Feature:
Ok

Quality:
Like I said I've used this same unit for 10 years and we play everything from clus to fairs and shows and a lot of them and knock on wood its still working five. I have it mounted in a rack and it is taken care of.

Value:
Yes I also have a Roland PD 7 and it is quite hard to operate.

Sound:
I think the sounds in the DM 5 for the money spent are pretty darn good. Have had this unit for almost 10 years and it still works fine.

Ease of Use:
Its ok

Support:
Talked with them twice about operational isues and was given the wrong info. both times so I went to the manual and got it taken care of.

Overall:
As long as it continues to work I'll keep it. Probably would go with a roland next time

Its a great quality modual. It has alot of features for trigger settings. The Hi-Hat pedal can be set for Open Closed and the And, Giving it a more realistic playing capability. The drum sounds are very reasonable and there are many Cymbals and what not to pick from. The FX list is limited but extensive in its own way, you really dont need more then what they give. Its a great lil' device.

Quality:
Been using for 6 years now with not one problem and it was even dropped once!

Sound:
Using a bass head with a a seven band equalizer I can really dial in my roland pads the way I want to.

Feature:
The unit has a lot of programmable features for each trigger input and sound. I had virtually no cross-talk or sensitivity problems and the v-curve set to 1 had excellent feel response. No grooves to play along with, or anything. Just sounds.

Quality:
Lots of plastic, I'm used to metal rack-mount devices. The spin-knob doesn't track 100%, it likes to skip numbers.

Value:
Having it to do over again, I'd get the Roland TD-3 instead.

Desirability:
The rack-mount chasis is much nicer than the Roland tablet style.

Sound:
The drum sounds aren't the best. There's not a large library of sounds to choose from either. With some work you could build maybe one good kit out of all the sounds available.

Support:
I rate this a 10, since I never needed them.

Up until recently I had only ever worked with the Boss DR series of drum machines. I must say that the Alesis DM5 blows away anything Boss has ever done.

Feature:
again, until you hit the roland td12 this has more features and sounds the lesser rolands.

Quality:
great! its durable, ive used it extensively on the road studio and practice. its had booze and all other sorts of "liquids" dumped or shot on it. its been dropped and even fallen of speakers. after the scratches, wear, and abuse it still rocks.

Value:
nothing touches this for the price. i have 2 units and other rolands. this rocks. even use it in combination w/ td3. just way too many much better sounds.

Desirability:
its hot! its all black. easy to read screen... like ive said, until you jump into the 'over 1000$' category, you wont touch this. these other reviews are reviewing the pads as well. the pads that come with this (if you get the kit) are crap. bad mounts and all. the module rocks.

Sound:
the sounds are great. if you've been around the digitial world for awhile this is incredible until you get to the roland td12 and up. i also have the td3 this is great!

Ease of Use:
perfect, out of the box and after wiring the triggers. i barely had anything to do w/ adjustments for xtalk, etc. that is coming from a fairly good understanding of triggers work. if you dont understand how or where to place your triggers well you'll be in hell but thats with any unit. it also depends if you're using pads or acoustics.

Support:
dont know? never needed them after 14 years of using this.

Overall:
i just wish i could actually load other sounds into this module. would be great if i could have some memory of sorts with this.

As a former drummer turned guitarist, I couldn't help but notice the day the drummer began getting more consistant bass and snare sounds. It turned out to be the DM-5's doing.
Also added were some way cool effects that really helped bring out the dynamics in the band's overall performance.
The toms are ok, but we prefer the sound of a mic'd tom. However, if you need to save channels at the PA board or want a cheaper alternative then buying a bunch of mics, try the DM-5.

I baught a used DM5 1 week ago. read the instruction book for 5 minutes and totally figured it out.good sounds for recording.

Feature:
No accessories unless the manual is one.

Quality:
Minw has been a LEMON from day one and has cost me extra money, extra time, and stage embarassment!

Value:
Don't waste your money. It will cost you more as soon as warranty is out if not before!

Desirability:
Sorry!

Sound:
Some useful sounds but most are really not useful hen set up good professional sounds.

Ease of Use:
If mine would work it might be ok. The "Value" dial is junk. It jumps forward, backward, won't stay on your selection, it's like it just goes where it wants.

Support:
BEWARE! Seems they change service centers like socks. They sent me to one, which is now not connected to them, in TX and I'm in OK. Cost me $100 plus, time, travel, lose of use just to have they tell me no problem found. It has problem 2 or 3 times out of five when turned on! Manufacture say's take it to another of their NOW service center. Sure right! For another $100 plus to hear them say no problem found. They should be with me when on stage and the unit just freezes or just quits!

Overall:
Looking for another competitors product now. But I'm pretty gun shy after this has cost me approximately $250 over the purchase price of $400. Contact me if you want the whole story!

Feature:
Not too many features. Headphone jack is in the front. LCD display is fairly easy to read.

Quality:
Adjustment knob skips around. Very poor quality.

Value:
In my opinion, not even worth $100. It's a good thing I didn't pay anything for this donated unit.

Desirability:
Believe me, you don't want this. Get a colonoscopy instead.

Sound:
Basic, mediocre sounds. There are only 21 drum kits. Customizing kits is frustrating and takes patience.

Ease of Use:
The DM5 unit & pads I use were donated to our church from another church. Like I said before, the DM5 sounds are basic and there's nothing that really stands out. My own personal drumset is a Roland V-Stage and this DM5 is such a disappointment. "Machine-gunning" when doing rolls, can't detect flams unless spaced far apart, unresponsive to nuances. There's not much to learn with this unit.

Support:
NA. Never used it.

Overall:
Save up for a Roland HD-1. You are wasting your money on this. Save up for something better and you will be greatly more satisfied in the future.