Alesis Forge Kit | Eight-Piece Electronic Drum Set with Forge Drum Module and USB Port for User-Loaded Samples

Alesis Forge Kit | Eight-Piece Electronic Drum Set with Forge Drum Module and USB Port for User-Loaded Samples

• Dynamic, comfortable rubber pads for great feel and natural response
• 11” dual-zone snare and three single-zone toms
• Kick pad tower with bass drum pedal included
• (3) 10” cymbals: ride cymbal, hi-hat, crash w/choke
• Forge Drum Module with 70 kits (50 factory + 20 user) and 600 sounds

<p>The Alesis Forge Kit is a complete 8-piece electronic drum kit that includes everything you need to play like a pro.</p> <p>It features an 11” dual-zone snare and three 8” tom pads for great feel and natural response, plus a kick drum pad with pedal. Three cymbals give you a virtually unlimited range of playing expression and the premium chrome 4-post mounting rack keeps everything solid and secure.</p> <p>The setup also includes the powerful Forge Drum Module that features 70 drum kits (50 factory + 20 user) with over 600 sounds and 60 play-along tracks, built-in metronome to sharpen your skills and more.</p> <p>The Forge Drum Module also features a USB memory stick input that you can use to load your own .WAV samples and assign these to any zone of any pad on the Forge Kit.</p> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Frequently Asked Questions</strong></h2> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Can the Forge drum module connect to a computer?</strong></h3> <p>Yes!  Simply connect the USB cable to your computer and it will function with any DAW or music software that accepts MIDI information.  It is class-compliant which means that it will work with any modern Mac or PC without the need to download any software or drivers.</p> <p>The default Trigger MIDI Note assignments are as follows:</p> <p> </p> <h3><strong>Can I use my own audio files and create my own kits?</strong></h3> <p>The Forge Drum Kit allows you to add any WAV file up to 16-bit/48kHz to a 4GB to 64GB FAT32 formatted USB drive and add to/createyour own unique kit.  Each sample must be a<strong>16-bit mono WAV</strong> file with a maximum size of <strong>15 MB</strong>. It can have a sampling rate of <strong>48, 44.1, 32, 22.05, or 11.025 kHz.</strong></p> <p>To load your own samples from a USB flash drive to use as voices within a kit:</p> <ol> <li>Press <strong>Kit</strong> to enter the Kit Selection page (if you are not already viewing it).</li> <li>Press <strong>Menu</strong> to enter the Kit Menu.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and<strong> Up</strong> buttons to select <strong>USB Memory</strong>, and then press<strong> Enter</strong>.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select <strong>Sample Load</strong>, and then press <strong>Enter</strong>. A list of your samples will appear in the display.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select a sample, and then press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li>When<strong> Load to User Voice?</strong> appears in the display, press <strong>Enter</strong> to load the sample or <strong>Exit</strong> to cancel. You may need to wait a minute for the sample to load, depending on its size</li> </ol> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3><strong>Can I save and load an entire kit from my USB flash drive?</strong></h3> <p><strong>To save a kit to a USB flash drive:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Press <strong>Kit</strong> to enter the Kit Selection page (if you are not already viewing it).</li> <li>Use the <strong>dial</strong> or <strong>Left</strong> and <strong>Right</strong> buttons to select the kit you want to save. To switch between the preset kits (001–050) and user kits (051–070), press <strong>Kit.</strong></li> <li>Press <strong>Menu</strong> to enter the Kit Menu.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select <strong>USB Memory</strong>, and then press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select <strong>Kit Save</strong>, and then press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select a kit number (00–99). A number with no name next to it indicates an empty kit. A number with a name next to it indicates a saved kit.</li> <li>To save the kit to the selected number, press <strong>Enter</strong>. If the number already has a kit saved to it, <strong>Data will be overwritten! Enter or Exit?</strong> will appear in the display. Press<strong> Enter</strong> to overwrite the kit or <strong>Exit</strong> to return to the list of kits.<br /> To cancel, press <strong>Exit</strong>.</li> </ol> <p> </p> <p><strong>To load a kit from a USB flash drive:</strong></p> <ol> <li>Press <strong>Kit</strong> to enter the Kit Selection page (if you are not already viewing it).</li> <li>Press <strong>Menu</strong> to enter the Kit Menu.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select <strong>USB Memory</strong>, and then press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and <strong>Up</strong> buttons to select <strong>Kit Load</strong>, and then press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li>Use the <strong>Down</strong> and<strong> Up</strong> buttons to select a kit number (00–99). A number with no name next to it indicates an empty kit. A number with a name next to it indicates a saved kit.</li> <li>To load the selected kit, press <strong>Enter</strong>.</li> <li>When <strong>Load to User___?</strong> appears in the display, use the <strong>dial</strong> or <strong>Left</strong> and <strong>Right</strong> buttons to select the desired “destination” user kit number.</li> <li>Press <strong>Enter</strong> to load the kit.</li> </ol> <p><strong> </strong></p> <h3><strong>Is the Hi-Hat pedal a continuous or a switch-type pedal?</strong></h3> <p>The Hi-Hat pedal included with the Forge Kit is a continuous variable type pedal.  This pedal allows for open, half-open, and closed hi-hat sounds, and will also allow for ""chick"" and ""splash"" sounds when the pedal is pressed down and released without striking the hi-hat cymbal pad.</p> <p><strong> </strong><strong> </strong></p> <h2><strong>Technical Specs</strong></h2> <p>Forge Drum Module</p> <ul> <li><strong>Polyphony (max)</strong>: 64</li> <li><strong>Kits</strong> <ul> <li>70 (50 preset + 20 user)</li> <li>9 General MIDI kits</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Sounds</strong> <ul> <li>628 sounds/voices (drum, percussion, effect)</li> <li>14 hi-hat combination voices</li> <li>Up to 99 user-loaded samples, 15 MB total</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Sequencer</strong> <ul> <li>125 patterns (120 preset songs + 5 user songs)</li> <li>Up to 99 user songs in 1 folder on USB flash drive</li> <li>192 ticks per beat</li> <li>Real-time record</li> <li>6800 notes per user song</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Tempo</strong>: 30–280 BPM</li> <li><strong>Display</strong>: 64 x 128 pixel, monochrome, backlit display</li> <li><strong>Connectors</strong> <ul> <li>(1) DB-25 cable snake</li> <li>(1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TS Crash 2</li> <li>(1) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TS Tom 4</li> <li>(2) 1/4” (6.35 mm) TRS main outputs</li> <li>(1) 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo headphone output</li> <li>(1) 1/8” (3.5 mm) stereo auxiliary input</li> <li>(1) 5-pin MIDI input</li> <li>(1) 5-pin MIDI output</li> <li>(1) USB MIDI port</li> <li>(1) USB host port</li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Power</strong>: 9 VDC, 500 mA, center-positive</li> <li><strong>Module Dimensions</strong>(width x depth x height): 9.1” x 6.3” x 2.7”</li> <li><strong>Module Weight</strong>: (<em>full drum set weight: 50.9 lbs; shipping weight: 55.9 lbs </em>) </li> </ul> <p> </p> <h2><strong>Box Contents</strong></h2> <ul> <li>Forge Drum Module</li> <li>(1) 11” dual-zone rubber snare pad</li> <li>(3) 8” rubber tom pads</li> <li>(1) 10” ride cymbal with choke</li> <li>(1) 10” crash cymbal with choke</li> <li>(1) 10” hi-hat cymbal</li> <li>(1) Kick pad tower</li> <li>(1) Kick drum pedal</li> <li>(1) Hi-hat pedal</li> <li>(2) Drum sticks</li> <li>4-post chrome rack</li> <li>Cable snake</li> <li>Cable wraps</li> <li>Drum key</li> <li>Power adapter</li> <li>Module user guide</li> <li>Kit assembly guide</li> <li>Safety & warranty manual</li> </ul>