Greetings, Earthlings. The DM10 rig I got for Christmas is coming down the home stretch, methinks. Behold:
For reference, this is the kit I played in days of yore:
Then, I took quite an about-face, and played this kind of kit for a couple years:
And finally, here I am, enjoying the new kit and the festivities of last evening:
With the Roland micro-kit, I ended up using my real ride and hats, as even with excellent quality samples, the response of pads just never did it for me. Unfortunately, I finally admitted to myself that the same holds true for the Alesis module. Thus, the real ride and hats; and thus, the availability of a couple extra inputs on the Alesis module. I'm currently running two of the crashes and a china out of the Roland, as well as two aux pedals. I'm running one extra tom and a china out of the Alesis, for a current grand total of...ummm...I think it's at 29 zones of electronic delight. 17 out of the Alesis, and 12 out of the Roland. Right now. Plus, of course, the actual ride and hats. I can still add another something-or-other on the Roland, and maybe another thingy or two on the Alesis. Right? I think I'm getting pretty happy with it. It's probably more fun than should be legally allowed for the pleasure of one simple fellow.
I've learned a ton about dialing in the DM10 here, and look forward to continuing this journey of enrichment as I go forward. Current challenge: reconciling my in-ear monitor mix with what the FoH guy needs out front. I'm currently running the kick on one main out of the Alesis, everything else on the other. The house needed more snare, which led to my in-ear mix being pretty snare-heavy. Hopefully I'll figure out how to work around this kind of thing. Suggestions are absolutely more than welcome. I've yet to touch the aux-outs on the DM10, so maybe there's that?