On watching this video again I've noticed I accidentally double-layered some audio between 4:15 and 4:30. What I'm saying there is that it doesn't matter if you attach the connecting pole with the connection points up or down as they can be adjusted later. Thanks!
I have been playing drums for 50 years, put many kits and gear together and I couldn't figure this out without your video. The picture instructions as well as the official Alesis set-up video don't contain the vital information about the "clicking" rotation of the mounts. Thank you!
I just spent 2hrs setting mine up there jow. Didn't know that the tom/symbols rotated. Instructions would have done well to mention lol. I haven't watch thus vid yet, but hoping to get the lady 10% of setup just right.
Thank you so much. Your instructions are way better than the official ones. I am a dummy drummer. My very first time buying a drum and have zero knowledge about it. I have no clue which is which but cannot find any drum anatomy or clear instructions how to plug the cord and set it up. I should have watched this video earlier. Been trying to assemble it for 3 hours. Thank you so much. I am trying to save this video but there is no option to do so.
This drum kit is more complicated than I thought. I'm also a complete beginner and had to replay a few times. And now that it's set up.. where on earth is the sound!
Thank you so much, Kev:) I am an absolute newbie to drums, just starting out today, and your comprehensive guidance on how to assemble Nitro Max kit helped in a massive way. The company instructions provided with the edrum kit are almost useless. Great deal of you taking so much time and explaining every tiny detail. I completed watching your whole video in about 3 hours with pauses and assembling my brand new Nitro Max edrum kit alongside you:) Now gonna play the drums:):) Huge thunbs up, mate👍
Nice video, concise. Very helpful. And I used the unboxing portion to get all the empty boxes back in their proper places in order to save the carton. Thanks.
My set came without instructions, so your video was super helpful! Now to adjust all the pads to be comfortable and start my drumming journey! Thank you so much!
Instructions?? LOL I don't think I've ever read instructions, that's considered a fail since it's evident what to do from any picture. Cheaters can always look at the .pdf online. 🤡
So glad you had a video of this, my husband surprised me with this kit for our anniversary. I have this left hand curse where I put things on backwards lol but your vid saved the day and alot of frustration
This video saved me, I was so frustrated with the lack of detail of the picture instructions that came with it and had no real insight on how or what and why on placement. You rock
Great video, thank you! I haven't even found a manual in my box, but I think it would have taken me way longer to put together with just pictures. Got it together pretty quickly with your instructions!
set mine up this week-end with this video, fun fact I found the booklet last as I opened the unit last thinking I didnt need it and assumed they forgot the booklet haha But the video was all I needed!
thank you so much for this video really ! I bought the kit and the instructions manual is very bad. Without this video it would have been a nightmare to set it up
Alesis's instructions and images for this kit set up are basic and a little confusing but hey! I've done it, with more than a little help from yourself . So, huge thanks to you....long held dream finally realised :)
I did not realize that the mounting brackets spin around (you do briefly this at 7 minutes in but I feel like this should be highlighted more). The instructions do not mention this at all. I was so confused.
This is so much better than the companys one. Only thing that would make it better is showing the clamps can rotate earlier on. Also that all the side arms should have the slits facing up and have the clamps rotate around.
Really glad it helped, some trial and error and playing around with the module is recommended however I'm probably going to be doing an in depth video on the module soon.
I am completely new to drums and was setting this up for my 10yo and then after figuring out why there is no sound - we can only hear sound via headset or an amp which I have none of so need to go out and buy these items. It wouldn't be a problem if there was a store near me but I got this drumkit from another country and so now need to order and wait again. I wish people reviewing these electronic drums sets would emphasise on this. It would also be helpful if you could do a video on how the module works. But thanks for you video. It was your video that we finally settled on to assemble this drumkit. The cabling was very confusing for complete newbies who don't know what what is.
Interesting to note that the cables all have daul zone/stereo jack plugs on them - I wonder if they're going to do a marketing ploy and re - release this exact kit with dual zone pads some time in the future?
@@wndrflx Yes, the drum pads are dual zone, I tried one cymbal and it wasn't but I have e feeling that some of them maybe. I have 3 crashes and a ride on my Max.
Hi, thanks for the comment, in the previous line-up the Nitro Mesh shared the same module as the Surge Mesh, with the difference that all of the Surge Mesh pads were dual zone. My guess would be that they plan to do the same with a new Surge Mesh kit soon, using the module from the Nitro MAX.
Hi, thanks for the comment, same kind of rule, not facing you directly or completely flat, a slight tilt towards you is all that's needed. They shouldn't be too high either. Hope that helps!
Thank you! This is great, the official instructions are lacking. I've been trying to get it setup properly for days and it just felt like I couldn't get it right! And then I realized that the official instructions showed to put the tom arms incorrectly on the inside of the drum rack, not on the outside like you did. That makes everything fit much better! Although, how in the world would you be able to fit another tom on the right side with the official expansion pack??
Yeah this got me the first time I put it together, it all seemed too crammed and I managed to suss it out in the end, also the instructions says to put the dual zone cymbal (cymbal pad P?) In place of the high-hat 🙄 you'd think a company like Alesis wouldn't have cowboy instructions...
can you do the cable splitter hack on this kit like on the nitro mesh one? like how other people expand the kit with more drums and cymbals beyond the expansion kit. thanks
Make sure that the cable snake/loom or whatever you want to call it isn't plugged in upside down at the bottom of the drum module. I did that by accident and initially couldn't figure out what I did wrong so I couldn't get any actual drums sounds out of the kit on my first day with it.
Thank you! your video was a life saver yesterday when I opened the box :D I told my wife that this long-hair dude is my BEST FRIEND now haha :) Tell me please - I experience this Kickdrum Double Triggering Issue....Is there anything you can recommend to fix it?
Thanks for the comment, really glad it helped and good to make a new best friend! 😆 You can probably resolve this by changing the sensitivity for the pad in the settings of the drum kit module, you can find the module manual online, good luck, I hope this helps.
Thanks so much COULDNT have done it without this video! Too overwhelmed lmao. Why is there no instructions in the box?! Not that I wouldn’t prefer a video tutorial anyways
Awesome video. Thanks for the details during assembling. Just have a question: What's the size of the biggest "leg"? I want to transport the kit unassembled inside of a travel luggage. I am wondering if I can do that. I've got the following dimensions in the alesis website: Dims (HDW): 12.12" x 21" x 36.2" / 30.78cm x 53.34cm x 91.94cm But it no seem that the height is just 12.12"/ 30.78cm.
Hi, do you happened to know how to enter into a pairing mode for bluetooth? I got a new iPad and every time I turn on the module, it just automatically connects to other device and it is not discoverable by my new device. Thanks.
Great video and so easy to follow. How do you turn the volume up on individual drums? My snare is a lot quiter. I have tried various things i have read online but nothing seems to ne working. Thanks
Love the video on the max, Im thinking of getting one. I can't see anywhere online what the recommended space for the kit is, do you happen to have a guidance? I've got a small space 4 ft x 2.5/3ft max
I play open handed (Carter Beauford, Simon Phillips etc). Would I be able to lower the hi hat itself and / or the horizontal tube it is mounted to near to the height of the snare ?
Getting mine tomorrow. Question; Theoretically, I could decide to put one Rack tom up and put the other by the floor tom trigger to resemble a single rack and two floor tom config, right? I don't see why not but I don't know so I was curios.
Hi, thanks for the comment, you need headphones or a cable and an amplifier in order to be able to hear the kit, do you have these things? Hope this helps!
Tks, I just got mine yest, I'm a lefty, but it was still a cinch. Can you do a vdo on how to fold it up for storage, I know it's pretty much common sense , but it would be nice to see someone else's ideas?
Hi Ian, thanks for the comment, glad the video helped. I'll have a think but I'm not sure how I would make the video more than a minute long haha. You can either flip the drum pads down and bring the two outer poles inwards, I use that the most in order to transport the kit or put it away into a corner. For full storage you can remove the drum pads and then the frame should fold up completely flat. Hope that helps!
Can someone help? Can you play the nitro max through a speaker at the same time as listening to it through headphones. The left/right output on the back of the nitro max module to a 3.5mm jack into the speaker and headphones connected to the nitro max module? It won’t work for me 😩
This is my first ever kit so I’m still a little lost. Is it possible to tighten and loosen the kick pedal? Mine bounces off the kick pad multiple times and its very inconsistent due to how loose it is.
Hi, thanks for the comment, yes it's possible, you should be able to adjust the tension of the spring on the right hand side of the pedal. Moving the beater up and down where it's connected will help adjust the action too.
How would I move the snare arm to the right side for left handed use? Can you take off the snare connection point and put it on the right side? Thanks!
Hi, thanks for the comment, you would just flip over how I set it up in the video. So when you're putting the frame out in front of you, put the leg with three connectors on it on the right hand side rather than the left and the leg with two connectors on the left, no need to swap the connectors to a different leg. Hope that helps!
Hi, thanks for the comment, sorry to hear you've been having problems with it. They can be a bit difficult and the heavier snare pad doesn't help either, the only thing I can suggest is making sure the pole is all the way in and that it's tightened. Other than that, using a snare drum stand to hold it would be a good solution. I hope you get it sorted!