Alesis has carved out a powerful position in the ever-growing electronic drum kit market, thanks to an admirable focus on affordability while striving to push features and specs - mesh heads have long been standard throughout the range, for instance.
Now the US firm has focused in on the sometimes-lacking edrum hi-hat experience. Its new flagship e-kit, the 9-piece Nitro Ultimate, tackles the issue 'head-on' with a mounted controller that works with traditional stands, as opposed to the faux pedal switch that's often deployed to occasionally suboptimal effect. The controller hosts a 10-inch dual-zone cymbal, while the stand/pedal add a traditional feel to hi-hat proceedings. Nice.
