How to upgrade your cheap e-drums to make them awesome
How to upgrade your cheap e-drums to make them awesome
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0:00 intro
0:45 why do this?
1:07 my kit upgrades
2:02 how to know what will work
2:27 learn about your module
2:52 don’t make this mistake
4:38 READ THE MANUAL
5:15 what to upgrade first
7:40 the VST option
8:55 after upgrading the module
9:59 snare upgrades
10:35 ride upgrades
10:57 other cymbals
11:22 do you really need dual zone toms?
12:25 should you upgrade your rack?
13:43 modules to consider
15:34 details of my upgrades
i like the transfer sveeew noise, its my new favorite transition
Well performed ! i’m completely amazed how you figure out the settings on most edrums on the market , maybe you can lend me a hand ,,,
god dammmmn the hi-hat part had me man ! I was under the impression that you could change the Hi-hat and stuff could happen easily but I guess i was wrong .
Another excellent video!Thanks
Hello!
I have cheap drum kit. Alesis nitro mesh kit. I wanted to get bigger snare, so I buy ATV Xd P13M snare from drum-tec (I am from Croatia – Europe).
But there is a little problem. Snare has two zones. Center and rim. When i hit center a bit harder it triggers rim. I tried to tweek setings in the module (DM7x) but stil not perfect.
ATV has 3 cone design, but I dont know where the rim trigger is placed. And module does not have center/rim balance function.
Please help!
Reading the manual is a lost art 😂
Excellent video!! 👍👍👍
"An additional 2 inches actually makes a huge difference." ….That’s what she said.
Thank you! 🙂
If your cable snake has single TRS cables and you find you need to split it for a Cymbal that requires 2 TS cables you can use a breakout cable. That splits the TRS into 2 TS cables. This also works if you want to take your dual zone inputs and use single zone toms and get more toms, or maybe use a bar trigger for a bell and so on. Just FYI
Awesome video!! I have a question, I have the alesis nitro mesh drum kit, and I don’t really like the sounds on it, can I hook up a drum machine to it and change the sounds through the midi cable? Thank you!!
10:06 This is what I try to tell all the ladies
Hi, why don’t brands sell their kits without module?
Imagine you want to keep your module and just upgrade the hardware… It doesn’t seem possible to buy a new kit.
Why is that ?
After 3 years,I broke my kick drum from my alesis nitro mesh. Found out how weak they made it but still feel I got my use out of it. Is there a electric kick drum you prefer, thats built strong n not a crazy price. Cuz to replace the alesis one is around $80