Product: Alesis DM5
Price Paid: Canadian 500
Submitted
03/15/1998
at
10:21am
by
prole
Ease of Use
:
10
The presets of this module are very good...The DM5 is VERY easy to use...probably the most user friendly bit of gear i've ever encountered! Editing patches is a snap...a matter of pressing like 2 buttons! It's SOOOO easy to use, and the manual is well written in a very easy to understand manner!!
Features
:
No Opinion
no seq...this is strictly a drum module...
Expressiveness/Sounds
:
8
Some of the drum sounds are excellent (i love the techno and hip-hop kits)...this module has got something for just about any type of music. There aren's as many
Reliability
:
4
I'm not too sure about this...it's frozen on me quite a few times...not too sure how safe i'd feel using it live!!
Customer Support
:
6
I called Alesis about the freezing glitch mentioned above, and the technician told me the DM5's adaptor must have it's own outlet...it can't be plugged in a power bar, and that's why it kept freezing...i thought it sounded pretty crazy, but , it has only froze once since... he didn't seem very friendly, though...
Overall Rating
:
7
I'm not sure if i would buy the DM5 again...it's gone down in price now, so maybe i still would...not for what i originally paid for it tho. Like i said, it's VERY easy to use, and the sounds are EXCELLENT... just wish there were more hi-hats and cymbals, and i wish i could feel confident enough to know it wouldn't freeze live...
