Alesis Trigger I/O

[Kip Count]

I currently have an Alesis DM5.  I was using that for a while with my Hart Prodigy eKit to play EZdrummer. Worked well for what I was doing.  Lately I haven’t had space to keep the eKit setup, so it’s in the garage.

But come Spring, I’m going to set it up again.  I don’t use any of the sounds in the DM5.  I simply use it as a trigger machine to pass MIDI on to Pro Tools and EZD.  I’d like to see it and get a Trigger I/O instead.  With the current used market, I can probably come out of the deal with $50 in my pocket.  That goes toward the JAZZ EZX. 

So… anyone know much about the Alesis Trigger I/O?  I was reading it’s trigging/midi capabilities might actually be better than the DM5, as it’s a more recent piece of gear. 
I will also at some point be getting Superior 2.0 (just haven’t gotten around to it yet), and I’ll be using this Trigger I/O with my Hart eKit for that too.

In a nutshell, I’m looking for the cheapest way to bridge my eDrums into Pro Tools.  The Trigger I/O looks like it’s the ticket.

let me know!  Thanks!

Kip

Mac Mini M1 | Studio One 6 | PreSonus 68c | EZD3

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[eamon7]

they work great. easy to set up and program and they work perfecftly with superior drummer 2. i had a d4 and a dm5 and the i/o blows them away as far as ease of use and programming. our drummer has 2 of them and uses sd2 live in our weekend classic rock band and they work great.

[Kip Count]

Thanks for the reply on this.  I still haven’t picked up a Trigger IO, but I plan too, especially seeing as I just ordered S2.0.  I’ve got to get my Hart Dynamics kit set up again (if I only had more room in my 11’x11′ studio).

Mac Mini M1 | Studio One 6 | PreSonus 68c | EZD3

[Kip Count]

Should have my Trigger IO today.  Unfortunately I can’t hook it up just yet.  I’m dismantling my studio room to have new carpet put in, but once it’s back together and I get my E-drums set back up, I’ll post back and tell ya’ll how the Trigger IO is working.

Mac Mini M1 | Studio One 6 | PreSonus 68c | EZD3

[Warbox]

May I ask what settings you use with your Trigger IO? I just had to do the factory reset on mine because though it works, the velocity is all screwed up. ( I had it set up for the BFD lite that came with it)
 
Anyway, I play some fast stuff and it was all coming out soft and the loud hits were “jumping out” at me. I really had to bash the pads to get the loudest tone which is okay if there was some semi- loud tones in the middle.
 
Does that make sense?
 
I started with my gain set at 10 with a retrigger of 0. The snare and high hat work great but the toms had the problem above.
 
Superior 2.0 sounds awesome though. I can’t wait to get it tweaked right and start recording my tracks!
Thanks in Advance,
Jesse
 
 

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