To all the people hating the kit cz of its triggers or missing hits on the ride let me tell you something as a owner of this kit.... Use the module 🤣 is as simple as that you can customize it as you please and I don't have any problems with it, I changed a lot of the standard sensitivity etc... and it sounds and plays AMAZING , snobs 😆
Do you know any good links to tuning the kit? Was gonna get this due to the hardware and then plug in on my own sounds but don't know how to tune the sensitivity of the triggers.
It helps when you are selling a product to put a salesperson behind it that will help sell it. This video doesn't do much justice for this kit I'll just say that. People saying the kit sounds awful because no one spent the time to create a good kit and fix the trigger and sensitivity settings. I've had this kit for two weeks now and I am still tweaking my first custom kit. These things suck right out of the box.. but if you know how to dial them in they will sound amazing.
I have this kit. I bought it 4 days ago. It's amazing!! I've been drumming for 36 years. It's an excellent affordable drum kit! I have tinnitus and had to switch to electric and I'm very pleased with my purchase 🤘🤘
based on comments in just about every drum review ever made, people often don't judge sounds, they judge brands. I'm sure a lot of Yamaha or Roland lovers would hate sounds from their own brand, when they're told these sounds come from an Alesis drum machine. Not everyone of course, but let's be honest, as is the case with everything, there's a lot of snobbism involved. My brand is the best!
@@amusic9825 it really depends on the module, and I’d say this kit is awesome for using in different softwares instead, of course the built in sounds are gonna be awful! They always are!
@@smarkmalark exactly! Who cares what the built in sounds are like when you can just add your own😂. It is by no means worth it to fork out £1.5k on a roland just to get some small pads, no bell sound a ride and some better sounds...
I have the alesis crimson 2 ( not this special edition) and love it. People talk shit on everything and anything but it fits my double kick sounds killer in my headphones but not out of a speaker. Lots of people have problems with the cymbal choke but it is mild I would say. They are nothing like a real cymbal even the 3 zone ride which the Roland brand does better. The only difference in this set is the type of mesh drum heads. That's the worst part of alesis I think even over sound since everyone that has an electric drum set is using a daw and vst. But alesis does this very small changes in kits from there nitro to command to the crimson and crimson 2 and now se.
Yeah, it's really annoying. I didn't notice this in other video's or reviews of this kit. Does it have something to do with this guy's technique or foot skill?
as an owner of the kit and the annoying double trigger kick, I found it very effective to loosen the head and wrap two sock layers on the pedal beater. 👍
The sound is also very determinant on the amp and speaker used. Agree - garbage in, garbage out, however I couldn’t fault these sounds and sound is a very personal thing anyway. I’ve listened to music though some top end speakers and headphones and these are not the most pleasing to me.
I watched a lot of videos, including yours, thanks! Great video that helped me choose my e-kit. Very cool! But I have a problem you could maybe help me with: 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 press, but often. Moreover, this happens more often if I press the pedal more slowly. This muddies up the sound. It's called a "double actuation" of the trigger. I know this happens with electronic drums sometimes. 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 settings menu. I went to a service center, and a representative shelves me connect my pedal to the same kit - and double actuation persisted. Moreover, this is observed even on the COMMAND MESH KIT (lower tier model). For a change, they put my pedal on COMMAND and a pedal from COMMAND on CRIMSON II - double actuation occurred in each combination. This is some kind of general software issue. Have you or anyone else faced such an issue and how can it be fixed?
Sounds like this would be a great kit to trigger drum software over MIDI! Just wondering, what would a real-life experienced drummer be missing in terms of features with this kit? For general drum playing (pop, rock, jazz... no double bass playing, no speed metal). Other than the simulated high-hat pedal, of course? It looks like a pretty complete kit to me... I mean, in terms of trigger zones on the pads and cymbals? Anything missing or that could be a deal breaker that I might be missing?
Lots of hate for the moduals kits but they are not horrible for practice in the bedroom and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have toontracks or slate, native instruments and all the rest. I run superior drummer 3 for writing I haven’t heard anything better in e-drum land
I think the bass drums bounces too much even if you dont hit it hard, because of the mesh pad, that's a downside of it! I can clearly hear it, it sounds triplets ,but it doesn't sound good.. The mesh bounce too much 😪
thinking of buying this as my first kit but notice it doesn't come with a kick pedal, how do i know which one is suitable if i buy separately ? does the pedal attach to the frame of the kick drum ? thanks.
Has anyone had to update their firmware on the crimson 2 se? I purchased a kit but it won’t transfer. I was advised to update my firmware but can only seem to find steps to do so with the strike kits.
I have them, I love them, so I don't know, why are sounds so horrible at your movie. There are more options of sounds and feelings. Your sound on snare looks like Kalaschnikov.
To all the people hating the kit cz of its triggers or missing hits on the ride let me tell you something as a owner of this kit.... Use the module 🤣 is as simple as that you can customize it as you please and I don't have any problems with it, I changed a lot of the standard sensitivity etc... and it sounds and plays AMAZING , snobs 😆
Do you know any good links to tuning the kit? Was gonna get this due to the hardware and then plug in on my own sounds but don't know how to tune the sensitivity of the triggers.
@@tobyanderson5360did you get any response to this mate?
unfortunately not mate sorry@@GRIMVEL
It helps when you are selling a product to put a salesperson behind it that will help sell it. This video doesn't do much justice for this kit I'll just say that. People saying the kit sounds awful because no one spent the time to create a good kit and fix the trigger and sensitivity settings. I've had this kit for two weeks now and I am still tweaking my first custom kit. These things suck right out of the box.. but if you know how to dial them in they will sound amazing.
Exactly! I think hiring an actual drummer with knowledge of how to play would help also.
I just got the Crimson 2 SE and yeah... Sensitivities and all that jazz out of the box are terrible.
I have this kit. I bought it 4 days ago. It's amazing!! I've been drumming for 36 years. It's an excellent affordable drum kit! I have tinnitus and had to switch to electric and I'm very pleased with my purchase 🤘🤘
can u get half-open hihat sound ?
@@hessianpeel2975 it’s possible to do but it’s a little trickier than an acoustic kit
How do you download more kits?
based on comments in just about every drum review ever made, people often don't judge sounds, they judge brands. I'm sure a lot of Yamaha or Roland lovers would hate sounds from their own brand, when they're told these sounds come from an Alesis drum machine. Not everyone of course, but let's be honest, as is the case with everything, there's a lot of snobbism involved. My brand is the best!
Yep, drummers are bigger cork sniffers than guitar players. I guess they need to justify paying 3x the price for their kits 🤷
Actually it's not snobbery. It's just sounds bad! That's the truth. It's sounds fake and cold.
@@amusic9825 it really depends on the module, and I’d say this kit is awesome for using in different softwares instead, of course the built in sounds are gonna be awful! They always are!
@@smarkmalark exactly! Who cares what the built in sounds are like when you can just add your own😂. It is by no means worth it to fork out £1.5k on a roland just to get some small pads, no bell sound a ride and some better sounds...
I have the alesis crimson 2 ( not this special edition) and love it. People talk shit on everything and anything but it fits my double kick sounds killer in my headphones but not out of a speaker. Lots of people have problems with the cymbal choke but it is mild I would say. They are nothing like a real cymbal even the 3 zone ride which the Roland brand does better. The only difference in this set is the type of mesh drum heads. That's the worst part of alesis I think even over sound since everyone that has an electric drum set is using a daw and vst. But alesis does this very small changes in kits from there nitro to command to the crimson and crimson 2 and now se.
that double-triggering kick would drive me bonkers after a while...
Yeah, it's really annoying. I didn't notice this in other video's or reviews of this kit. Does it have something to do with this guy's technique or foot skill?
as an owner of the kit and the annoying double trigger kick, I found it very effective to loosen the head and wrap two sock layers on the pedal beater. 👍
Go to menu,trigger ,hit your kick..retrig cancel..05 ..your welcome 😏
Maybe 7
Had that issue myself and it's easy enough to fix - as per other peep's comments
The sound is also very determinant on the amp and speaker used. Agree - garbage in, garbage out, however I couldn’t fault these sounds and sound is a very personal thing anyway. I’ve listened to music though some top end speakers and headphones and these are not the most pleasing to me.
I watched a lot of videos, including yours, thanks! Great video that helped me choose my e-kit. Very cool!
But I have a problem you could maybe help me with: 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 press, but often. Moreover, this happens more often if I press the pedal more slowly. This muddies up the sound. It's called a "double actuation" of the trigger.
I know this happens with electronic drums sometimes. 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 settings menu.
I went to a service center, and a representative shelves me connect my pedal to the same kit - and double actuation persisted. Moreover, this is observed even on the COMMAND MESH KIT (lower tier model). For a change, they put my pedal on COMMAND and a pedal from COMMAND on CRIMSON II - double actuation occurred in each combination.
This is some kind of general software issue. Have you or anyone else faced such an issue and how can it be fixed?
Sounds like this would be a great kit to trigger drum software over MIDI!
Just wondering, what would a real-life experienced drummer be missing in terms of features with this kit? For general drum playing (pop, rock, jazz... no double bass playing, no speed metal). Other than the simulated high-hat pedal, of course? It looks like a pretty complete kit to me... I mean, in terms of trigger zones on the pads and cymbals? Anything missing or that could be a deal breaker that I might be missing?
Lots of hate for the moduals kits but they are not horrible for practice in the bedroom and I don’t know anyone who doesn’t have toontracks or slate, native instruments and all the rest.
I run superior drummer 3 for writing I haven’t heard anything better in e-drum land
I like sound quality in my 2 se set.. I have also FAME DD-ONE XT but sound quality compared with crimson is very bad.
I think the bass drums bounces too much even if you dont hit it hard, because of the mesh pad, that's a downside of it! I can clearly hear it, it sounds triplets ,but it doesn't sound good.. The mesh bounce too much 😪
thinking of buying this as my first kit but notice it doesn't come with a kick pedal, how do i know which one is suitable if i buy separately ? does the pedal attach to the frame of the kick drum ? thanks.
Most people compare the sound to acoustic. There electric people!
Has anyone had to update their firmware on the crimson 2 se? I purchased a kit but it won’t transfer. I was advised to update my firmware but can only seem to find steps to do so with the strike kits.
kick is doing alottt of moving
spend time on trigger and voice settings ... you can get a lot out of this kit
I bought a DM10 many years ago and I had a major problem with the polyphony. The new kit should be better right?
Sounds like old Alesis DM10... :/
I have them, I love them, so I don't know, why are sounds so horrible at your movie. There are more options of sounds and feelings. Your sound on snare looks like Kalaschnikov.
I like Alesis Kits, but this one sounds like garbage sorry
They all do
Dreadful, double triggering, ride missing hits on fast playing and that hi hat wobbling would piss me right off
Sounds awful. Would never take this on stage.
Terrible sounds
Alesis always goes cheap with sound quality and firmware.
Trash sounding kit tbh.
No progress in sounds and dynamic too... Sorry but still BETTER Roland Sounds, even for the td11 to td17 are much BETTER...