The sounds you get included are not the greatest. The Alesis Nitro Mesh is a very entry-level kit. With all this being said, if noise a concern, you may want to check out one of Yamaha’s DTX kits with TCS. Take a listen to the noise comparison here. Yamaha makes an electronic drum kit with Textured Cellular Silicone that is far quieter than mesh drum heads. That doesn’t mean that mesh heads will be the winner of the quietest playing surface. Rubber pads are going to be much louder than mesh pads.
I recall being in my first apartment and having my next door neighbor quite upset with me playing my kit after a certain time. E drums may in fact be significantly quieter than real drums, but they can pose a problem still. The noise of the padsįirst off, despite what I said earlier about electronic drum kits being quiet, the truth is, they may still be loud. When switching back to an acoustic kit, you may have a harder time playing than normal. Mesh drum heads act as a trampoline does. However, they do place a false sense of realism on your playing.
Mesh drum heads are superior to rubber pads in that they feel better to play on, in my opinion. The heads are designed to be extremely quiet and are surprisingly durable. Simply put, mesh drum heads are a type of playing surface for kits, both electronic and acoustic, that are made from strands of nylon woven together at a 90 degree angle. They are generally reserved for higher-end kits from brands like Roland. I’m sure you’ve seen or felt them before. The Nitro Mesh ships with, as the name implies, mesh drum pads. I for one am happy these relics will finally be put to death! The original Nitro shipped with regular rubber pads, which are less than ideal in today’s market.
NITRO ZONE PHOTOS UPGRADE
Mesh drum heads that are tunableĪ huge upgrade for this kit is obviously the heads. Included with the kit are three cymbal pads: a ride cymbal, hi-hat, and a crash that is chokable. Unfortunately, the tom drums are only single zoned. The included snare drum is in fact a dual-zone pad, allowing you to get a different sound from both the mesh pad and the outer rim. The Nitro kit features your standard five-piece drum setup, complete with four drums, a kick pad, and three cymbals. Eight playable surfaces to drum your heart out Let’s take a look at some of the best features. The Nitro Mesh shares a common design and look to other drum kits in Alesis’s catalog. They seem to be phasing out the original model, as I can’t find it for sale anywhere anymore. The older kit featured rubber pads exclusively. One thing to note: the Nitro Mesh is an upgrade of the original Nitro kit. One would expect the kit to be made with poor materials, but Alesis has done a great job making quality affordable. You don’t have to be afraid if you’re picking it up from the music store. Regarding size of the box, it fit easily into the back of my Honda Civic. This might not be a big deal if you’re just using this kit for practice.įits easily with plenty of room in the Civic! The Surge includes a bigger kick pad, a bigger snare drum, and dual-zone tom pads. There aren’t too many differences between this kit and the Alesis Surge Mesh. The added benefit, however, is that you won’t have to pay thousands of dollars for your kit. It’s not going to have all the advanced features that a top-of-the-line kit may have. One thing to note is that this is a cheaper electronic kit. You get the Nitro module, four tunable drum pads, a small kick pad, three cymbal pads, a hi-hat controller pedal, and a kick pedal. Today we’ll be breaking down the Alesis Nitro Mesh ( Sweetwater) kit, giving the pros and cons of all features.įrom first glance, the Alesis Nitro looks to be an impressive kit. How can you choose when they all look so similar? There’s the Nitro, Surge, Command, Crimson, Burst, Forge, DM10, and others. That being said, the lower-end of kits on the market is flooded with different options, mostly from Alesis. That was almost ten years ago and my have things changed. I just needed a kit to play in my college apartment. I remember the first kit I bought, my Yamaha DTX, being so expensive. The options a new drummer has for e kits today are staggering, especially being that they are so affordable.
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