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Alesis DM5 Pro Kit Electronic Drum SetThe Alesis DM5 Pro Kit is the best value for every skill level. The DM5 Pro is an outstanding setup - a high–quality, low–cost, complete electronic drum kit with professional sound and familiar, comfortable playability. Featuring quick setup and easy portability, combined with the DM5's versatile sound selection, drummers can practice quietly with headphones or get as loud as they need to be. Plus upgraded drum and cymbal pads provide the more authentic feel of an acoustic set. These pads make playing a joy whether you are recording in the studio, playing live on stage or just jamming in your garage.
When considering its portability and power, the DM5 functions equally well for recording or performing.
DM5 Pro Kit Features
- Complete electonic 5-piece drum kit featuring velocity sensitive pads (5 drum pads) snare, 3 toms, kick, (3 cymbal pads) ride,crash and hi–hat
- Alesis Professional DM5 module containing 540 sounds and 21 programmable drum sets recorded in 48kHz, true stereo, with ambient effects in a single rack space module
- Dynamic Articulation feature allows drum sounds to change volume, tone, and pitch depending on how hard they’re hit – just like real drums
- Natural movement motion cymbals and Hi-hat controller pedal for realistic open/dose control
- Ultra–fast trigger–to–MIDI converter with 12 trigger inputs, 5 programmable parameters for each trigger
- Professional quality hardware with real drum shells, firm grip hardware mounts and heavy–duty Hi–hat control pedal
- All sounds recorded in true stereo at 48 kHz with ambient effects
- Random sample feature brings new life to static tracks by realistically varying the sound of the drum as it is played
- All necessary interconnect cables included
- *KICK PEDAL NOT INCLUDED
The Alesis DM5 is a Versatile, Affordable Drum and Percussion Sound Module
For drummers and MIDI composers on a budget, the Alesis DM5 offers professional performance features and an excellent selection of drum, percussion and special effect samples. The DM5 puts over 540 sounds into a single rack space, many recorded in true stereo and with ambient effects. Both classic Alesis studio drum sounds and new cutting-edge sounds for the latest musical styles are well represented. You'll find a great selection of kicks, snares, toms, hi-hats, percussion instruments, special effect samples and more.
The DM5's Expanded Dynamic Articulation feature allows drum sounds to change volume, tone, and pitch depending on how hard they're hit – just like real drums. Plus, the DM5's Random Sample feature brings new life to static tracks by realistically varying the sound of the drum as you play.
The DM5 includes an ultra-fast trigger-to-MIDI converter with 12 trigger inputs, 5 programmable parameters for each trigger, 21 programmable drumsets, and four audio outputs for discrete processing and control. Whether you're looking for a MIDI-controlled percussion module, a drum replacement tool for mixing, or an affordable answer for triggering sounds from electronic drum pads, the DM5 is the affordable solution.
Alesis DM5 Specifications
- Audio Outputs: 4 (2 stereo pairs)
- Trigger Input Jacks: 12 (each with 5 user adjustable trigger parameters)
- DAC Bit Resolution: 18
- Sample Rate: 48kHz
- Sounds: Over 500; includes stereo samples with reverb, ambience and dynamic articulation
- Polyphony: 16 voice
- Panning: 7 position, user programmable
- Velocity Response: 127 levels of loudness via MIDI or trigger inputs
- Kits: 21 Memory locations with defaults permanently stored in ROM
- MIDI Jacks: In, Out/Thru
- Headphone Jack: 1/4-inch TRS with variable gain
- Switchable Footswitch Jack: 1/4-inch jack can be assigned to hi-hat or program advance mode
- Tuning Scheme: Coarse (chromatic) and Fine (cents)
- Data Input: Data knob, front panel keypad sound auditioning via velocity-sensitive Preview button on front panel
- Expanded Dynamic Articulation™: Modulates tone and pitch
- Power: 9 VAC external transformer, UL and CSA approved
- Dimensions (WxHxD): 19 x 1.75 x 6 inches
- Weight: 4.5 lbs.
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| | AMS Customer from USA | | Overall Ranking: | | Quality:
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| | | Subject: | AWESOME KIT FOR THE CASH !!!! | | Overall:
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The hardware is reasonably well built and went togeather easily. Product was boxed great, very well protected.
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The rack is great. I'm a tall guy and it readily adjusts to my needs as well as the 'average' size guys. Mesh heads on it from the factory would be the only 'out of the box' embellishment.
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I'm a guitarist, not really a drummer, and I figured out hot to make it run and change drums, save, and midi it up, all without the manual.
VALUE:
Bought it so I could improve my drum abilities without spending a fortune and pi$$in@ off my neighbors. LOTS OF BANG FOR YOUR DOLLAR!!! 3 different drummers have stopped by and we've jammed through a board and headphone set-up. Everyone loved the kit.
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You can re arrange the factory sets to your liking, OR use it to control litterally THOUSANDS of computer based kits and noises. | |
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4.5 It is alot nicer than most electronic kits I have ever played. Played, others like rolands kits, yamaha kits, pintech, and homemade electronic kits.
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4.5 The pads and the rack are very durable.
EASE OF USE:
4 Because setup took awhile although this product is very easy to use. Took only a minute to learn, owned a D4 for 5 yrs.
VALUE:
5 It was worth every penny.
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4.5 The product can be pretty real sounding especially with backing tracks or in a live setting i do not think that most people could tell the difference. | |
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Seems fairly sturdy. Not sure about the cymbals seem kind of cheap. Would be nice if hardware used wing nuts instead of lugs on everything.
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Real heads for under $600! Wide range of sounds. Would like to find out where to get replacement parts or more clamps and pads. Nothing in the owners manual for buying more parts or pads?!
EASE OF USE:
Straight forward setup. Used right out of box, but later changed to suit my taste.
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Real heads for under $600!!
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Some pretty good sounds, but some really crappy ones that you would probably never use. | |
| | FargoDrummer from Fargo, ND | | fargopcguy@yahoo.com | | Overall Ranking: | | Sound:
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| I am a very heavy hitter, and this kit has taken it all! The guy on here saying that this kit failed must have been using sledge hammers for drumsticks. I've had mine for over a year, not a single issue. I did upgrade the trigger cables though. I have even used it on live gigs and it played perfectly.I have also purchased accoustic drum triggers for my Pearl Export drum kit and I now use the DM5 module for many live gigs. | | Features:
| Has all the features of the more expesive kits,except the toms,snare and cymbals are all one voiced triggers. | | Sound:
| Sounds great!! | | Overall:
| I really like this kit! It's a great deal for the price! | | Value:
| Great Value! | | Appearance:
| Looks a little flimsy, but it is NOT! | | Do you own this product?:
| I have had mine about 1 year | | Date submitted:
| 11-27-08 | |
| | Brian from Plainfield, Illinois, USA | | Overall Ranking: | | Sound:
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| The brain seems as dependable as any of the other brands, but the cymbal modules are definitely fragile. I played the kit for less than an hour before the high hat module failed. I replaced it with one I was using as a cymbal and it failed the following day. I play aggressively, but not overly so. I definitely wasn't bashing the crap out of it. | | Features:
| The brain is the best feature of the set. It is the one part of the set that is actually worth the money. The stock sounds programmed by the factory were average at best, but with a fair amount of tweeking I was able to get some usable sounds from it. The controls are very user friendly and it only took about 10 minutes to get the hang of it. I don't recommend buying this as a kit, but the brain is available to purchase by itself, and isn't a abd investment if you just want to mix a few electronic pads into your acoustic set and purchase them separately as well. | | Sound:
| As I said, the sound is usable (not award winning by any means) once you've done some tweeking. It will never sound completely like a true acoustic set, especially the faster you play it. I bought it for silent recording (for demos, not stuff for the public) and it worked weel enough soundwise for that. The sound sensitivity from the rim to the center of the drumhead was a bit overcompensated for, but it's easy with electronic drums to re-track any missed or off-center hits, so not a big deal. | | Overall:
| You get what you pay for, my lesson has been learned. It seems to me that all the money went into the brain, and the rest of the set was made as cheaply as possible. This would be a great investment for a 10 year old kid living in an apartment, or a DJ looking to add some beats to the mix. REAL drummers beware. | | Value:
| No, it doesn't matter how good it sounds if it's broken. On the plus side, though, I've never experienced any problems returning an item to AMS. They definitely seem to want the customer to be happy, and their customer service is top-notch. They keep a bad product experience from tail-spinning into a bad overall experience. Plus they do that in a few minutes rather than taking up an hour of your time. | | Appearance:
| It's pretty enough I guess. I liked the fact they used white for the drumheads. |
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