I got a Crimson II SE kit for Christmas and love it. I did upgrade the stock 12 inch snare for the 14 inch Strike Pro SE snare and moved the 12 to the 4th tom. The quality of the Strike Pro compared to the Crimson II SE is night and day, but that's why the Strike Pro is their flagship kit. The Crimson II SE is intermediate and doesn't look or feel like a cheap toy like the Nitro for example. The only weak point of the Crimson II is the kick drum. I have to hammer it to get a consistent trigger. I'm upgrading to a tennis ball beater, hoping that helps...but I'm ultimately going to upgrade the bass drum next. If you're a seasoned drummer and have the $, get the Strike Pro SE. For someone getting into drums and doesn't want to shell out $2400, get the Crimson II SE. It's a very capable kit and can always be upgraded to better components.
I just wanted to chime in here as I did a ton of research before purchasing my kit. you should not use the fabric side of the beater or a tennis ball beater for this kit . The fabric has a tendency to wear down the mesh and punch a hole in the kick pad. you should use the solid side of the beater as long as it is fairly flat. you will get a better consistent result as well as save yourself the grief of replacing the kick pad . You can find more details about this if you look for them . I have been using my pedal without issues for over a year and never miss a beat as the solid side gets a better response from the trigger. you can also tweak some settings that will improve the performance in the module which i did not need to do. I Hope I am not too late but I figured I might avoid you having a bad bad day and save some coin if its not already too late. here is a link to a recording i did demonstrating the bass performance using the reverse side of my beater . video sucks and out of sync but for a quick recording using audacity hopefully you see a better performance from the kick as it did not miss a beat. czcams.com/video/RRz1lh5Iz_4/video.html .
@@milesxdavis2652 thanks for the info. I've been using a Gibraltar tennis ball beater with an Evans drum patch for a few months and it's way quieter and responsive than the black plastic beater I originally used.
Been a year, how are you liking it so far? Some folks complaining of various issues any issues? Just set mine up tonight and wondering if the extended warranty if worth picking up
Hello from Ukraine! I watched a lot of videos, including yours, thanks! This is great video helped me choose edrums. But I have such a problem: when I press the pedal to play a closed hat, not one sound (tss) is played, but two (tss-tss), one after the other. Not every pedal stroke, but often. Moreover, this happens more often if I press the pedal more slowly. This adds "dirt" to the sound. Such a "double actuation" of the trigger. I know it happens with electronic drums. The instructions for Yamaha even have a section on how such a problem can be eliminated. But in ALESIS CRIMSON II SE there are no such items in the menu. I went to a service center, a representative and I connected my pedal to the same kit - the same effect. Moreover, this is observed even on the COMMAND MESH KIT (younger). For a change, they put my pedal on COMMAND and a pedal from COMMAND on CRIMSON II - double action always jumps. So this is some kind of general software glitch? Who faced such a glitch and how can you fix it?
I haven't quite figured out how to catch the cymbal without it leaking, I'm wondering if there is a patch that allows you do that ? I may have missed it. That's the only fault I've found so far
Is the bass pad big enough for a double-pedal?? I need to swap from acoustic to electric because my neighbours are ****s. But I'm predominantly a hardcore/metalcore drummer, so I NEED my double-pedal. If anyone can get back to me about this, that'd be fantastic. Thanks in advance.
@fartpoobox ohyeah I have played other kits. Theres something about this one I really like. I find however once you learn the customisations and how to use all the settings and whatnot the kits you can make sound way better than the factory settings
They make u pay an extra $150 for white heads instead of black ones They’re exactly the same, TOTAL JOKE 🤣😂 The big secret that not one reviewer talks about lollll
@@royorbit yea mesh is mesh, but the white pinstriped heads are identical to the ones they use on the Strike Pro SE. I think they look better than the black mesh heads.
I had an older crimson from Gear 4 Music. The snare and hi hat were beginning to malfunction after two weeks. I asked G4M to replace them and was accused of “Hitting the kit”!!! I’m not a particularly hard hitting drummer. Anyway…FIFTY emails later I eventually get a full refund after threatening legal action. Terrible experience.
@fartpoobox ohyeah Yah I go t it working through 'ASIO for All' but even with the buffer settings low I get some delay. Not sure what to do to fix that.
@fartpoobox ohyeah Ok so I have to believe its due to using ASIO4ALL cause my box is waaaay powerful and should not be an issue. Maybe Ill just need to get a physical interface.
Was this review even rehearsed, it's a bit on the fly IMO. The crash cymbal at 4:46, did it actually trigger? A couple of bad things I've heard about these kits is that they don't trigger reliably (especially on fast snare rolls) and the cymbal grabs are hard to do. Can anyone testify to these issues?
Totally underrated review!!!
I got a Crimson II SE kit for Christmas and love it. I did upgrade the stock 12 inch snare for the 14 inch Strike Pro SE snare and moved the 12 to the 4th tom. The quality of the Strike Pro compared to the Crimson II SE is night and day, but that's why the Strike Pro is their flagship kit. The Crimson II SE is intermediate and doesn't look or feel like a cheap toy like the Nitro for example. The only weak point of the Crimson II is the kick drum. I have to hammer it to get a consistent trigger. I'm upgrading to a tennis ball beater, hoping that helps...but I'm ultimately going to upgrade the bass drum next. If you're a seasoned drummer and have the $, get the Strike Pro SE. For someone getting into drums and doesn't want to shell out $2400, get the Crimson II SE. It's a very capable kit and can always be upgraded to better components.
I just wanted to chime in here as I did a ton of research before purchasing my kit. you should not use the fabric side of the beater or a tennis ball beater for this kit . The fabric has a tendency to wear down the mesh and punch a hole in the kick pad. you should use the solid side of the beater as long as it is fairly flat. you will get a better consistent result as well as save yourself the grief of replacing the kick pad . You can find more details about this if you look for them . I have been using my pedal without issues for over a year and never miss a beat as the solid side gets a better response from the trigger. you can also tweak some settings that will improve the performance in the module which i did not need to do. I Hope I am not too late but I figured I might avoid you having a bad bad day and save some coin if its not already too late.
here is a link to a recording i did demonstrating the bass performance using the reverse side of my beater . video sucks and out of sync but for a quick recording using audacity hopefully you see a better performance from the kick as it did not miss a beat.
czcams.com/video/RRz1lh5Iz_4/video.html
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@@milesxdavis2652 thanks for the info. I've been using a Gibraltar tennis ball beater with an Evans drum patch for a few months and it's way quieter and responsive than the black plastic beater I originally used.
How did you do the snare upgrade??
@@DAVIDJNUNO the new snare has the same 1/4 inch output jack and even fit (barely) in the stock snare stand.
@@HellcatCustoms what i meant was how did you get another snare, everywhere i go they tell me i have to buy the whole kit if inwant that snare
Nice drum kit man
Nice review!
My next X-mass present! Can’t wait 🙌🏿
Hi, I just got this kit and when connecting to GarageBand via usb, the midi isn’t picking up all the triggers. Any way to fix that?
Been a year, how are you liking it so far? Some folks complaining of various issues any issues? Just set mine up tonight and wondering if the extended warranty if worth picking up
Hello from Ukraine! I watched a lot of videos, including yours, thanks! This is great video helped me choose edrums.
But I have such a problem: when I press the pedal to play a closed hat, not one sound (tss) is played, but two (tss-tss), one after the other. Not every pedal stroke, but often. Moreover, this happens more often if I press the pedal more slowly. This adds "dirt" to the sound. Such a "double actuation" of the trigger.
I know it happens with electronic drums. The instructions for Yamaha even have a section on how such a problem can be eliminated. But in ALESIS CRIMSON II SE there are no such items in the menu.
I went to a service center, a representative and I connected my pedal to the same kit - the same effect. Moreover, this is observed even on the COMMAND MESH KIT (younger). For a change, they put my pedal on COMMAND and a pedal from COMMAND on CRIMSON II - double action always jumps.
So this is some kind of general software glitch? Who faced such a glitch and how can you fix it?
use a VST, and set the activation range on the hats.
I haven't quite figured out how to catch the cymbal without it leaking, I'm wondering if there is a patch that allows you do that ? I may have missed it. That's the only fault I've found so far
Is the bass pad big enough for a double-pedal?? I need to swap from acoustic to electric because my neighbours are ****s. But I'm predominantly a hardcore/metalcore drummer, so I NEED my double-pedal. If anyone can get back to me about this, that'd be fantastic. Thanks in advance.
Yes. The guy I bought mine from had a double kick
Ya I've got double..no problems.
I got mine 1 hour ago!!
@fartpoobox ohyeah I have played other kits. Theres something about this one I really like. I find however once you learn the customisations and how to use all the settings and whatnot the kits you can make sound way better than the factory settings
So the drum heads are the only difference the se brings compared to the other version?
@@matthewadkins2077 I'm wondering the same thing
The metal rack is black vs chrome and the heads are white vs black. That's the only difference I've seen
The rack is Black and the heads are white with new mesh design, cymbal mounts are rack clamps now and lugs are gold etc.
They make u pay an extra $150 for white heads instead of black ones
They’re exactly the same, TOTAL JOKE 🤣😂
The big secret that not one reviewer talks about lollll
@@royorbit yea mesh is mesh, but the white pinstriped heads are identical to the ones they use on the Strike Pro SE. I think they look better than the black mesh heads.
I had an older crimson from Gear 4 Music. The snare and hi hat were beginning to malfunction after two weeks. I asked G4M to replace them and was accused of “Hitting the kit”!!! I’m not a particularly hard hitting drummer. Anyway…FIFTY emails later I eventually get a full refund after threatening legal action. Terrible experience.
Can this set trigger TS superior drummer 3?
@fartpoobox ohyeah Yah I go t it working through 'ASIO for All' but even with the buffer settings low I get some delay. Not sure what to do to fix that.
@fartpoobox ohyeah How did you get past the lag? Are you using ASIO4ALL?
@fartpoobox ohyeah Ok so I have to believe its due to using ASIO4ALL cause my box is waaaay powerful and should not be an issue. Maybe Ill just need to get a physical interface.
Was this review even rehearsed, it's a bit on the fly IMO. The crash cymbal at 4:46, did it actually trigger? A couple of bad things I've heard about these kits is that they don't trigger reliably (especially on fast snare rolls) and the cymbal grabs are hard to do. Can anyone testify to these issues?
That’s all true. They’re not perfect
It triggered he just hit soft
The cymbal chokes are tricky to get used to. You gotta squeeze the edges.
sounds like cra*
Is this a Pro kit or for beginners?
A good in between 👍
When you wanna play fast the drum kit sucks
💝first
not to be mean, but could you BE any less enthusiastic??? LOL
dude is dead inside
Do you want him doing cartwheels and cracking jokes?
Half the video is just talk.
This kit seems very bad.
It’s good for an elec set