Alesis Command Mesh Special Edition
The Alesis Command Mesh Special Edition is an all-round electronic drum kit suitable for beginners and advanced players.
The kit is perfect for drummers who want a good quality drum kit, but don't want to pay the top price. In addition, the drum set has a sleek and modern design.
All-in drum kit with mesh heads
The Alesis Command Mesh Special Edition offers a smooth playing experience, largely due to the mesh drum pads that feel and play like acoustic drums.
The whole thing is mounted on a sturdy rack and therefore provides everything you need to start playing drums straight away.
Like the Alesis Nitro Max, the snare is 10″, which plays better than kits with an 8″ snare pad such as the (more expensive) Yamaha DTX6K-X .
Dual zone snare and toms
The 10″ snare and 8″ tom pads are all dual-zone, meaning you get two different sounds per pad – one sound on the mesh head and another on the rim.
You can use this to perform rim shots or program additional percussion sounds around the kit.
The 8" mesh kick drum pad is built to last, with a large surface area that works well with the included kick pedal, but also fits easily with a double pedal for the rock lovers among us.
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Advanced drum module
The drum module of the Alesis Command Mesh Special Edition has all the basic functions you need. There are 74 kits (54 preset kits and 20 user kits) and 671 sounds covering a variety of genres and styles.
Do you have a favorite drum sound you want to use? The Command Advanced Drum Module allows you to add your own drum samples via USB, so you can create your own unique kits.
You can also record your performance directly to the module, with up to 5 internal tracks or 99 with a USB stick.
Differences Alesis Command and Alesis Surge
At first glance, the Alesis Command Mesh Special Edition and the Alesis Surge Mesh Special Edition look very similar. And to a large extent, that's true: the rack and pads are the same.
Yet there are some differences:
| Number of sounds | Number of kits | Drum module | |
| Surge Mesh | 385 | 40 | Surge |
| Command Mesh | 671 | 74 | Advanced |
The Command Mesh module contains almost double the sounds and is a bit more powerful. The kit also looks a bit more finished and professional.
The Surge Mesh contains significantly fewer preset kits and sounds, so this is also reflected in the price.
Which kit appeals to you more? Judge for yourself and take a look Alesis Surge Mesh Special Edition.
