Alesis Introduces The Strike Multipad

Alesis (alesis.com) has announced the introduction of their new Strike MultiPad electronic drum instrument.

Alesis designed the Strike MultiPad around the drummer’s requirement to be able to sample, edit, loop and perform in a seamless manner. To that end, the MultiPad offers 8000+ built-in sounds, 32GB of storage and the ability to record samples from any source (smartphone, mic, off the internet, via USB, from virtually any other audio device). The nine velocity-sensitive pads have customizable RGB lights and are easily configured for maximum playing convenience. Plus, the customizable RGB lights under each pad guarantee that players will never miss a beat – no matter how dark or foggy the stage is. There are five built-in effects processors and a Custom Effect Control, so players can really personalize their sounds/loops. Plus, there are multiple ins/outs with USB audio and MIDI interface, multiple external drum/cymbal triggers and an Alesis-exclusive 4.3” color screen to make checking system status or performing edits a snap.

Features:

9 Velocity-Sensitive pads with customizable RGB lights
32GB of internal storage with over 6GB of included samples and loops
4.3” color display delivers fast visual system status, makes editing easy
Built-in Sampler – capture the perfect sound from your phone, mic, or computer
Built-in Loop Recorder – create custom loops in real time
2 channel USB audio interface – makes it fast and easy to connect to your computer
Connect a USB drive to quickly load your own WAV files
Five onboard effects processors (3 kit FX, 1 master FX, 1 comp/EQ)
Separate Main, Aux and Headphone outputs
Three trigger inputs and two dual foot-switch inputs for system expansion
“A-LINK” – Two fully-assignable infinite rotary encoders “The Alesis Strike absolutely redefined what drummers could expect from an electronic drum kit in terms of playing response, realistic tonal accuracy and sound/effect versatility,” said John Emrich, Director of Drum Development for Alesis. “Now our new Strike MultiPad does the same thing for electronic pad instruments. Nothing else has anywhere near its combination of customizability, built-in sampling/looping capability, ease of playing and incredible versatlity. This isn’t an ordinary drum pad like all those others. It’s a Strike MultiPad, and that says it all!”