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Reddit mentions of Alesis DM6 Nitro Kit | Eight-Piece Compact Beginner Electronic Drum Set with 8" Snare, 8" Toms, & 12" Cymbals
Sentiment score: 3
Reddit mentions: 5
We found 5 Reddit mentions of Alesis DM6 Nitro Kit | Eight-Piece Compact Beginner Electronic Drum Set with 8" Snare, 8" Toms, & 12" Cymbals. Here are the top ones.
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- Full-size electronic drum kit
- Upgraded "brain" and drum pads for higher sound quality over standard DM6, with built-in tools for practicing skills
- USB MIDI connection for sound recording and virtual-instrument control on computers and mobile devices
- Headphone jack for private practice, and stereo outs to connect to a PA system, amplifier, or recording console
- 8” rubber drum pads with dual-zone snare and three single-zone toms; kick pad tower with bass drum pedal included; three 12” cymbals for ride cymbal, hi-hat, crash play
Features:
Specs:
| Height | 2.05 Inches |
| Length | 33.46 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | August 2016 |
| Size | -inch |
| Width | 12.6 Inches |
(PS3 Adapter only works on Rock Band 4 in-game on PS4)
Other info:
For Nitro (if you go with it) the in-game notes Ride & Crash (Blue and Green cymbals) will be reversed. Not to worry the manual has guide on how to change them without just swapping cables.
Links:
Drums:
Adapters:
Cable:
https://www.amazon.com/Hosa-MID-305BK-5-Pin-MIDI-Cable/dp/B000068NTU/ref=sr_1_3?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1506164101&sr=1-3&keywords=MIDI+cable
Others:
No, both E-kits. There's the original Alesis Nitro, which has four legs and 10" cymbals, and which we have.
There's also the Alesis DM6 Nitro which only has two legs, but has 12" cymbals. AFAIK, they have the same brain and everything else as the original Nitro, just the cymbals and stand are different.
To me, I'd think the stability of four legs would outweigh 2" bigger cymbals. Just wondering if there was any advantage. I guess I could see how it could matter for the drums as far as hit space, and maybe for mesh heads, the rebound would be different. (My son is the main drummer, I'm just lucky to have the Nitro instead of the stock kit when I do play. I wouldn't have bought it just for me, but playing both, even I can tell it's a lot better.)
Alesis Nitro w/ 10" cymbals
https://www.amazon.com/Alesis-Nitro-Kit-Electronic-Cymbals/dp/B0187KO8X4/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1492538957&sr=1-2-catcorr&keywords=alesis+nitro+dm6
Alesis DM6 Nitro w/ 12" cymbals
https://www.amazon.com/Alesis-DM6-Nitro-Kit-Eight-Piece/dp/B01ELETH4A/ref=sr_1_cc_1?s=aps&ie=UTF8&qid=1492538957&sr=1-1-catcorr&keywords=alesis+nitro+dm6
Do you have an Xbox One or PS4? Its easier with a PS4 because you have to buy an Xbox wired adapter to play an e-kit in Rock Band 4
https://www.amazon.com/Alesis-DM6-Nitro-Kit-Eight-Piece/dp/B01ELETH4A/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1523545678&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=el%3Bectronic+drum+set+alesis
This is a basic set which is pretty equivalent to the Ions
Based on what you describe as your goals, I think Alesis is a good option. I decided to start playing drums a couple of weeks ago, and started with this one:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01ELETH4A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I have a ton of fun with it and haven't had a single problem with any of the hardware. The way I see it, if it were really that crappy it wouldn't so many positive reviews.