RECORDING ELECTRIC DRUM with FREE PLUGIN - ALESIS STRIKE PRO + SSD5 in REAPER
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- Опубликовано: 8 июл 2023
- Hi guys, how is it going. In this video I talk about how I record my E-kit, and try to give you some tips on how to do it with a free drum software. I use my Alesis Strike Pro but it is the same method with all the other drumkits. The software I use in the video is the Steven Slate SSD 5 free drum plugin. I used it in some of my previous videos, so you can check them out if you want to hear the drums in action.
As always, thanks for watching and see in the next one. 
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First of all, THANK YOU for this tutorial, it helped me out a ton. Also, I have the exact same E kit as you and have tons of trouble with the Hi-Hat. Every review I see about it has said that the triggering on the hi hat pretty much sucks and I have gotten frustrated with it as well ever since I bought it. You are the only person I have heard say that it works amazingly, so I was curious if you changed any settings to make it better or did you just kinda get lucky haha. Thanks
Hi there. To be honest I don't know if I got lucky or not. ☺ I think the main problem with the hihat is that people set it way too tight on the stand. I saw a youtube video about it and it was a game changer for me. Try to find it unfortunately I can't remember the guy or the video title. Basically it's about leaving a bit of a wiggle room for the hihat so it can move and wave upside down. Try to loosen it up a bit. I hope it helps. Let me know.
honestly all i did to fix my issue was to replace the hi hat ever since i got a new one it works amazing
Great Video! I have the same kit and have been searching for something like this for a while. Would you mind explaining how you record with a backing audio track? Is it simply just imported into reaper and you play along?
Thanks!
Hi. Thank you. I use Moises to remove the drums from the backing track. This is an app you can run on your computer. It brakes down any music into separeted tracks. So you just import the tracks from the app into reaper as WAW files, mute the drum tracks and just play along. Easy as pie ☺. You can find great videos about Moises app here on youtube. It has a free version as well. 😉
How can I use the outputs on my Alesis strike pro to my mixer and output my vst sounds from ezd3 through my monitor or to foh. I want to do this for 2 reasons, to practice and adjust each instrument during practice and while doing so record and use in post?
Hi. If you want to use the outputs then you will record the audio from the drum module and not MIDI. So you can't use midi drum vst with audio. Those outputs for audio only. You need a mixer with the same amount of inputs as many outputs on the drum module if you want to record every drum pad on an individual track. Or you can record in stereo the whole drumkit using the left-right outputs so you need only 2 inputs on the mixer or adio interface. That would work for front of house and PA systems. But again, those outputs on the drum module are for audio signal, directly capturing the original built in drum sound. You cant use them to trigger midi drum vst like ezdrummer. Hope it make sense.
Do I have to use the midi outputs or can I use the audio interface cable and plug it straight into my USB port in my laptop?
Hi. Yes you can use both. For me the midi cable going through the interface was more convenient for recording in reaper. But if you don't want to use the interface, just plug it in to your computer.
Very good video man! Where I can find good drums presets like yours? Please help me if you can 🙏 🙏 🙏
Hi, thanks. If you install the free version of Slate Drums, it comes with 3 presets. They sound decent and with a bit of EQ and compression you can craft your drum sound to be perfectly sitting in the mix. Also there is the free version of Krimh Drums by Bogren Digital. It comes with a very nice preset tailored for metal and finally you can get the free ML Drums. It is kinda limited with toms and cymbals but has nice presets as well.
I don't have an audio interface, but I have a midi to usb cable running straight into the laptop. Will this work or do I have to get an interface?
Hi. Yes I believe this should work. The only thing is that you have to make sure that your DAW recognized the drumkit as a MIDI device when you plugged it in. If you can see a signal coming in to your DAW when you hit a drum pad, you can record MIDI. Then just open a drum plugin on the recorded MIDI track and see if the plugins MIDI mapping is the same as the drum's.