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Who told you alesis had the best module? Someone like to you 😅.

@@dewayne5533 Alesis does though. Not software and sound wise but the physical unit of the recently released flagship is the best. It's basically a big iPad.

Hey Alex! So we tried our best to have the trigger settings as dialed in for most players out of the box, but there’s so much adjustability with our system and everyone’s playing styles a little bit different, so it may just take a bit of tweaking in the hihat trigger settings. What I would suggest is going into the hihat trigger settings and experimenting with the detection sensitivity on the bow and the edge zones. Watch the indicators on the module that show which zone is activating as you hit the cymbal and adjust the detection sensitivity until it’s accurate as you’re playing it. Also, I assume you’ve done the hihat control calibration? If not, that is definitely the first step to a great playing hihat. If you continue to have issues even after adjusting some of those settings, definitely hit up Zildjian Customer Care. We have a team dedicated to handling ALCHEM-E related questions, so we will most definitely help and get your kit playing great for you 👍 zildjian.com/pages/contact

@@inertiadrummer Yes, I am already in contact with support, so far responses are quite quick, which is not quite common nowadays, hope you guys will manage to keep it this way. The issue I am referring to is not zones selection or random mistriggering. The module consistently ignores stick strokes if they coincide with foot chick. Confirmed by MIDI output. The issue becomes very apparent when you have hi hat stroke accentuated by slightly opening, followed by a stick stroke on normally closed hats in the next beat - there is no chick sound at all, as hats movement is very small, so volume of the chick is not audible, but the stick stroke is discarded by module, so you are getting a dead note. I have already shared a video with support. Just wanted to ask if your module shows the same behavior, and if not, may be sharing settings, there are quite a few of these.

This is firmware that is not loaded on the module out of the box, but is now available on the Zildjian website to be downloaded, so you can update right away. So if you purchase a kit, you’ll need to download and install the v1.1 firmware and sound library to get up and running for the best performance 👍

@@inertiadrummer thanks.

Hey Matt! So that is an extra 14” floor tom, not a 16”. I actually work for Zildjian and I’m the lead on the ALCHEM-E project, so I have all of this gear for product development and testing. Not an easy gig, but it does have its perks 😁

@@inertiadrummer Oh nice! Tough job, but somebody has to do it! Well it seems like it's a great product and I'm looking to get one in the next few months and will definitely be looking to add additional toms and cymbals when available. Thanks for posting so we can get more info on the kit! And if you need a below average drummer to test some additional sized toms and cymbals let me know, I'd be happy to buy them when possible 😄

Thank you so much! If you want hundreds of tracks like this, check out Tim Baltes on Bandcamp or @timbofromkeno on Instagram. That’s where I got them. He has a bunch of albums full of drumless backing tracks that are super fun to jam along to🤘

Hey thank you for the kind words 🙏 Yes, the trigger settings for all drums and cymbals have a ton of adjustability. You can tweak and dial things in to meet your particular playing style. Should be good out of the box but it really comes to life when you spend just a few minutes tweaking for your playing. The triggering is very accurate. Most videos out now were recorded using old software versions and/or have not totally adjusted cymbal settings within the module. Between the algorithms going on behind the scenes and the trigger setting adjustments you can make in the module, these things play just like the real thing, it’s so much fun🤘

I’ll just say, there’s nothing like playing on actual alloy hihats like these 👍

So do you feel it’s better cause the hihat is the one problem e-kits have a trouble getting right

@@downnorthmusic these hihats are easily the best I’ve ever played. They are light, nuanced, and incredibly responsive.

@@inertiadrummer When I press down hard with my foot on hi-hat I feel it never has that tight sound, but I just played in a store and didn't calibrate the hi-hat like the Zildjian website shows. Hopefully I can fix that cause everything else feels great. Drums generally feel closest to real drums so far for e-kits. Feels like a version 1.0, but it is, so just imagine 2.0

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Yeah there’s a couple in there, needed to dial down the cross stick sensitivity just a touch. Cross stick is a combination of velocity on the rim reading the head and shell/rim sensors.

Yes. Mostly dialing in trigger settings even more and adding some instruments to the sound library.

@@inertiadrummer I think it would be a good idea to do this firmware before the lauch. I tried the gold kit in my Music Store and the triggering was terrible… I don’t know if it was just the setting configuration or not… It will be hard to sell unit like this..

@@user-os3hu7zc6k yessir, that’s exactly what we’re doing. These kits in store have pre-release firmware and may not all be dialed in correctly. There will be an optimized firmware v1.1 available right at launch middle of next month 👍 Big reason I shot this quick video, to show what the triggering can really do when it’s adjusted.

Have you seen the price on this thing? Yikes.

@@sunnibird yes but I’m rich so

Everything here is final production, other than the module firmware and sound library which will continue to get updates 👍

Hey there 👋 I work for Zildjian, I’m actually the lead on the ALCHEM-E project (which is why I mentioned I’m a bit biased 😅). Wanted to throw together a quick video so people could see a little bit more of how the kit can really play when it’s dialed in, and this still isn’t the final firmware we’ll have ready by June. Much more to come!

@@inertiadrummer ah! wish these were shipping now. also any ideas where I can test one in PORTLAND OREGON?

@@ledoov there should be a demo kit at the Beaverton Guitar Center you can check out! It won’t have final firmware just yet but you can get an idea of how the kit plays.

@@inertiadrummer SWEET

@@inertiadrummer are all the kits samples of real kits or "digital" like Roland? I really just want great sounding real sounds if possible similar to how I've triggered superior drum 3 samples. But I hate having to do that I just want a great module.

That’s awesome! I had them in Wisconsin and traded them away years ago. Where abouts are you located? Curious where they’ve traveled to!

I bought them for my friend , A few years ago , I’m in Chicago

Hey! No this is the Mike Johnston cymbal pack- 14" Extra Dry hi hats 20" extra-thin crash 21" signature Mike Johnston Transition Ride 18" extra-dry thin crash I’ve since switched to all Zildjian Special Dry Ks and K Cons, very very happy 👍

That‘s funny .. I think also to switch to Zildjian .. Playin since 15 Years Meinl ... The Byzance Series are Great .. All of them ... But i want something new.. I See ..

Wow, I may print that comment off and put it up on my fridge, haha! Thank you, far too kind

@@inertiadrummer I'm confused now I thought you also had a video of you playing a red kit that you were selling in 2012, style was funky. Was that a video of yours? I don't see it now

@@sat1241 hmm, don’t think so. Must’ve been someone else! Sorry!

That’s weird because I don’t even drink tea

Travis Woodall thanks man! Yeah it turned out amazing. Congrats on your new kit, you’re gonna love it!

codenameparker hey thanks! I got them here: www.moverssupplies.com/sound-blankets-producers-choice.html They’re called producers choice acoustic blankets, they definitely help the sound in my drum room!

Varg.Official nope, they put on Evans coated heads on the batter side and clear on the reso side!