Alesis Drum Set, Black, inch (Pro X Hi-Hat)

I wanted to have a more traditional feeling than the single cymbal, and after a lot of research, I went with Alesis Pro X Hi Hat.It looks like a real Hi Hat, even if the touch is, of course plastic, and not a real cymbal.I read a lot of posts around the web about his compatibility with Alesis Trigger I/O and all of those are negative.I tried and guess what...it actually works really well. So Alesis Pro X Hi Hat works with Alesis Trigger I/O.I use it with Addictive Drums 2 and it sounds amazing.

If you have a DM8 or DM10 with a terribly inaccurate hi-hat pedal, try upgrading your firmware first, because this trigger will NOT solve your problem.I've had a DM8 kit for 3 years - expanded to it's non-I/O limit - and this Pro X Hi-Hat is by far the noisiest trigger I have. It's as if the main complaint many have regarding the Alesis triggers and surface noise has been ignored. You'll likely find that turning up the level for the hi-hat will not drown it out. It really is that loud, and extraordinarily distracting. The original 12" hi-hat and pedal are FAR quieter than this rig, without question.The four disparate high hat sounds as described are iffy, as well. The bottom half of the trigger does not sit level with the top half - regardless of the stand you are using - so they interact inconsistently, and you may get a different sound than you expect.PROS- Looks cool in the kit- Easy to set up and tweak- Pedal and trigger action is more acoustic-set realisticCONS- Noisy, noisy, noisy- No more accurate than the single 12" hat and pedal controllerIf you've maxed out your kit as I have, and wanted to begin the leap to a hybrid kit, starting with this is not a worthwhile use of your money.

Pros, it functions just like a hihat andIf you mod it the hihat works great. Also costs way less than Yamaha hihat.Cons, rubber pad makes knocking noise unlike my other cymbals not noticeable if you had the volume up or wearing drum headphones, spring gave too much resistance and I had to cut it in half so my son could close the hihat to trigger close.I wear drum headphones and after cutting the spring I decided to keep it because the hihat works good now, it's better than my old alesis hihat and more fun. Give it a shot what do you have to lose, its prime.

I'm using this with an Alesis Forge, and Gibraltar hi hat hardware. It worked perfectly after setting it up, and using the 2 hi hat plugs from the original Forge cable snake.Since it said it would only work with certain models I was afraid it wouldn't, but it works perfectly. And it has much better response than the hi hat foot pedal that came with the forge.So if you own an Alesis Forge this is an awesome upgrade that works perfectly after set up with no tweaking required! Much better than the original Forge hi hat accessories.

I one of the latest Alesis kits that I love! I thought I would add a natural feeling hi-hat and gravitated to the Alesis to keep the brands the same. First, hitting the hi-hat is very loud. I can hear it through my headphones. Second, I can't get is to play like a natural hi-hat and it is unresponsive at times. I have tried tons of settings combinations, gone to discussion boards for advise, asked for technical help from Alesis (NO RESPONSE), and used two different hi-hat stands. I am frustrated, so I disconnected it and went back to the cymbal/pedal combo that came with the kit.

i bet the product is awesome , unfortunately my son ordered your Alesis Hi Hat that is not compatible with his Alesis drum set. i work out of town and missed the return date that was given. please reconsider and reassign another date to return the Alesis Hi Hat. my son loves his Alesis DM8 drum product . the product is brand new and unopened......thank you

It does give me the feel of a real Hi-Hat, however it's my noisiest trigger on my set and it can be heard over headsets/mic/other instruments. I had to switchback to the stock hi-hat the set came with. Too late to return.

Works with the Alesis Command Mesh module if anyone is wondering. All of the features (open, close, half, etc.) that the original hi-hat pedal allows for will work here as well. Though (probably due to lack of dedicated calibration options that are built into the officially supported modules) you do need to increase the activation threshold to as high as it goes on your module, or it will trigger a hat strike every time you close it, drowning out the actual desired hat close sound. No worries, as it still triggers just fine with the sticks, even with light playing.Also again probably due to lack of official support from the Command module, there is occasionally a problem with unintended double triggering, that isn't resolved even when setting the retrig threshold at max. Easily solved by keeping a sponge between the cymbals to soak up vibration.Taking two stars away because, as other reviewers have stated, this thing is LOUD. It sounds like playing a wood block vs the dull thud of the other rubber cymbals, and is loud enough to be audible through my headphones. It's completely due to a lack of padding, which is a shame that they skimped on something so cheap when this is nearly a fatal flaw. "Fixed" by trimming down a cheap mouse pad and inserting it under the thin rubber playing surface with contact cement, but I'm certain almost no one would tolerate this level of jank. For 1/3 the price of a Roland, I'm willing, but your mileage may vary.