Alesis DM PRO

In short I was a Pro Drummer for years.

I bought a D-4 and found it a great start. Then I bought a DM-5....a little better........

Then in 1994 ish as Alsis went Bankrupt I bought their flagship drum module the Alesis DM-Pro. Good pre-installed sounds but otherwise a criminal insult.

Do a Google search for DM-Pro sux........nuff said. And go to the Hard Drum web site and search for their comment on the DM-Pro. They were much more polit than I but read between the lines and their statement says "The DM-Pro cost us big time with angry customers so we dumped it as fast as we could".

All three units have a particular flaw which although one might accept as early R&D mistake with the D4 and "OK oops we forgot to fix on the DM-5" but on the DM-Pro ???? COME OOOOOOOOON

Most drummers will orient the module so that it is located off of their left shoulder....maybe aft of their High High. OK....
(download a picture of any of the three modules and this next part should be clear)

while attempting to adjust a parameter one will reach over with their left hand, touch a parameter such as "mix" or "trigger" or "tune" and then by glancing at the LED Display confirm that this parameter has been selected. But then the next thing one would do is spin the thumb wheel....with.... your left thumb...... but to do this (with one's left hand) the rest of your hand will block your view of the L.E.D. !!!!

A minor issue? NOT if you are trying to use the box in a live setting. Yes you can use other fingers to get the job done but....... it was called the thumb wheel for a reason!......and using any other digit just doesn't flow.

One more issue......oh never mind just Google the DM-Pro Sux.

Why such a caustic review? Because I tried playing nice with Alesis and they never even tried to fix my other reliability issues.


So in short if you buy an Alesis drum module GET A GREAT WARRANTY AND A 60 DAY MONEY BACK AGREEMENT. 60 days.....not 30 days because you will need to factor in a learning curve or just assume that you WILL take it back in 29 days.

Respectfully

Heeeeeeeeeelllllllllllll no

They were absolutely trained in the art of shuffle and run around

I would NOT BUY DM-Pro ever ever ever again

It actually has good sounds but is NOT usable live