Alesis Surge Mesh Special Edition Electronic Drum Kit

The Alesis Surge Mesh Special Edition gets young players into electronic drums with everything they need to starta complete kit including pads mounting hardware cables kick pedal drum sticks and more exciting sounds and learning tools that engage and inspire. Students who may have begun studying drums in marching bandas well as players familiar with acoustic kitswill find the Surges mesh pads feel as natural as conventional drum heads and they also allow private near-silent practicing at home when sessions are monitored over headphones. The Surge comes with five mesh drum padsa 10 inch snare an 8 inch kick and three 8 inch tomsand three 10 inch cymbal pads for your hi-hat crash and ride. Just like real cymbals you can choke the crash and ride pads by grabbing them to mute the sound. Finding the right drum sets for performing your favorite musical styles is easy and intuitive. The Surge Drum Module is loaded with 40 ready-to-play kits 24 presets and 16 user slots that can be tweaked to taste or you can construct unique and personal drum sets from scratch by utilizing the systems 385 onboard sounds. A backlit LCD and drum and cymbal buttons arranged like a traditional drum set make assigning sounds and building kits fast and effortless. Once youve selected a kit you can work on timing with the onboard metronome or have some fun by playing along with 60 pre-loaded music tracks. You can choose your own favorite songs to jam with as well by plugging a phone or tablet into the Surges AUX input. If you want to keep track of your progress the performance recorder can document your licks and practice sessions. You can even lay down tracks direct to a DAW using the Surges USB/MIDI connection and take advantage of the expansive library of add-on kits available through the BFD Player plug-in.