Alesis is claiming great things for its new Strike MultiPad, saying it ‘far surpasses the performance and creative potential of any previous electronic drum pad’.
The new MultiPad boasts nine customisable RGB pads, 4.3” full-colour display, built-in sampler/looper, 32GB storage, five built-in effects processors and over 8,000 sounds.
Alesis says it has designed the Strike MultiPad around the drummer’s requirement to be able to sample, edit, loop and perform in a seamless manner. To that end, the MultiPad offers 8000+ built-in sounds, 32GB of storage and the ability to record samples from any source (smartphone, mic, off the Internet, via USB, from virtually any other audio device). The nine velocity-sensitive pads have customisable RGB lights and are easily configured for maximum playing convenience. The presence of these customisable RGB lights under each pad also means they are particularly easy to use on dark stages.
Key Features:
- 9 Velocity-Sensitive pads with customisable RGB lights
- 32GB of internal storage with over 6GB of included samples and loops
- 4.3” colour display
- Built-in Sampler
- Built-in Loop Recorder
- 2 channel USB audio interface
- Connect a USB drive to quickly load WAV files
- Five onboard effects processors (3 kit FX, 1 master FX, 1 comp/EQ)
- Separate Main, Aux and Headphone outputs
- Three trigger inputs and two dual foot-switch inputs for system expansion
- “A-LINK” – Two fully-assignable infinite rotary encoders
No UK price has yet been announced but as a guide, in the USA the units will sell for $699.
Info: alesis.com
The CSD400 is an eight-piece full mesh head kit comprising of the Commander 500 sound module, five mesh drum pads (1 x 8” bass pad with kick pedal, 1 x 10“ dual-zone snare and 3 x 8” dual-zone toms) and three cymbals (1 x 10“ single-zone hi-hat，2x 10” single-zone crash and ride cymbals with choke function). The module features 12 user-defined drum kits, 29 preset drum kits, 358 high-quality percussion voices, 20 demo songs, 3-band EQ and two reverb settings.
The G9 Workstation features a touch-screen sound engine packed with features including high-definition live drum samples of many well-known drums and cymbals. Each multi-layered sample can be treated with a range of built-in effects including compression and comprehensive equalization, as well as adding room ambience and reverb. The Workstation contains multichip architecture giving superior sound processing along with stroke detection and features both 128GB internal memory and a further 4GB flash memory, while the G9’s connectivity includes stereo XLR outputs, jack outputs for each individual kit element, USB and MIDI.
Other features include on-board recording facility (48kHz sampling rate), Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, PDF reader, music player (featuring a vary-speed player which preserves the pitch of the tracks and loop function), customizable stage sets stored in chains for quick set changes during live use, sound output mapping and much more. GEWA also detailed plans for their online cloud-based store, which the G9 will be able to connect to via Wi-Fi, and where further sound samples and kits will be available for purchase.
Along with the G9 Workstation (module) itself, the G9 features drum shells and hardware made by DW Drums along with newly designed mesh heads from REMO. The kit comes in a range of configurations ranging from a six-piece set-up featuring mesh pads and a polymer rack (designed by DW) through to a six-piece featuring full wood shells and a newly designed, heavy-duty split rack design. All of the kits feature GEWA’s new e-cymbals, which have been specially designed from the ground up to replicate the feel, weight and motion of traditional cymbals, with each kit supplied with 14” hi-hats, 2 x 14” crash cymbals and an 18” ride cymbal as standard.
Also supplied as standard is a supplement of specially designed DW hardware, including: hi-hat stand featuring a special lock to keep the hi-hat controller in-place and cushioned feet to aid noise reduction when in use; a snare drum stand featuring cushioned snare basket and feet to aid noise reduction; and a kick pedal featuring a noise reducing beater.
Price-wise, the G9 Workstation kits ranges from €4000.00 for the Studio 6 set-up (which features more traditional mesh pads on toms rather than drum shells) through to €5599.00 for the Pro LQ6 flagship model. The G9 Workstation module will also be available separately for €2399.00.
