Tagged: alesis
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Alesis
Alesis KitStream review | Is it worth buying?
Alesis KitStream review: what the $399 kick-mounted mic and trigger box does well, where it falls short and how it compares with Yamaha's EAD range.
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Alesis KitStream | Mic and stream your kit
Alesis KitStream clamps to your bass drum hoop and records, triggers and streams your acoustic kit from one box, with no stands or mixer.
How to
Connect an e-kit to a computer | USB, MIDI, latency
How to connect an electronic drum kit to a computer: the USB cable, MIDI versus audio, the buffer and driver settings that kill latency, and mapping the pads.
Getting Started
Buying a drum kit for a child | A parent's guide
A parent's guide to a child's first drum kit: the right size by age, electronic or acoustic, the kits worth buying, noise, lessons and ear protection.
Alesis
Alesis Nitro Max review | The best first electronic kit?
Alesis Nitro Max review: the cheapest all-mesh electronic kit worth owning — the module, the pads, where it falls short, and who should buy a Roland instead.
Head to Head
Roland TD-07KV vs Alesis Nitro Max | Is the Roland worth double?
Roland TD-07KV vs Alesis Nitro Max, row by row: pads, module, sounds, Bluetooth and what is in the box — and whether the Roland earns its price over the Alesis.
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Zildjian A Family and K Custom Dark hit Alesis
Alesis has quietly finished its Zildjian line-up. A Family and K Custom Dark are live for Strata and BFD at £29 each, seven Artist Vault cymbals apiece.
All Our Buying Guides
Electronic drum kits | The complete buying guide
Mesh vs rubber, why the module matters more than the pads, and the electronic drum kits we'd actually buy at every budget in 2026.
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Zildjian's next Alesis packs | What we know
Two more Zildjian sound packs are due for Alesis Strata and BFD in late August. Here is exactly what has been confirmed, and what has not.
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Zildjian cymbals land on Alesis kits | From £39
Alesis has partnered with Zildjian to put Artist Vault cymbal sounds on Strata kits and BFD. Session Mix Vol 1 is out now at £39 in a launch offer.