price point category.
Did you have the Strike Pro or the SE? I've got the SE and didn't have any of the quality problems - never used the rack because I preferred to have my shelled E-kit on proper stands - but agree the tube rack felt pretty light-duty. Sold it off cheap, right away.
Lack of individual outs seems like a strange move, I love running my SE through the console to mix as needed (great for IEM mixing where the drummer wants more of everything and I want to lock in with Kick and Snare primarily) .
Overall looks great (though shallow shells, don't show off that killer finish/look more like flat-pad kits...) but I'll probably stick with SE - has been crushing it for my needs!
I had the original strike. I upgraded my hi hats to VH-11’s. good idea using proper stands, I might do that when I get my next e-kit. I’m renting an Alesis Max right now to get some recording done.
I owned the EFNOTE for 2 weeks - hated the super dry drum sounds. And lack of tenability. And the overall interface. And it had zero room to grow. Just ordered the Strata.
Which one did you have?
The foam used in the Strike Pro looks to be the same was the DM10 mesh, and over time, it breaks down. Since there's so much foam in those drums, it's a big problem.
I don't understand Why the SP kit has such thin drums. They have to provide a snare stand as regular snare stands may not be tall enough. Makes it look so much less.
Strata I Paid $3,250 at Kraft Music! The Strata is amazing compared to the Strike Pro in my opinion. Many more features and the kit sounds are off the hook!
i love my strike but now what do i do?? it could be better, hi hat and choke are issues for me cross stick too. and i suck but as i get a bit better i know i want this new set.... i don't have 5000$ took years to get what i have. i can dream. maybe just module first then hi hat, cybal's, pads last. good to have a plan.
It would be cool if they came out with an upgrade pack with the hats and module at least. I know it took a while before individual Strike pads and cymbals started appearing on Drumtec ‘s site
@@cleverdood ya may try and sell mine put down cash on new one.
Please help, if I have to buy only the Snare Drum, which one should I buy?
The Alesis Strike Pro Snare or the Alesis Strata Snare?
Thanks!
Hard to say, I had limited time with the Strata snare at a local store, but the triggering setup is supposed to be much better and more durable than the Strike Pro snare. Also depends if you find a later model Strike Pro snare as they presumably fixed the problem with the plastic trigger housing cracking.
I bought the Roland TD-27KV2 several months ago & had to return it because it just sounded so terrible. Yes, the durability of Roland is fantastic but that doesn't matter when they sound like dirt. I know I could use VST's but I don't want to & shouldn't have to at $3500. I have no idea with as long as Roland has been creating Electronic Drum Sets, how they somehow don't yet have realistic sounding samples. Above all else, that is what these E-Drum manufacturers should have been focusing on first & foremost all this time. As most drummers looking into E-Drums are doing so because their acoustic kit is too loud & they can't practice as much as they would like. And all the zones & other features just don't matter if the samples sound like dirt.
However, at the same time it doesn't matter how realistic the drums sound if the durability & reliability isn't there.
Alesis has definitely taken a step in the right direction here. These are easily the most realistic sounding samples & best sounding kits I've heard from any module yet. Now if only this Strata Prime will prove a step up in durability & reliability, I might pull the trigger. But that's gonna take some time to find out as they only just released.
Amen to that! Scary how bad Roland samples are compared to the Strike/Prime and the Pearl Mimic.
NO digital audio out? That is a no go!
Where you ever use a digital out??
@@videditorEB1 There are several cases where I can use audio digital out - 1. Studio-Setup and 2. also in a live situation where a digital mixer is used ...
@@michaelhauschild5646 that’s what midi interfaces are for. With a separate interface, when there’s a problem you don’t have to replace your very expensive drum module, you buy another $150 interface. Much smarter.
The Strata Prime's module is littered with problems.. Idk if its the SSD they use or what but it fails for many many people right away.. Alesis is just not good... at all.
I haven’t seen or read of one module problem. Got a link, or just throwing out crap?
6 months with mine no problems