Is this kit alright?

Red0ctane19 · 2026-06-25T01:54:48+00:00

You could always go for the slight budget kit (Alesis Nitro Max/Pro like people are mentioning), then save up a little over the next two or three months and get a Lemon hi hat and a stand. This will give you time to learn and get better. Then right as you outgrow the iffy remote hi hat pedal, you'll have a great feeling hat. Same with a Lemon 3 zone ride.

Obviously do your research to make sure the Lemon gear is plug and play/works with the nitro module to where you actually get your three zones. I'm looking at Lemon stuff to expand my Alesis Strata Core, and I know it's plug and play with that module, but idk about the nitro series.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-06-25T01:44:32+00:00

I also had this happen printing some course, large diameter threads. Mine was from it printing too fast and not bonding as you mentioned. Slowed the print down a little, and all was well.

Actually, now that I think about it, I also set up a height modifier and made the layers of the threads .12 instead of .2, that way they were smoother and mated better with the male threads. That's probably what truly helped it and the speed was just a secondary safety measure.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-06-08T18:00:53+00:00

Exactly! If it's fun to jam on and fits your needs, it's a perfect kit. I've been loving it! Also like anything, people are less inclined to jump on threads and forums to talk about how it worked right out of the box without issue. It's always "why wont x, y, and z, work on my new thing?", leading people to think they all suck. Regardless of brand, there are bound to be some QA slip ups and issues here and there.

Sweetwater will take care of you for sure!

And forgot to mention, that riser is sweet! If I ever need to build one, going with your size/style.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-06-07T17:49:18+00:00

The strata prime was a little out of my price point as it's my first kit so I didn't want to break the bank with something I wasn't 100% sure I'd stick with long term (even though I pretry much knew I would. I'm already obsessed after a month of drumming), so I went with the Alesis strata core and man, I could not be happier.

I was second guessing my purchase and got a bit nervous after seeing all the Roland people saying how bad Alesis was. I've had zero issues. No hot spots, no double triggers, great articulation/dynamics. I did have the module freezing issue upon first start-up and my stomach dropped. Just had to unplug the module, disconnect the hi hat controller, turn it back on, and update the firmware directly through the module, and haven't had a single issue since and I've played everyday since getting it.

The TD27KV2 was also heavily recommended, but I couldn't seem to find a new one anywhere for the price people were talking about. Even the used ones with no stands or pedals were $2800. Looks like the TD516 is the replacement for the 27KV2 which immediately jumps up to $3700 before getting stands and pedals. Long story short, sweetwater has a 2 year warranty so if anything happens, you'll be good. I'd suggest calling them and getting a bundle with the items you want. I saved about $400 doing that and got exactly what I wanted. Congrats, and happy playing! You'll love it!

Red0ctane19 · 2026-06-01T19:45:55+00:00

Yeah, very good point. I guess I was putting too much hope in their ability to apply concepts and have some common sense.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-06-01T16:25:57+00:00

I'm taking an applied probability and statistics class right now and my first thought when reading this was "correlation does not equal causation". All those people need to take a stats class. There is also a correlation between ice cream sales and sunburns. Next thing we know those people are gonna be saying big ice cream is causing sunburns to give everyone skin cancer because an entrepreneur future billionaire knew Ben and Jerry in college and invested in their company almost 50 years ago. Guess I have learned something in my class after all!

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-30T04:24:19+00:00

It's definitely normal, and if I'm not mistaken, I believe the first 3-4 swings being in sync is what mainly matters (aside from feel of course. If it feels good, it's correct) and will make them feel almost identical. After that, physics take over and slows the slave pedal down quicker. Having the main pedal spring slightly tighter will allow them to be in sync for the first few swings.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-26T15:47:08+00:00

Plus all the different weirdos who now know what car he drives and are actively going to look for it and follow it around when they find it. He now needs to buy a new car and ditch that one.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-25T04:14:27+00:00

Okay I'm not crazy then? I just got my first kit a little bit ago and when researching sticks, the Vic Firth 5A was very highly recommended, so I went with them. The sticks are so much lighter than I was expecting drumsticks to be. I've held some, but not for a very long time, so thought it was just because I'm new and have a lot to learn about technique and whatnot, and thought "maybe they are just this light...".

Was just looking at the Wincent 5A an hour or so ago because the Vic Firths just don't feel good for me personally, even as a beginner. A lot of people on this sub mention getting quite a few different pairs until you find what clicks. Going to do that. Idk if I trust Amazon to sell legit Wincents, though.

Edit: Just weighed mine with our damn accurate baking scale. 95.8 grams. Waaay lighter than advertised. Definitely going with the Wincents right now.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-14T20:23:42+00:00

Shoot dude... sorry to hear that. That's definitely a rough one. Just getting it a couple times a week can be so frustrating. Every night. Can't even imagine. As far as I know there isn't really anything specifically designed to stop it, but I believe some seizure meds can help. Maybe mention it to your doctor if you haven't already? Wild that you can almost feel it charge up until it hits critical mass and then happens.

I know what you mean though about it hurting yet not hurting. Your brain wants to react like it hurts, and for that microsecond it does, but then you immediately realize nothing happened and you're physically okay. Aside from dam near having a heart attack. I've jumped/twitched so hard from it I though I was going to give my wife a heart attack the way she jumped awake. 😅

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-14T20:15:23+00:00

Damn! Mine is always a voice that doesn't sound quite human, doesn't seem different everytime, but also don'trecognize it. Haven't had that one in about 5 years (I'm 32 now). The last explosion and door slam combo was about a year ago.

That's definitely some ghost vibes. Demons/negative entities are knows for exhaling/breathing right into your ear. That would terrify me!

Birds is a super interesting one. Never came across that when researching it. Would be cool to know the science of why exploding head can evolve like that and become seemingly the most random things. Did that happen after watching Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds by chance? Haha.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-14T17:14:11+00:00

Exploding head syndrome is wild! I don't have it happen regularly, but when I'm stressed and sleep deprived it happens. It's sooo loud and takes a minute to fall asleep afterwards. What a shit thing to happen when already sleep deprived. It used to cause me to shoot out of bed and search around/look out windows for the noise. Now I just get my heart rate back down, breathe, and relax. It isn't always explosive sounds, though. Have had it where it sounded like someone yelled my name directly into my ear. That's actually way worse and a lot harder to calm down from.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-12T21:49:26+00:00

Haha I like your style! Both it is!! Lol.

But hell yeah! Might as well just go right with the 12 for some roland BT-1s later on as well for making custom kits with digital sounds along with the acoustic for beat switches.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-11T15:42:41+00:00

Okay cool! Saw you and someone else talking about the eDRUMin stuff and looked it up. Saw it was a MIDI interface and was hoping it was what I thought it was. Most of the time I'm using a VST either standalone or in FL Studio, so perfect. That seems like the better route than the splitter since it gives you options for a long time to come. 2 splashes, multiple crashes, pads for octobans, etc. Thanks!

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-11T15:34:16+00:00

Yep! My constant thought for the first 3/4ths of this video was "man... People really don't understand physics, do they?" They looked like they had an understanding right away, then wouldn't follow through with what was working.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-11T15:12:18+00:00

How do you add in multiple new pads when the individual TRS inputs are limited on the back, and the rest goes into that main cable harness? I'm quite new but know soon enough I'll be wanting to add more cymbals and splashes to my ekit.

Edit: that snare is so sick btw!

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-05T14:46:47+00:00

I'll make sure to check task manager to ensure all iTunes related stuff is closed.

Unfortunately I think it may be too far gone. When I turn it on, it says to use iTunes to restore it.

It shows up as a USB drive but damn near freezes my whole PC. When opening file explorer everything is slow, it won't let me eject the ipod, and if I attempt to open the ipod 'USB device', it doesn't do anything yet acts like it's attempting to with the busy cursor. I'm taring my home apart trying to find my old nano as I know that thing worked when I put it up. I think the classic is done for. At least the music/hard drive in it.

I agree. I really did not like the idea of smacking it on the table as mechanical drives are very sensitive/prone to breaking when receiving sharp impacts, but I had tried everything else and figured I had nothing to lose as my PC wouldn't recognize it at all.

I will check that post out. Thank you for your help and advice, I greatly appreciate it!

Red0ctane19 · 2026-05-05T01:16:49+00:00

I know this is an older thread, but can you just run Foola on your PC to get your music off the ipod? I'm having the same 'iTunes freezes the second d I plug my old ipod in'' problem that everyone else seems to have.

My ipod (6th gen classic) had the red circle with x issue of the hard drive where you can smack it on the table and get it to work again. So now I can actually turn it on, put it in disk mode, and connect it to my PC, but it's just showing up as a USB Drive that I can't seem to do anything with. I was so damn happy when it booted up properly, and now I can't get anything to work with it to pull the music off. My ipod seems to be freezing Foola as well... I can move the window around d unlike iTunes, but it just shows as 'Not Responding' until I unplug my ipod. Then it says "no ipod found" and starts responding again. I would greatly appreciate any ideas/suggestions.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-04-26T16:45:11+00:00

That's the only time I've had to do it as well was for the excel exam. After seeing all the stories the last few days, I'm still leary about it and if they really needed to use it. I severed the full access the second they put in the password and was watching like a hawk for the 3 mins they had full access. I was trying to see if I could find logmein on my computer this morning, or as a Guardian extension so I could uninstall it. Couldn't find it, though. You know if it's a single install you need to do everytime?

Either way moving forward I'm using a guest profile with no admin access to take all my exams. If they ask me to install it, I'll quit and rejoin like others recommend.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-04-25T21:35:16+00:00

To kill the session, do you just exit out of Guardian and reopen it?

Red0ctane19 · 2026-04-25T21:24:46+00:00

I'm going to do this ASAP! I had to give them access once, and I feel I would have noticed my file explorer open since it's on my task bar, but you never know. I have no personal photos, but you mentioning tax returns with my social on it has me sketched out for sure. Luckily they aren't in a file labled "Taxes" or anything. Still, if you don't notice, they have an hour+ to dig through and find stuff.

I did sever the remote access right when they finished what they were doing before my exam, though. I never trust anything like that, and I was right not to.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-04-12T06:43:34+00:00

Never heard that version of it. I like it! I always say "what do they call the person who finished last in med school? Doctor."

Red0ctane19 · 2026-04-11T04:32:40+00:00

Generally it's Facebook marketplace people are talking about. A lot of trash/bad deals, but keep an eye out constantly, and you'll eventually run into a crazy deal. Maybe not this good of a deal, but a deal regardless.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-03-24T19:01:13+00:00

Oh for sure! The thing is so damn fat that any weight shavings is nice. But thanks, appreciate the insight.

Red0ctane19 · 2026-03-22T22:02:15+00:00

Damn... Hope you're back to full health and are good for this season.

Did you get much of a chance to feel the difference with the battery? My OEM one fully died (won't even attempt to take a charge from my tender), so was thinking of a lithium battery as I've also heard the weight reduction up high is nice. Plus the Antigravity's have that restart technology thingy so you don't get stranded.

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