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Rating And Reviews: Alesis DM10X Kit Drums

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"Awesome cant get enough!!" submitted January 24, 2013

By Isaac P in Brooklyn, NY
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Musical Background: Drumming 18 years
Music Style: heavy rock, metal, pop
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Overall: let me start off by saying that I upgraded from an alesis dm6 session which i really liked, well right? how in the world did I like it? I'm not a beginner I'm drumming for 18 years now, and conditions of me living in an apartment with neighbors made me buy an electric kit, so my acoustic kit is just sitting in my studio and this baby is home! it does make noise, its not as quiet as the dm6 especially the kick pad is the loudest, theres no way I can jam late nights but I dont really wanna convert to mesh pads, the rack is nice and the accessories the parts are top notch, I really like that they finally took off the snare from the rack, and put it in its own stand, cymbals are meant to be dual zone, the ride is tripple zone, the rim sound, the bell and the rebound bell, however im disappointed the rebound bell has too much crosstalk, one other thing I loved was that with this kit you can actually play cross stick rimshots, its pretty cool, the cymbals are supposed to be chokable, well only one crash chokes and only if you grab it firmly at the edge, the ride does not choke and the second crash doesnt either, the dm10 module is just amazing, I didnt even have to use external triggers, it has 100 kits, to be honest I use basically 5 out of the 100 and so will you, the accoustic kits sounds are excellent, and i mean really good I am really choosy when it comes to quality sound, Iv'e tried the roland, no comparison the alesis has it when it comes to sound, just great beautiful sounds, just too much reverb and all that but just a couple of hours you can tweak it the way you want, actually thats one of my problems, when you turn off the module you would have to reset next time you turn it on, whatever oh so it took me like a half hour to assemble, and I dont build maybe you do so its gonna take you less, and im sitting on this ever since..... zzounds is the best they got me the best affordable price, I'm literally wowed by their service, wont think twice where to buy my next instrument!! thanks !! drum rolllllllllllll
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"Happy Apartment Drummer with a bit of cash left over for extras." submitted August 8, 2012

By Adrian H in Virginia Beach, VA
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Musical Background: Been playing music for almost 30 years. I have played semi professionally but now am just playing and recording at home.
Music Style: Rock-Reggae fusion, blues, rock, Hip-Hop
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Sound: This kit has a very realistic sound to it but what I love is the fact that there are some very synthisized sounds on it as well. Out of the box I was very worried about some response problems that I had. (Double Sticking, flams, rolls, etc.) After some tweaking and calibration it was dead on and sounded great. I play a lot of Reggae and I dont know that this kit is best suited for that style. Im still trying to make the transition from accoustic to electric though so maybe things will change. The different settings of the DM10 controler make it very easy to compensate for certain things and man are their options. I still havent even scratched the surface of everything it can do. I would definately reccomend this set with this warning... If you are looking for an electric kit that plays like an accoustic kit you should stop looking because In my opinion on just does not exist. Electric drums are a totally different beast.. I sure am learning to love them though!! Feature: I love the dual zone toms and snare. I have a triple zone ride which is really sweet once you get the settings figured out. All of the heads are real style drum heads which beat the heck out of rubber pads on competitor products. Roland has them beat with the mesh heads but i found out that After my warranty is up, I can install mesh heads so I feel like I came out on top of this one. The entire kit is made of good quality products. Ease of Use: Kit sounded great right out of the box. I have some other Alesis products that work well with my kit. All of the preset drum kits sound great but its really cool that you can take pieces from any kit on there and build your own kit. I think that anyone who can follow basic instructions and has a drummers instincts can easily set this up and get the best possible sound out of it with minimal frustration. Quality: As I stated before, this entire kit is made out of good quality products. They didnt skimp a bit when they constructed this kit. i can beat the heck out of this thing and have the confidence that it will stand strong and perform just as well as any other kit on the market. i see this lasting me for many many years to come. Value: After researching what seemed like every electric kit on the planet (in my price range) i have found and firmly believe that this kit is where a drummer can get the most bang for his buck. i bought this and still had money left over to get a nice monitor system for it and a mat to go under it along with lots of other little extras including a nice double lick pedal. Keep in mind this kit does not come with a kick pedal. Manufacturer Support: Support of this product leaves a bit to be desired. There were supposed to be some updates to come out for it but I have learned that it probably isnt going to happen. After making some phone calls and doing some research on the net I have found that the Alesis Techs are hard to get any straight answers out of. We will see if that improves. Still doesnt make me regret my purchase. The Wow Factor: For me its the ability to jam out in my 1 bedroom apartment without getting the cops called. Nuff said! Overall: I have been playing drums since I could walk. Got my first drum kit at 18 months and have been rocking ever since. As a drummer I have been afforded the priveledge of touring a bit and have spent lots of time in the recording studio. I have always used an accoustic kit and never imagined myself using anything else. I have had kits from all of the big name brands out there and with a bit of tweaking have loved them all. A few years back the band split and I took a break from music. I now live in an apartment and no longer have a practice venue. Recently I have had that old familiar itch to make some music. Living in an apartment, I cant just set my drums up and jam on them whenever I want to. After much thought and consideration, I decided to sell my 9 piece accoustic kit along with the rack system and such to switch to an electric kit. Now I have never owned let alone really played an electric drum set. I have messed around in the music shops a bit but that was the extent of my electric drum knowledge and experience. I searched all over the place at all of the different kits that are out there. I knew that i wanted four toms and at least 2 cymbals not including the Hi-Hat. Again, I just didnt even know what to look for. The first kits that I looked at and played were Roland Kits. The Roland Kits are awesome! There is no doubt about that. I loved the mesh heads and the size of the kit that I wanted but WOW!!! They were just so expensive and I had to think about some of the extras that I would need to purchase (like an amp designed to handle electric drums) so i kept looking. I sat down behind an alesis DM10 Studio kit and really liked the way that it felt and sounded. It had 4 10 inch toms and had two crashes and one ride along with the Hi-Hat. The price was great but I wanted my toms to be a bit bigger. After all I had a top of the line TAMA Kit with all of the extras so I wanted to get something nice that I would love. So the search continued.. After pouring through lots and lots of other kits the DM10X kit came to my attention. I loved the fact that it had two 10" toms and two 12" toms along with a 12" snare. The Alesis units have the real head drum heads which are quite a bit louder than the Roland mesh heads but still nowhere close to as loud as an accoustic drum kit. I also found out that AFTER my warranty was up I could fairly easily convert the heads over to mesh. I decided to go with the DM10X so I ordered it and waited for it to show up at my place. When it arrived it was in one big box. At first glance I thought to myself "there is no way the whole kit is in here" I unboxed it and put it together and low and behold.. Its all there and she is beautiful. What a great looking kit this is. (I had not actually seen the DM10X in person) Setup and assembly were a breeze. I plugged it in and started jamming away and my neighbors knew none the better. I realized fairly quickly that my style of playing would require some calibrating. after reading the manual I jumped right in and after a few hours of messing around with it i had the kit calibrated to my exact style and man was it awesome. I can play through the night and no one is the wiser.
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"Alesis DM10X Kit Electronic Drum Set" submitted October 3, 2012

By john grandbois in bottineau, ND
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Musical Background: garage/basements/parties, been playing for about 25yrs. Bass guitar & drums...
Music Style: rock & metal, but I can mellow out too ;D
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Overall: I am very satisfied with my purchase!! I am an apartment dweller and I have been banging on my kit for a couple/few weeks now & I have ZERO complaints ;D
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"Alesis DM10 X " submitted September 10, 2012

By Steve G in New York, NY
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Musical Background: Played drums for several periods of time over the past 45 years
Music Style: Rock, Blues, R&B
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Overall: Purchased this kit to begin playing after a hiatus from playing on acoustic I am totally blown away by the feel, flexibility and sound of these drums I live in an apartment in NYC, play through headphones and the sound is not disturbing to my neighbors. The quality exceeded expectations The look amazing and I Love playing again!
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