Providing everything you need to learn to play drums and improve quickly, the Surge Mesh Special Edition Drum Kit from Alesis is a five-pad three-cymbal electronic drum kit that delivers inspiring sounds, powerful features, and quiet yet responsive mesh drum pads. The Surge drum module is jam packed with over 380 inspiring drum sounds as well as plenty of features for embarking on your musical journey such as fun and engaging lessons, 60 built-in play-along tracks, a handy performance recorder, and a metronome to help you keep time.

The mesh head snare and tom pads sport dual-zone triggering for expressive play and each cymbal features choke response for realistic cymbal muting. The Surge drum module is easy to use and provides comprehensive I/O including a 3.5mm headphone output for monitoring your playing, a 3.5mm aux input for playing to external tracks, full MIDI compatibility over DIN cable or USB, extra 1/4" inputs for an optional fourth tom or second crash, and dual 1/4" line outputs for stereo or mono feeds of your playing to any mixer, PA system, interface, or speaker.

Full-Size Mesh-Head Low-Profile Kit    5 Pads, 3 Cymbals, Surge Drum Module    24 Presets, 385 Instruments    10" Snare Pad, 10" Crash and Ride Pads    Three 8" Tom Pads, 10" Hi-Hat Pad    Dual-Zone Snare and Tom Triggering    8" Kick Pad Tower, Hi-Hat Control Pedal    Crash & Ride Cymbals Have Choke Response    Premium 4-Post Rack    Includes Key, Sticks, Cable Snake & PSU

The Surge Drum Module comes complete with 40 classic and modern ready-to-play kits. You can easily tweak any existing kit, or create your own using the 385 inspiring drum, cymbal, and percussion sounds built into the module. The backlit LCD screen makes navigation a breeze. Drum and cymbal buttons are arranged to resemble the layout of a traditional kit, so it's simple to assign sounds and create kits quickly. There are also learning features like 60 play-along music tracks and a metronome to help build timing and accuracy. There's a built-in aux input, so you can plug in a phone or tablet to play along with your favorite songs.

Experienced drummers know that mesh drumheads are exceptionally quiet and offer the most natural playing experience on an electronic kit. The Surge Mesh Special Edition features large pads with tightly woven mesh drumheads for maximum playability. There's a 10" snare pad, three 8" tom pads, and an 8" mesh kick drum pad—all built to last. The kick-drum pad has a large surface area that plays great with the included kick pedal but also easily fits a double pedal for when it's time to upgrade. For cymbals there's a 10" crash and 10" ride that both mute when grabbed and a 10" hi-hat with an expressive foot control pedal.

The Surge Mesh Special Edition includes everything you need to start playing drums right away - a cable snake, drumsticks, and drum key are all included. There's also a high-quality single-beater Alesis kick pedal, and an expressive hi-hat control pedal. The drum pads, cymbals, and module all mount to a four-post rack that stands firm no matter how hard you play. You can even fold the rack up for easy storage, perfect for bedrooms, living rooms, playrooms, or any other area where space is limited.

Alesis and Melodics have teamed up to bring Alesis customers 14 days of free drum lessons when you register your Surge Mesh Special Edition. Play your way up to rhythmical mastery with Melodics, an active modern song-based learning approach that starts by jamming with and learning from legendary grooves. Get instant feedback on how you're doing and know you're making progress every session with a game-like approach to learning that constantly motivates you to keep improving. Learn from popular songs like Can't Stop by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Green Day's Holiday, as well as classics like Superstition by Stevie Wonder.

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Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. The description says works with Alexa and voice commands but the specs say no internal microphone? Can it hear?

A: The ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 AX6600 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Mesh Wi-Fi System (2-Pack, White) BH #ASET8W2PK is compatible with Alexa based devices. Some of those devices do have microphones.

Q: 2. Can ET8 blocks certain websites?

A: Yes, the ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 AX6600 Wireless Tri-Band Gigabit Mesh Wi-Fi System can be configured to block specific websites.

Q: 3. Does the SR-16 have latin percussion sounds?Thanks

A: The SR-16 does feature a limited amount of Latin Percussion sounds. Please see the following link for a complete list: http://bit.ly/1Klwgmi

Q: 4. What type of power plug come with device?

A: The power supplies are equipped with NEMA 1-15P connectors - two blades. All the products we sell will comply with North American/U.S. electrical standards.

Q: 5. Can I add this to my existing TP-Link Deco X20 AX1800 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit 3-Piece Mesh Wi-Fi System?

A: Yes, you can add the TP-Link Deco X20 AX1800 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit Mesh Wi-Fi Module(B&H # TPDECOX201PK), to your existing TP-Link Deco X20 AX1800 Wireless Dual-Band Gigabit 3-Piece Mesh Wi-Fi System

Q: 6. Is there an actual difference between one of the units that makes it a router? Or can anyone of them be the router?

A: This eero 6+ AX3000 Wi-Fi 6 Dual-Band Gigabit Mesh System (Router, 2 Extenders, White) is comprised of three modules, each of which can be configured to be the router or a satellite.

Q: 7. Can this be set up as an access point on an internal vlan (i.e. 172.16.0.0/24) with no PAT?

A: No this is a proprietary system.

Q: 8. I got m y eero pro 6e router from ISP(frontier). Now I want to extend mesh network. But I can't find extender only. No option?

A: You can use the BH #EE6MWFE with the eero Pro 6e router.

Q: 9. i have an apple time capsule and provides wifi to my home. I want to expand the wifi coverage to my home . Do I need to connect one of these of these units to the apple time capsule or does one of the units replaces it?

A: You would use the ASUS ZenWiFi ET8 AX6600 to supply your WiFi and disable it on the Time Capsule.

Q: 10. Which plug for Portugal? Which plug for South Africa?

A: In Portugal the power plugs and sockets are of type F In South Africa the power plugs and sockets are of type D, M and N. Check out the following pictures. Type D: mainly used in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and some African countries. This socket only works with plug D. Type M: looks like plug D, but with larger pins. This socket only works with plug M. Type N: used in Brazil and South Africa. This socket also works with plug C.