Using Alesis cymbals with V Drums

[jayaytch]

Hello good people of the drums forum...

Does anyone know if an Alesis cymbal will work with the VDrum module...? I have a new VDrum kit and my old Alesis DM10 is sitting gathering dust and I want to use the Hi Hat from the Alesis as a second Hi Hat on my VDrum kit...

Cheers.

[bwilburn79]

I'll leave the specifics of Roland/Alesis hi-hat compatability to the experts but there was a thread recently posted in the Products section that you might find interesting:

http://www.vdrums.com/forum/forum/general/products/63589-alesis-dmpad-14-ride

[jayaytch]

Thanks Mate - Much appreciated...

[hairmetal-81]

Welcome to the forum, jayaytch!


The only little tidbit I can add to this matter:
Practically all Alesis units use a 'switch controller' pedal for their hihat, while Roland and Yamaha use 'variable controller' pedals for their modules (though still not interchangeable; reversed polarity on Roland controllers, I believe).

...I hope 'Hellfire' (moderator on the Alesis-forum 'dmdrummer.com', and also a member Here!) will chime in, and confirm or deny that statement, though!



Happy Drumming!

[JmanWord]

The DM8 and DM10 kits come stock with an Alesis RealHat hi-hat control pedal. Other Alesis kits generally come with a simple switch type HH pedal. So if you bought the Alesis DM10 kit your pedal should work as a continuous HH controller with the v-drum kit. I'm not sure how you plan to use it as "another" Hi Hat on your vdrum kit though?? You can assign a Hi Hat cymbal sound to other pads besides the HH on many v-drum modules and the same HH pedal will control that HH cymbal/sound too, or assign fixed HH sounds to another cymbal....