I have connected GarageBand through midi bluetooth. However. There’s a delay of sound in my earphones and also how to may crash sound of ride as it is not taking
Many thanks for the helpful videos on the Nitro Mesh kit. Actually, the Nitro does trigger the half open HH position. You notice it when get the occasional mystery drum note closing the HH, which I mistook for crosstalk at first. There’s no dedicated light button (as with toms and snare..etc.) but you can can change its MIDI assignment by triggering the middle position on the HH pedal. By default it’s assigned to #23. That said, in GB, there aren’t any voices that work directly with that setting, so you can set it to open or close instead. #23 is silent on some kits, which can lead tapping futilely on the HH with no sound, so don’t leave it blank.
Thank you !!! I bought my kit a week ago a love it. I haven’t full set it up yet. I don’t want to jump right in without knowing what I’m doing so I’m researching as much as I can before I start. My point of this comment is to just thank you for the videos about this kit. I’m a beginner and you give me the information in a way I understand easily.
Wow - all I can say is I’m REALLY impressed! Thank you for sharing that. I have not played drums in awhile and would like to get back into it and your videos are inspirational
What ever you do be aware of the t-handle clamps that tighten the pads to the frame if you tighten them they crack and fall apart. As you adjust the pads to your angle.
I switched to an iPhone 13 Pro when it came out and it blew my mind. GarageBand on my phone has taken SO much of my time. Haha I think I’m going to switch to a Mac and get logic.
Great vids! A good workaround for the hihat is to leave it connected (along with the pedal controller) to the Alesis module and simply mix the audio output with the audio output of the iPhone to your monitor rig. That way you’ll get the full articulations of the hat (al beit not the GB sounds for just the hihat). Despite the hihat midi notes not being recorded in GB, this workaround is good for a live scenario. In the event that you’re trying to record while playing the Alesis kit, you can go back to the midi editor and simply manually input the hihat notes later. Cheers!
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Woah! Thanks a bunch! I recently haha bought a lot of expensive Apple stuff and I must say that ...the interface does helps a lot for musicians, THANKS!
Awesome job! I have alesis nitro as well and trying to figure out how to hook my garage band up to the kit off of an iPhone 8... I’m new to this i’m not sure exactly what I’m doing but this video has helped me realize what I have and don’t have and how to, I just have to get the Apple lightning USB adapter....the USB audio adapter interface... wish me luck! Once again great job I really enjoyed your work!
Great demo..i have this kit..just got a new kick pedala and will be running my kit in an iRig into garage band...the sound is really so much better...still cant get ghost notes consistently..but still a great kit.
Thanks for the vids man. I just got my recording stuff and have no clue how this stuff works lol. I was an acoustic drummer that switched to electric due to space issues and ease of recording. Thanks for the help with this vid.
you can look for a "clip on piezo pick up" for acoustic guitar or another type of acoustic guitar pick up that has the TRS male and connect it to the module and use it as additional cymbal or tom.
@@demonicsweaters well. An additional cymbal or the additional tom may be more expensive, I have that kit and got an additional cymbal on ebay and one of those clip pick up as a cowbell or vibraslap, it works well. Not saying it better but it do the job as additional input.
@@demonicsweaters sometimes I program it with a tambourine sound and clip it on one of the cymbals and when hit the cymbal, the vibration hit the.clip and it make a cool sound effect, both sounding at the same time.
Great!! I have an Alesis Crimson II, but the hi-hat open in the garageband doesn't work, it doesn't even reproduce the sound when I lift the left pedal…. how do you programs them?
I have not tried the crash and Tom add on yet, now that you mention it, I think they don't have equivalent midi in GarageBand as the kits in GarageBand only have one crash and one floor Tom, maybe assign it to a ride bell by setting the midi in the nitro module
Thanks for the informative video. New drummer here. Guys, the GB setup works. Sounds better than the module hi-hat sounds. I use the SoCal kit. If the GB volume is too low, you can increase it in Track Settings (in GB) along with other various settings. Also, have GB run in the background so you can switch tabs to play along to drumless tracks on RUclips. Sometimes my HH doesn’t trigger after opening and closing so I’m gonna try what another person suggested in the comments. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. Has anyone had any experience hooking this up to the Strike 8 amp? Would GB still function the same if I had the headphones disconnected and just run the amp? Thanks.
I guess we will find out soon. I'm ordering a cable to connect my iPad to my alesis command with a usb-b to lightning. I'm already connected to a simmons 2112 so I'm hoping it plays like normal out of the amp
Hey Justin, great video love magic tree! Sorry if you already answered this, but could I use this setup to output/play live through speakers/amps instead of the headphones??
Only thing that’s different is the usb hub I bought doesn’t have a spot on the side for me to plug the lightning port into it so I plug it into a port on to. And I’m also trying this on an iPhone se. it’ll only play through the speakers for about 10 seconds then cut out. Won’t play through headphones even with the usb audio adapter. I also have a steinberg ur12 interface that I’m not sure how to connect to.
Very informative !! Thanks! I own a Alesis Turbo kit and have just ordered a Nitro for Xmas ! Any ideas on how I can combine the two ! Great tune and playing by the way !👍🏾🎶🥁
You need to adjust the Snare MIDI note output, see the missing manual here to learn how to do it demonicsweaters.com/2019/06/alesis-nitro-mesh-kit-complete-list-of-drum-sounds-and-missing-manual/
@@demonicsweaters I’m assuming this would apply the same for the kick drum trigger? I’m getting everything except the kick trigger is giving me a closed house hat sound. I’ll download the manual but just confirming that’s the same issue as mentioned above?
Demonic Sweaters oh ok was wondering cause I just got my set today. Set up 2 trigger pads I had from an old Ddrum kit and yea.works dope! ordered everything from the video except the audio interface. I have an irig so I’ll just try and see how I make it work.
really keen on the nitro but seeing complaints about the rim being super tall ( which it really seems so from the intro ) I'm unsure whether the surge or nitro is better. I am just starting out so don't wanna learn bad habits when I play an acoustic.
Hey, thanks for the vid. I was wondering if i really need the official apple lighning to USB adapter, or i can just use my phone's cable - which is lightning - and use a simple female usb to female usb converter, then plug the hub on it. Do you think it would work?
Hey Justin. I'm new to garage band etc. I downloaded ezdrummer there trial version which it tell me ilit doesn't work with windows 10. My question is setup hookup. I need help on what I'll need to hook to computer and where does the sound come threw The computer or my dm50 monitor sorry for all the questions but I'm lost .Thank you I enjoy watching your videos
There's no reason why EZdrummer shouldn't work with Windows 10. I've used it myself in it. You need an audio interface if you want the lowest latency and best audio.
Once you hook up garage band to get better sounds, is it possible to open RUclips on the same iPad and play along with the garage band kit? Is this easy or nah?
Would it be possible to use a lightning to USB-B cable or does it need power? If so could I use the powered Apple camera Adapter that has lightning and USB port on it without having to buy the USB hub?
Man thats crazy!!! I cannot believe that iOS does this thing..this is the future, simple&easy.. little con : iphone price and accessories overpriced..thanks for sharing 😉
Is it really overpriced though? The iPhone 11 is $700 new, cheaper than the iPhone X was when it came out, and cheaper than the pixel 4 and the flagship samsungs. Plus I took this thing in the pool with me and the water resistance is amazing.
@@demonicsweaters in East side Europe near to Austria-Wien a marvelous country called Slovakia is iphone 11 actual price arround 936 USD...i am talking about technology, great software as garageband is, trying to make our edrum life easier and smart, thats the key and great idea to throw away our laptops and put everything into one smartphone what can be a drum module, etc...
How would you hear the sound from garageband if your only iphone input is for the drums? What would the output be for hearing the drums and the other music?
Hey there, thanks for the video. Do you happen to know if it's possible to isolate the kicks, snare, toms and high-hats whilst playing it live? Basically, like a multi-output option similar to how Kontakt does it etc.
vey good tutorial and music! i don´t speck english very well... i have two cuestion: 1) i have i Alesis Surge totaly new (basicaly the same of Nitro mesh) and I have a problem with the pedal of the HitHat, do you have a video to explain to use correctly de Hit Hat? 2) the music is your or is a Template of the App? thank you from Spain
Is there any way to record straight from the module? I like the reverb settings and would prefer the over the garage band triggers. I cannot for the life of me figure it out!
you won't hear anything out of the iphone if you plug headphones into the module. If you have an iPad though, you can use the headphone jack on the ipad, or an older iPhone (I think the 7 or 8) still had headphones? iPod Touch also does.
Thanks for this video. In your set up, what are your headphones plugged into? Where does the sound for the track come from? I'm a total noob and am trying to get this set up for my 9 year son.
Hello there, what a helpful video thank you. I have the alesis Surge which is the same module. I'd like to know how to play a backing track to drum along to. Is that possible at all? Thank you in advance x
Hi there, if you liked the garageband sounds more, why did you continue recording with the alesis module sounds? Is it becase the half open hi-hat doesn't trigger garageband? And did you find a solution to that problem?
I was playing your early videos and thought you recorded mainly from the alesis modules stere out jacks. What's your favorite drum sound module or sample plugin library@@demonicsweaters ? I have an alesis surge mesh kit and want to record drums at home. My favorite genres are alt rock (pixies), grunge (soundgarden), 70's psychedelic and prog (ala early pink floyd, king crimson, elp). I'm an amateur on drums so I don't have experience choosing right drum sounds for the given track.
@@kdakan Oh I thought you meant in this video. Unfortunately there's no real way to change the hi hat settings within GarageBand. You may be able to change the hi hat settings within the Surge. It's odd, because the Surge module is the same as the Nitro, so it should just work. My current favorite sounding modules are the Roland TD-17 and ATV XD3, or AD5. If you want great sounding drums via plugin, EZ Drummer 3 is amazing. Steven Slate Drums 5 Free is also good for a free plugin.
Victor Lima, I just got all of my equipment set up and I came to ask the same question. There is a ton of latency in the recording I did. So much that it sounds nothing like what I played. If you find a solution, would you mind posting it and I will do the same.
Victor Lima, I took my iPhone out of the equation and went MIDI into my MacBook and there is zero latency. I’m still interested in getting the IOS version to work so I will continue to mess with the settings and trying to figure that out.
@@alexrose0829 Any luck figuring this out? I'm having the exact same latency issue on iOS and it is driving me nuts! Everything works perfectly except recording. The playback is all messed up. If you have a solution, please let me know!
A.J. Rodriguez unfortunately, I have not been able to reduce the latency in the IOS setup. My advice, eliminate the phone and go MIDI to USB into your computer and use whatever DAW you have.
Awesome video! I just tired this on my iPad pro, and while recording I noticed it seems to sync out of beat a bit. Not dropping notes, but just going off beat a little. It sounds awesome, but that bit is a little annoying. Has that happened to you?
@@demonicsweaters basically same set up that you show here. The only difference is I have it running to an iPad Pro instead of a phone. Is it maybe a GarageBand setting?
@@Tremmor500 there's really not much you need to change, or can change. I use a regular iPad all the time and it works great. Never had a problem. It must be your midi cable or something.
@@demonicsweaters might be the cable. It’s new and everything, so not sure. That leads me into another question: is there a way to expand on or customize these kits in any way? Can I use custom voices or more than two cymbals?
Hi, have you set up something in particular to make the hi hat control pedal working? My turbo mesh kit connected to my garage band on iPad play only open hi hat also when I press the hi hat pedal to close the sound
Hi, I have the exact same setup as you. Nitro mesh kit and an iPhone 11, have even tried it through my iPad. The latency is extreme in GarageBand when I record and it doesn`t pick up all the beats from my drumset. Do you have any idea of what`s wrong?
Nice video really appreciate all the vids you’ve been posting about the alesis mesh kit. One question; can you just plug headphones into the module or do you need the separate adapter at 5:20?
Ah I see. I had an old wired headset power cord I was trying to use but not getting and sound back through my headphones. I guess I’ll go ahead and order the adapter from Amazon
I just got my audio adapter and tried to plug it it and still can’t get it going! It records on my playing into GarageBand on their kits but I can’t hear the GarageBand kits through my headphones, just the alesis kit sounds! I’ve plugged in midi to camera connector to iPhone, and audio adaptor to headphone but nothing! Can you please tell me exactly where you’re plugging your cords? I’m seriously stupid with this stuff and would REALLY appreciate the help!! Thanks!!!
It actually surprised me, that the MIDI just works. My old Roland TD6 module has been a pain in the butt with daws and software instruments. Especially the hihat controller. But it's probably a question of the Alesis being a newer piece of tech. It's meant to just play nice. And I liked the song. Especially those guzhengish elements. But oh no!!! ... Thou has turneth to the darketh sideth of Lord Applus. Thou must now suffer greatly and nash your teeth profusely. He he jk :D ... I get why you got that phone. Apple products, although they sometimes have some hardware issues, just have easier to use and good quality software for video and music imo.. I also love Logic X on the Mac. And there is also many more apps and of a better quality in the iOS App Store when it comes to using your phone or tablet for music. Their ecosystem is a very nice and hassle free environment. Very expensive but nice. If my bank account allowed it, I would run all Apple stuff, just because for my use cases it's just more productive to be on that platform. With that said: I also have very very long list of grievances about Apple products and the way Apple runs their business. That lightning to USB camera connection kit is a good example: $30 for that is in my opinion a bit steep. Don't get me wrong it works like a charm. Hope you had a great vacation despite of all your Pixel voes :D.
Do you plug in the headphones to the usb audio adapter because you can’t hear the new MIDI sounds through the Alesia nitro module if you plug your headphones into that?
@@demonicsweaters I guess in short. Will I be able to play the drums through the midi and it come out like a drum track? I'm sorry I'm not familiar with how midi works? It has separate midi outputs so I thought that's what they were for.
Can I also run my irig pro duo through the usb hub at the same time, so I can run my midi controller and record my guitar? It would be great to just have the whole set up.
If my iPad has a headphone jack, that eliminates the need for that little audio adapter correct? Also, is it possible to just plug the usb cable from the drum module directly into the lightning adapter?
Hi! I’m playing an Alesis Turbo on Garageband. However, when I play it doesn’t recognize the closed Hi-Hat. No matter if I hold the pedal, It sounds Open Hi-Hat only. What can I do?
Hi, Justin! Thanks for your videos, man! Very helpful! I got my Nitro Mesh and this GarageBand setup as well. I'm just having trouble playing along with songs. If I play something on Spotify for example, it'll be much louder than the GarageBand drum sound and I can't control individually the volume since it's the same control for everything on iPad. Would you have any solutions for that? It's my first e-kit so I have no clue... Thank you!
hmmm, not really, ios doesn't have a mixer function. But if your ipad has a headphone jack, you can plug it directly into the nitro module and use the build in nitro sounds and listen through the nitro's headphone output.
No, the module isn't run off USB, it has a separate power adapter. iPhones have a really low powering ability through lightning, which is why you basically need to use a powered USB hub.
it depends on what you're changing it to. The cable that comes with the kit is a combined cable on the module side, so you would need to find one that has a similar input (other alesis?) or a module that has multiple inputs and use new cables.
@@demonicsweaters Thanks for the reply, good to know! I already have presonus studio one. Would you recommend getting ezdrummer and using studio one, or garage band?
Just ordered the Nitro Mesh kit, using Garage Band for over a year, excited to use them together.
Thanks for the video.🖖
That's great, hope you have fun and make some awesome music!
I have connected GarageBand through midi bluetooth. However. There’s a delay of sound in my earphones and also how to may crash sound of ride as it is not taking
Many thanks for the helpful videos on the Nitro Mesh kit. Actually, the Nitro does trigger the half open HH position. You notice it when get the occasional mystery drum note closing the HH, which I mistook for crosstalk at first. There’s no dedicated light button (as with toms and snare..etc.) but you can can change its MIDI assignment by triggering the middle position on the HH pedal. By default it’s assigned to #23. That said, in GB, there aren’t any voices that work directly with that setting, so you can set it to open or close instead. #23 is silent on some kits, which can lead tapping futilely on the HH with no sound, so don’t leave it blank.
Thanks, that's useful information
Thank you !!!
I bought my kit a week ago a love it. I haven’t full set it up yet. I don’t want to jump right in without knowing what I’m doing so I’m researching as much as I can before I start.
My point of this comment is to just thank you for the videos about this kit. I’m a beginner and you give me the information in a way I understand easily.
glad to help!
“The only way to find out is to try it” that’s right my friend. That applies to many aspects of life. Cheers!
Sounds like a real accoustic kit using garage band indeed
Wow - all I can say is I’m REALLY impressed! Thank you for sharing that. I have not played drums in awhile and would like to get back into it and your videos are inspirational
Wow, thank you!
Ordered alesis nitro mesh kit by watching ur videos .. Thanks it really helped me 🇮🇳
Came for the review and stayed for the song, good work man!
thank you!
Thanks for sharing the idea. I’ll try it with my Roland TD-1KV and iPhone SE.
@MatthewWinne did it work?
Perfect, just what I was looking for. Nice song mate, well done..
my nitro kit is coming in two days I cant wait to get inspired by your futur videos
What ever you do be aware of the t-handle clamps that tighten the pads to the frame if you tighten them they crack and fall apart. As you adjust the pads to your angle.
I switched to an iPhone 13 Pro when it came out and it blew my mind. GarageBand on my phone has taken SO much of my time. Haha
I think I’m going to switch to a Mac and get logic.
Great vids! A good workaround for the hihat is to leave it connected (along with the pedal controller) to the Alesis module and simply mix the audio output with the audio output of the iPhone to your monitor rig. That way you’ll get the full articulations of the hat (al beit not the GB sounds for just the hihat).
Despite the hihat midi notes not being recorded in GB, this workaround is good for a live scenario. In the event that you’re trying to record while playing the Alesis kit, you can go back to the midi editor and simply manually input the hihat notes later. Cheers!
Woah! Thanks a bunch! I recently haha bought a lot of expensive Apple stuff and I must say that ...the interface does helps a lot for musicians, THANKS!
I like the song. It has a sort of The Cure vibe. Awesome work.
Awesome job! I have alesis nitro as well and trying to figure out how to hook my garage band up to the kit off of an iPhone 8... I’m new to this i’m not sure exactly what I’m doing but this video has helped me realize what I have and don’t have and how to, I just have to get the Apple lightning USB adapter....the USB audio adapter interface... wish me luck! Once again great job I really enjoyed your work!
Glad I could help!
Great demo..i have this kit..just got a new kick pedala and will be running my kit in an iRig into garage band...the sound is really so much better...still cant get ghost notes consistently..but still a great kit.
Very cool!
This video rocks!!! Saved the day for me! Using a Alesis DM5. Thanks!
Thanks for the vids man. I just got my recording stuff and have no clue how this stuff works lol. I was an acoustic drummer that switched to electric due to space issues and ease of recording. Thanks for the help with this vid.
Sounds great. Nice drumming too.
you can look for a "clip on piezo pick up" for acoustic guitar or another type of acoustic guitar pick up that has the TRS male and connect it to the module and use it as additional cymbal or tom.
Why not just use actual drum triggers?
@@demonicsweaters well. An additional cymbal or the additional tom may be more expensive, I have that kit and got an additional cymbal on ebay and one of those clip pick up as a cowbell or vibraslap, it works well. Not saying it better but it do the job as additional input.
@@demonicsweaters sometimes I program it with a tambourine sound and clip it on one of the cymbals and when hit the cymbal, the vibration hit the.clip and it make a cool sound effect, both sounding at the same time.
Love the song that you produced
Great video, thanks for posting!
Great!! I have an Alesis Crimson II, but the hi-hat open in the garageband doesn't work, it doesn't even reproduce the sound when I lift the left pedal…. how do you programs them?
The toms were AMAZING to my taste. The snare? ....ehh... but not horrible. Still better than the stock sounds on my 2box
I also changed a midi setting in my nitro mesh for the rim, it's recorded as another snare shot in GarageBand
Oh nice! Have you ever tried plugging in the add on triggers to see if they trigger anything?
I have not tried the crash and Tom add on yet, now that you mention it, I think they don't have equivalent midi in GarageBand as the kits in GarageBand only have one crash and one floor Tom, maybe assign it to a ride bell by setting the midi in the nitro module
Great job! I like the song
That was nice. Loved the feel.
Thank you!
This song is fire!!!!
Great job. I’m getting a DM6. Hope it works with iPhone but if not I’m still good with just using as is
Great info and great song! Thank you!
Wow!
That's great.
i will do that to my Alesis too
👍👍
LOVE the ride sounds
the lightning to usb cable is only $10 on amazon and thats the actual apple brand so thats nice
Welcome to Apple :)
Never thought WEIRD AL would be giving drum lessons....but I’m inspired :)
Justin you da man!!
Really like your song :)
Great drumming
thank you!
hi man.. im from brazil and i thinking buy one.. your videos are greats.. thanks for share..
Bruno Barreto glad you find them helpful:)
Nice song 🌳
Thank you :)
Thanks for the informative video. New drummer here. Guys, the GB setup works. Sounds better than the module hi-hat sounds. I use the SoCal kit. If the GB volume is too low, you can increase it in Track Settings (in GB) along with other various settings. Also, have GB run in the background so you can switch tabs to play along to drumless tracks on RUclips. Sometimes my HH doesn’t trigger after opening and closing so I’m gonna try what another person suggested in the comments. If anyone has any suggestions, that would be great. Has anyone had any experience hooking this up to the Strike 8 amp? Would GB still function the same if I had the headphones disconnected and just run the amp? Thanks.
I guess we will find out soon. I'm ordering a cable to connect my iPad to my alesis command with a usb-b to lightning. I'm already connected to a simmons 2112 so I'm hoping it plays like normal out of the amp
@@TXbeats62 it works?
nice groove man!
Thanks Claudio
Hey Justin, great video love magic tree! Sorry if you already answered this, but could I use this setup to output/play live through speakers/amps instead of the headphones??
yep
Dude where are u located? I want to jam with you LOL..You have given me a lot of info from day 1. Love this.
Whats the powered usb for
thank you very much
Only thing that’s different is the usb hub I bought doesn’t have a spot on the side for me to plug the lightning port into it so I plug it into a port on to. And I’m also trying this on an iPhone se. it’ll only play through the speakers for about 10 seconds then cut out. Won’t play through headphones even with the usb audio adapter. I also have a steinberg ur12 interface that I’m not sure how to connect to.
Nice video!
Very informative !! Thanks! I own a Alesis Turbo kit and have just ordered a Nitro for Xmas !
Any ideas on how I can combine the two ! Great tune and playing by the way !👍🏾🎶🥁
Your videos are always great. Will garage band work just by plugin de jack 3.5? Or I need the midi? Have an IPhone 11 too
iPhone 11 does not have a 3.5 jack. You may be able to get it to work with and adapter.
Super helpful video! How do you put the track/song you play with the drum sounds on gb? Hoping to use GB to make covers
You will have to first get an MP3 of whatever song you're trying to do, then save it on your icloud, then import it into garageband.
Quick question... when I plugged my Nitro using USB, I get a extra ride cymbal sound when I hit the snare drum instead of the snare sound.
You need to adjust the Snare MIDI note output, see the missing manual here to learn how to do it demonicsweaters.com/2019/06/alesis-nitro-mesh-kit-complete-list-of-drum-sounds-and-missing-manual/
@@demonicsweaters I’m assuming this would apply the same for the kick drum trigger? I’m getting everything except the kick trigger is giving me a closed house hat sound. I’ll download the manual but just confirming that’s the same issue as mentioned above?
Love your videos. Tons of help really.
When I connect the Nitro Mesh Kit with Garageband, can I get the ride bell sound by hitting the spot?
You could set it to trigger bell only, but not two zones
Need more information on the cords I need to buy
Was the usb audio interface necessary? Can I just plug in my headphones directly into the module?
Sure, but how are you going to hear your iPhone? ;)
Demonic Sweaters oh ok was wondering cause I just got my set today. Set up 2 trigger pads I had from an old Ddrum kit and yea.works dope! ordered everything from the video except the audio interface. I have an irig so I’ll just try and see how I make it work.
Great song!
Thank you!
thx for that man :)
you a blessin bro , but how did you record the video did real time or you did the editing after recording it,
I sync it up afterwards in my video editor
really keen on the nitro but seeing complaints about the rim being super tall ( which it really seems so from the intro ) I'm unsure whether the surge or nitro is better. I am just starting out so don't wanna learn bad habits when I play an acoustic.
It might seem bad but i feel like it helps me become more accurate the faster you go.
Makes it so that you cant be sloppy with your hit placements
Could you just go lightning to usb right to the drum module? And skip the usb hub? Then plug headphones into the drum module?
I talk about this in the video. You won't hear anything on the phone by doing that.
Hey, thanks for the vid. I was wondering if i really need the official apple lighning to USB adapter, or i can just use my phone's cable - which is lightning - and use a simple female usb to female usb converter, then plug the hub on it. Do you think it would work?
Worth a shot, but probably not haha.
I can only record it in audio not drums cause it doesnt respond on drums
What do i do
Hey Justin. I'm new to garage band etc. I downloaded ezdrummer there trial version which it tell me ilit doesn't work with windows 10. My question is setup hookup. I need help on what I'll need to hook to computer and where does the sound come threw The computer or my dm50 monitor sorry for all the questions but I'm lost .Thank you I enjoy watching your videos
There's no reason why EZdrummer shouldn't work with Windows 10. I've used it myself in it. You need an audio interface if you want the lowest latency and best audio.
Once you hook up garage band to get better sounds, is it possible to open RUclips on the same iPad and play along with the garage band kit? Is this easy or nah?
No thats not possible. You could however import an audio file into GarageBand and play along there
@@demonicsweaters what a deal breaker 😔 you every tried hooking up garage band and a second audio device like a phone
Would it be possible to use a lightning to USB-B cable or does it need power? If so could I use the powered Apple camera Adapter that has lightning and USB port on it without having to buy the USB hub?
there's no way getting around a powered hub unfortunately. iOS basically says it can't power 99% of whatever you plug into there.
Demonic Sweaters even with the powered Apple camera adapter with the lightning port and usb port?
Mike Doyle i ordered that model so i can report back when it arrives
dave8125 sweet thanks. Just don't wanna spend $50 and have it not work lol
Mike Doyle can confirm its working great
Man thats crazy!!! I cannot believe that iOS does this thing..this is the future, simple&easy.. little con : iphone price and accessories overpriced..thanks for sharing 😉
Is it really overpriced though? The iPhone 11 is $700 new, cheaper than the iPhone X was when it came out, and cheaper than the pixel 4 and the flagship samsungs. Plus I took this thing in the pool with me and the water resistance is amazing.
@@demonicsweaters in East side Europe near to Austria-Wien a marvelous country called Slovakia is iphone 11 actual price arround 936 USD...i am talking about technology, great software as garageband is, trying to make our edrum life easier and smart, thats the key and great idea to throw away our laptops and put everything into one smartphone what can be a drum module, etc...
Hi is it ok to skip the powered usb hub and go straight from the alesis module to your phone?
Can you use thi live?
How would you hear the sound from garageband if your only iphone input is for the drums? What would the output be for hearing the drums and the other music?
You'll need a hub or record the drums as MIDI and use sounds from GarageBand.
Hey there, thanks for the video. Do you happen to know if it's possible to isolate the kicks, snare, toms and high-hats whilst playing it live? Basically, like a multi-output option similar to how Kontakt does it etc.
no, but you'd never need to. You can adjust levels of all the drums within the module and just run a stereo out to the mixer.
vey good tutorial and music! i don´t speck english very well... i have two cuestion: 1) i have i Alesis Surge totaly new (basicaly the same of Nitro mesh) and I have a problem with the pedal of the HitHat, do you have a video to explain to use correctly de Hit Hat? 2) the music is your or is a Template of the App? thank you from Spain
there's nothing special you need to do, just plug it in and use it. There's only 3 sounds on the Surge/Nitro hi hat. Open, closed, half-open.
@@demonicsweaters but i’ m talking about the Pedal, doesn’t work good…it is too strong/rigidity and so no good feelings :(. Thanks u
Is there any way to record straight from the module? I like the reverb settings and would prefer the over the garage band triggers. I cannot for the life of me figure it out!
Run from the quarter inch line outputs on the back of the module to an audio interface or mixer like this one amzn.to/2WBa7zM
Is it necessary to get the usb audio adapter? Or can I just plug the headphones into the module?
you won't hear anything out of the iphone if you plug headphones into the module. If you have an iPad though, you can use the headphone jack on the ipad, or an older iPhone (I think the 7 or 8) still had headphones? iPod Touch also does.
This is what I should have done
what is the purpose of the powered usb connector?
Thanks for this video. In your set up, what are your headphones plugged into? Where does the sound for the track come from? I'm a total noob and am trying to get this set up for my 9 year son.
I'm using a small usb audio device for the headphones and a powered USB hub. The detailed answers to all of those questions are in this video.
Could I use this same setup to capture audio and video via the camera on the iPad?
Hello there, what a helpful video thank you. I have the alesis Surge which is the same module. I'd like to know how to play a backing track to drum along to. Is that possible at all?
Thank you in advance x
You plug in another device into the module, plug it into the aux section and play the backing track on the device you plugged in
Hi there, if you liked the garageband sounds more, why did you continue recording with the alesis module sounds? Is it becase the half open hi-hat doesn't trigger garageband? And did you find a solution to that problem?
I didn't
I was playing your early videos and thought you recorded mainly from the alesis modules stere out jacks. What's your favorite drum sound module or sample plugin library@@demonicsweaters ? I have an alesis surge mesh kit and want to record drums at home. My favorite genres are alt rock (pixies), grunge (soundgarden), 70's psychedelic and prog (ala early pink floyd, king crimson, elp). I'm an amateur on drums so I don't have experience choosing right drum sounds for the given track.
@@kdakan Oh I thought you meant in this video. Unfortunately there's no real way to change the hi hat settings within GarageBand. You may be able to change the hi hat settings within the Surge. It's odd, because the Surge module is the same as the Nitro, so it should just work. My current favorite sounding modules are the Roland TD-17 and ATV XD3, or AD5. If you want great sounding drums via plugin, EZ Drummer 3 is amazing. Steven Slate Drums 5 Free is also good for a free plugin.
Great video man! Just one question: do you feel some lag playing and hearing from this iOS setup?
Victor Lima no I don't actually
Victor Lima, I just got all of my equipment set up and I came to ask the same question. There is a ton of latency in the recording I did. So much that it sounds nothing like what I played. If you find a solution, would you mind posting it and I will do the same.
Victor Lima, I took my iPhone out of the equation and went MIDI into my MacBook and there is zero latency. I’m still interested in getting the IOS version to work so I will continue to mess with the settings and trying to figure that out.
@@alexrose0829 Any luck figuring this out? I'm having the exact same latency issue on iOS and it is driving me nuts! Everything works perfectly except recording. The playback is all messed up. If you have a solution, please let me know!
A.J. Rodriguez unfortunately, I have not been able to reduce the latency in the IOS setup. My advice, eliminate the phone and go MIDI to USB into your computer and use whatever DAW you have.
Can you tell me what the 2 little thumb screws are for that comes along with the accessories in the Alan wrench pack ?
Hmm, I don't recall that. Are they extra bass drum spurs?
Awesome video! I just tired this on my iPad pro, and while recording I noticed it seems to sync out of beat a bit. Not dropping notes, but just going off beat a little. It sounds awesome, but that bit is a little annoying. Has that happened to you?
Not for me. How are you connected?
@@demonicsweaters basically same set up that you show here. The only difference is I have it running to an iPad Pro instead of a phone. Is it maybe a GarageBand setting?
@@Tremmor500 there's really not much you need to change, or can change. I use a regular iPad all the time and it works great. Never had a problem. It must be your midi cable or something.
@@demonicsweaters might be the cable. It’s new and everything, so not sure. That leads me into another question: is there a way to expand on or customize these kits in any way? Can I use custom voices or more than two cymbals?
@@Tremmor500 You can assign any sound to any pad or cymbal, it also has a tom and cymbal expansion ports.
Hi, have you set up something in particular to make the hi hat control pedal working?
My turbo mesh kit connected to my garage band on iPad play only open hi hat also when I press the hi hat pedal to close the sound
No, it just worked
Hi,
I have the exact same setup as you. Nitro mesh kit and an iPhone 11, have even tried it through my iPad. The latency is extreme in GarageBand when I record and it doesn`t pick up all the beats from my drumset. Do you have any idea of what`s wrong?
Having the same problem. Any updates?
Nice video really appreciate all the vids you’ve been posting about the alesis mesh kit. One question; can you just plug headphones into the module or do you need the separate adapter at 5:20?
Trying to figure this out myself. I bought everything he said to buy. I’m not getting any audio back into my headphones, but my phone is recording.
If you plug directly into the module you'll only hear your drums. You need the audio adapter to hear what you're playing to.
Ah I see. I had an old wired headset power cord I was trying to use but not getting and sound back through my headphones. I guess I’ll go ahead and order the adapter from Amazon
I just got my audio adapter and tried to plug it it and still can’t get it going! It records on my playing into GarageBand on their kits but I can’t hear the GarageBand kits through my headphones, just the alesis kit sounds!
I’ve plugged in midi to camera connector to iPhone, and audio adaptor to headphone but nothing! Can you please tell me exactly where you’re plugging your cords? I’m seriously stupid with this stuff and would REALLY appreciate the help!! Thanks!!!
@@ViC8o5 have you figured it out yet?
It actually surprised me, that the MIDI just works. My old Roland TD6 module has been a pain in the butt with daws and software instruments. Especially the hihat controller. But it's probably a question of the Alesis being a newer piece of tech. It's meant to just play nice. And I liked the song. Especially those guzhengish elements.
But oh no!!! ... Thou has turneth to the darketh sideth of Lord Applus. Thou must now suffer greatly and nash your teeth profusely. He he jk :D ... I get why you got that phone. Apple products, although they sometimes have some hardware issues, just have easier to use and good quality software for video and music imo.. I also love Logic X on the Mac. And there is also many more apps and of a better quality in the iOS App Store when it comes to using your phone or tablet for music. Their ecosystem is a very nice and hassle free environment. Very expensive but nice. If my bank account allowed it, I would run all Apple stuff, just because for my use cases it's just more productive to be on that platform.
With that said: I also have very very long list of grievances about Apple products and the way Apple runs their business. That lightning to USB camera connection kit is a good example: $30 for that is in my opinion a bit steep. Don't get me wrong it works like a charm.
Hope you had a great vacation despite of all your Pixel voes :D.
Do you plug in the headphones to the usb audio adapter because you can’t hear the new MIDI sounds through the Alesia nitro module if you plug your headphones into that?
That's right. The sound is coming from the ipad, not the module. You're just using the nitro to control garageband
Is the powered USB hub necessary to record the drums? Can you just run the USB straight into the iOS via iPad USB type iPad adapter?
USB sends midi only. You can record midi into GB this way.
@@demonicsweaters I guess in short. Will I be able to play the drums through the midi and it come out like a drum track? I'm sorry I'm not familiar with how midi works? It has separate midi outputs so I thought that's what they were for.
Would love to know where I can find this song... turned out great man!!
Thank you, here you go drive.google.com/file/d/1JAP3OMuSkFzb-7UXym9JsElh6k31LbYx/view?usp=sharing
Can I also run my irig pro duo through the usb hub at the same time, so I can run my midi controller and record my guitar? It would be great to just have the whole set up.
Try it and see!
Can you customize the pads? On garage band macbook?
It’s been a while since I used the Mac book version of garageband, but I think so
I have a turbo mesh kit. Is there a way to have the hi hat play open and closed? I can only get the open sound
If my iPad has a headphone jack, that eliminates the need for that little audio adapter correct? Also, is it possible to just plug the usb cable from the drum module directly into the lightning adapter?
Depends on the power requirements. Just try it and see.
I was able to get it to work directly into the lightning adapter. 👍
Hi! I’m playing an Alesis Turbo on Garageband. However, when I play it doesn’t recognize the closed Hi-Hat.
No matter if I hold the pedal, It sounds Open Hi-Hat only.
What can I do?
Probably not much you can do. Maybe check out Steven Slate Drums free edition
Hi, Justin! Thanks for your videos, man! Very helpful! I got my Nitro Mesh and this GarageBand setup as well.
I'm just having trouble playing along with songs. If I play something on Spotify for example, it'll be much louder than the GarageBand drum sound and I can't control individually the volume since it's the same control for everything on iPad.
Would you have any solutions for that? It's my first e-kit so I have no clue... Thank you!
hmmm, not really, ios doesn't have a mixer function. But if your ipad has a headphone jack, you can plug it directly into the nitro module and use the build in nitro sounds and listen through the nitro's headphone output.
Demonic Sweaters, how about the other ports on the module? Do you think there's a way to make it work using any of those? Thanks!
This is awesome! However, I’m confused lol. Can you just use ur power cord to go from the drum module to your phone?
Basically usb to lightening
No, the module isn't run off USB, it has a separate power adapter. iPhones have a really low powering ability through lightning, which is why you basically need to use a powered USB hub.
@@demonicsweaters hey! What if I'm using an iPad? Do I still need a power hub?
If you add another cymbal what will happen?
Got my mesh kit on the way, you've definitely sold me on this kit! Do you know if you can change the module on these kits?
it depends on what you're changing it to. The cable that comes with the kit is a combined cable on the module side, so you would need to find one that has a similar input (other alesis?) or a module that has multiple inputs and use new cables.
@@demonicsweaters Thanks for the reply, good to know! I already have presonus studio one. Would you recommend getting ezdrummer and using studio one, or garage band?
any way to connect this to a yamaha dd-75 kit?