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Alesis DM5 Pro Kit (No Longer Available)

Item ID: DM5ProKit

5-piece Professional Electronic Drum Kit with DM5 Module

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An expanded electronic drum kit from Alesis!

NOTE: Kick pedal not included.

The Alesis DM5 Pro Kit puts electronic drums in the hands of everyone with this super-affordable electronic drum kit. The DM5 Pro Electronic Drum Kit is a 5-piece electronic drum set that ships with the DM5 sound module, five responsive playing pads (one which serves as the hi-hat in conjunction with the included foot controller), two natural motion cymbal pads, tubular support rack, and all essential interconnection cables. Complete with a headphone output, the DM5 is the ideal percussion sound module and controller system that enables players of all skill levels to practice quietly or take to the stage with confidence.

Alesis DM5 Pro Electronic Drum Kit At-a-Glance:
  • Great-sounding Module
  • Compact, All-in-one Solution
  • For Stage or Studio

Great-sounding Module
For drummers and MIDI composers on a budget, the Alesis DM5 offers professional performance features and an excellent selection of drum, percussion and special effect samples. The DM5 puts over 540 sounds into a single rack space, many recorded in true stereo and with ambient effects. Both classic Alesis studio drum sounds and new cutting-edge sounds for the latest musical styles are well represented. You'll find a great selection of kicks, snares, toms, hi-hats, percussion instruments, special effect samples and more. Plus, the DM5's Expanded Dynamic Articulation feature allows drum sounds to change volume, tone, and pitch depending on how hard they're hit - just like real drums. Plus, the DM5's Random Sample feature brings new life to static tracks by realistically varying the sound of the drum as you play.

For Stage or Studio
The DM5 Pro is a comprehensive drum percussion system that functions equally well as a recording tool, an on stage performance kit, or as the solution that enables drummers to practice without disturbing those around them. The DM5 includes an ultra-fast trigger-to-MIDI converter with 12 trigger inputs, 5 programmable parameters for each trigger, 21 programmable drumsets, and four audio outputs for discrete processing and control. Whether you're looking for a MIDI-controlled percussion module, a drum replacement tool for mixing, or an affordable answer for triggering sounds from electronic drum pads, the DM5 is the affordable solution.

Alesis DM5 Pro Electronic Drum Kit Features:
  • Alesis Professional DM5 module containing 540 sounds and 21 programmable drum sets recorded in 48kHz, true stereo, with ambient effects in a single rack space module
  • Dynamic Articulation feature allows drum sounds to change volume, tone, and pitch depending on how hard they're hit
  • Ultra-fast trigger-to-MIDI converter with 12 trigger inputs, 5 programmable parameters for each trigger
  • 5 Piece velocity sensitive pad drum kit (5 drum pads) snare, 3 toms, kick, (3 cymbal pads) ride,crash and hi-hat
  • Professional quality hardware with real drum shells, firm grip hardware mounts and heavy-duty Hi-hat control pedal
  • All sounds recorded in true stereo at 48 kHz with ambient effects
  • Random sample feature brings new life to static tracks by realistically varying the sound of the drum as it is played
  • All necessary interconnect cables included
  • Includes DM5 Drum Module
  • Audio Outputs: 4 (2 stereo pairs)
  • Trigger Input Jacks: 12 (each with 5 user adjustable trigger parameters)
  • DAC Bit Resolution: 18
  • Sample Rate: 48kHz
  • Sounds: Over 500; includes stereo samples with reverb, ambience and dynamic articulation
  • Polyphony: 16 voice
  • Panning: 7 position, user programmable
  • Velocity Response: 127 levels of loudness via MIDI or trigger inputs
  • Kits: 21 Memory locations w/defaults permanently stored in ROM
  • MIDI Jacks: In, Out/Thru
  • Headphone Jack: 1/4" TRS w/variable gain
  • Switchable Footswitch Jack: 1/4" jack can be assigned to hi-hat or program advance mode
  • Tuning Scheme: Coarse (chromatic) and Fine (cents)
  • Data Input: Data knob, front panel keypad (sound auditioning via velocity sensitive Preview button on front panel)
  • Expanded Dynamic Articulation: Modulates tone and pitch

Alesis DM5 Drum Kit - Bigger kit, great sound, great feel, and a great price!

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Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number DM5PROKIT

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Reviews

Great Little Kit

by TFI Entertainment from Kansas City, Mo
November 25, 2009
Music Background: Professional sound technician/ musician./ manager for over 30 years.
Sounds awesome, easy to set up, no problems with hardware or programming.......using it in my home studio........tracking with ProTools LE8 and it records seamlessly. Playing everything from INdustri... read more [+]al mewtal to southern rock to bluegrass and it fits the bill perfectly. My sales rep, Matt Masek was a huge help and bent over backwards to make me happy...Great Job Guys....... close [-]

Love 'em, and they're a steal.

by Philly Rock from Philadelphia
April 2, 2009
Music Background: Songwriter, musician
I bought the DM5 Pro kit a year ago, and have been thrilled with the accuracy and realism of both playing feel and sounds. Real heads, adjustable tension. Dual-zone snare comes factory set with the ... read more [+]rimshot triggering a crash cymbal, but it's easily reprogrammed to one of several rimshot choices. No noise-induced hearing loss. Practice with realism yet not disturb condo/apartment neighbors. About 30 sets can be stored, so aside from the standard sets (big room, jazz, rock, etc.) there's room to set up specialty sets like a full set of tambourines, or shakers, or congas. This set is so flexible that for the conga set, I set up two heads to trigger random congas ("random high" and "random low", respectively). Those heads triggers a different type of conga sound with each successive hit. There are about 3 different head sensitivity settings -- trigger sensitivity, rejection of false triggering from alternate drums, and range of volume -- all of which are interactive and need to be setup properly, but only once, for each "pad".

The "Surge" cymbals weren't available at the time of my purchase, but it seems Alesis has made the correct incremental improvement as the Surge cymbals probably offer the more accurate "feel" of cymbals. My cymbal triggers are the only part of the set that feels like practice pads. close [-]

DM5 Pro Kit - wow!

by Steve J. from Boston, MA
November 19, 2008
Music Background:
The rack is a pain to setup, but once you do, it's a great edrum kit for the money. The pads have real heads so you won't have to adjust your playing when you go back and forth between edrums and acou... read more [+]stics. The Surge cymbals on this kit are the closest thing to acoustic cymbals I've ever seen or played. They look great and feel great. A+ close [-]

Great kit

by R. Ben Jennings from Salisbury, MD USA
August 6, 2007
Music Background:
Couldn't be happier. Big draw is the actual Pads not just the rubber slabs, much more realistic play! The preset drum kit's sound like hell so take the time to program your own because the other voi... read more [+]ces in the DM5 are brilliant. When assembling, take care to firmly secure all the heads and cymbal pads (especially hi-hat) because they won't respond to velocity well if they are dangling loosely in place.
Overall it responds great, records beautifully, and adds alot of new percussion voices and effects to any songwriters stockpile. Buy it now before Alesis realized what they could be charging! close [-]

Truly amazing

by TF from Twin Town
July 30, 2007
Music Background: Musician, Home Recording punk
Easy to setup, easy to connect. Haven't started tweaking the sounds yet, but I was able to open the box and start playing in about 45 minutes (and I take my time doing setup - I read all the direction... read more [+]s). Considering my Gibson SG cost $1000 and it's two pieces of wood and some pickups, I am astounded at how a complete kit with a good module can come in at $600. Truly amazing. I looked around at plenty of kits, and in the price range, you cannot find any better. My only gripe is that the pictures show a kick pedal. THERE IS NO KICK PEDAL! You only are made aware of that after you receive the item. I wish I would have known that upfront. Shame on Sweetwater for that one. Otherwise, a great kit! close [-]
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