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Alesis Command beater angle adjustment.

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Uptheirons726:
I picked up an Alesis Command kit the other day. Absolutely love it. Its a blast to play. One issue I'm having though is the angle of the beater on the kick pedal. I have a bruise on top of my foot from it bouncing back and hitting me. Is it possible to adjust it so it sits further forward when at rest? Or is it a technique thing? I'm a guitarist and bought the kit to mess around on and to use with EzDrummer for band demos so if the answer is super simple my apologies.

CactusJack:
This is exactly my situation.

As far as I know, you cannot change the angle without doing some modifications to the steel bar where the beater is mounted.
I was looking for a solution as well, but the problem is that the bar is flattened where the screw from the spring is. You can use a tuning key to loosen the screw and to change the beater angle, but when you tighten the screw again, it will slip back to that flattened part so the angle is adjusted back.

The next thing I have tried, is to remove the bar completely to turn it a bit, but it is somehow fixed by the ball bearings.

Does anyone have another solution without using a file to flatten the bar on some other side?

Chaser:

--- Quote from: CactusJack on March 08, 2022, 10:23:30 AM ---This is exactly my situation.

As far as I know, you cannot change the angle without doing some modifications to the steel bar where the beater is mounted.
I was looking for a solution as well, but the problem is that the bar is flattened where the screw from the spring is. You can use a tuning key to loosen the screw and to change the beater angle, but when you tighten the screw again, it will slip back to that flattened part so the angle is adjusted back.

The next thing I have tried, is to remove the bar completely to turn it a bit, but it is somehow fixed by the ball bearings.

Does anyone have another solution without using a file to flatten the bar on some other side?

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Welcome to the Forum !

The Alesis pedal doesn't have much in the way of advanced adjustment...Filing it down to try to move the beater closer to the head won't solve it and by moving it closer without accuracy will cause more problems double hits etc (not to mention ruining the pedal) and it will still come back and hit you as this pedal gets too loose .

I have always adjusted them for people by reversing the chain mounting which raises the pedal (and distance from your shin etc) this "minute adjustment" changes the pedal timing..keeps it firm so it doesn't get as loose and slap back even at a fast BPM..it's a 5 min fix.

Lift the pedal to take the tension off the chain ..slide the chain off..reverse it at the bottom of the pedal,reassemble(reverse order..make sure to tighten screw as the chain will be flipped over it) and check the chain alignment....lower the beater to hit just off center
You can also change the beater to a single head instead of dual/reversible...otherwise your next step is getting a better pedal..

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CactusJack:

--- Quote from: Chaser on March 08, 2022, 01:23:17 PM ---
Welcome to the Forum !


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Thank you!

And thanks for your answer. I searched the web for days and this is by far the most helpful one. I will give it a try.

Chaser:

--- Quote from: CactusJack on March 08, 2022, 02:32:28 PM ---
--- Quote from: Chaser on March 08, 2022, 01:23:17 PM ---
Welcome to the Forum !


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Thank you!

And thanks for your answer. I searched the web for days and this is by far the most helpful one. I will give it a try.

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Basically what you are doing with this little trick is removing (multiple) chain links..without actually removing them.This pedal doesn't have the ability to move links up like some pedals where you can loosen a screw move the chain a link at a time and replace the screw.
This prevents the beater/shaft from coming all the way back before the pedal is on it's way down for the next hit..increasing distance between the beater and you.
It also prevents the pedal from bottoming out on the tightening screw to the kick tower.
More advanced pedals have adjustable cams etc...The low tech way would be to bend/offset the beater shaft in a vise and use a self aligning head..

Lowering the beater shortens the shaft length/arc (also increasing the distance between the beater and you)
Lowering it also puts it a bit closer to the Piezo and it will pickup the hits better as one of the complaints with the kick drum were all hits weren't being accurately detected...so it's a 2 for 1 fix  for some..

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