Alesis Strike Multipad. Sampler, Looper & Percussion Instrument

First the amazing Alesis Strike and Strike Pro electronic drum kits did what no electronic kits had ever done before—they delivered an authentic drumming experience with all the responsiveness and tonal realism of your favourite acoustic drums, but also with the versatility and creative possibilities that only the very best electronic drums can deliver. The percussion universe would never be the same. Now the universe of electronic percussion pads has been rocked with a seismic shift that is off the scale: Here is the Strike MultiPad from Alesis. The first percussion pad incredible enough to earn the Strike name. A percussion pad like no other. Time to throw out your pre-conceived notions. It’s time to unlock your imagination.

Introducing Strike MultiPad
Alesis designed the Strike MultiPad around the drummer’s requirement to be able to sample, edit, loop and perform in a seamless manner. To that end, the Strike MultiPad offers an incredible 7000+ built-in sounds, 32GB of storage and the ability to record samples from any source (smartphone, mic, off the internet, via USB, from virtually any other audio device). The nine velocity-sensitive pads have customisable RGB lights and are easily configured for maximum playing convenience. Centre stage on the Strike MultiPad is an Alesis-exclusive 4.3” colour screen to make checking system status or performing edits a snap. This kind of total percussive firepower is simply not available anywhere else, even in multiple units. 

Sample. Edit. Loop. Perform.
SAMPLE anything you want—any sound, any effect, from anywhere. Use your mic, your phone, your computer, USB input or another audio device to capture live or pre recorded samples, even off the internet. We even include 6GB+ of premium in-demand content to get you going.

EDIT your samples and loops with the radiant 4.3-inch colour screen, easy-to-use selectors & encoders, A-Link controls and the five built-in effects processors - tweak, shade, colour, EQ and compress to your heart’s content. Your sounds will really be your sounds, and no one else’s.

LOOP-based recording of your pad performance is a snap, either from the samples you created, or from an external input. Either way, with Strike MultiPad looping can be seamlessly integrated into your playing.

PERFORM better, faster, with more creativity and with more content, versatility and capability than any other drum pad anywhere. With nine velocity-sensitive pads, outfitted with customisable RGB lighting that display velocity, loop length and more, you can be certain you never miss a beat – no matter how dark or foggy the stage is.

New in firmware update v1.1 (Feb 2019)

• Expanded WAV Format Compatibility
• Now users can preview and import samples via USB in any major bitrate or sample rate (44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88kHz, 96kHz, 16 or 24 bit)
• Hi-Hat Groups: Functionality to add multiple pads to a Hi-Hat Group and the hi-hat pedal input will cycle through them. 
• Enhanced Sample Editing
• Now users can edit the start/end of a loop while listening back in real time
• Enhanced Kit FX Assignment Workflow

New in firmware updatev1.2 (Oct 2019)

• Setlists - You can now save and arrange custom Setlists of any Preset or User Kits. Setlists can be edited from the Kit Menu by pressing F6-Setlist. See the full Strike MultiPad User Guide for more information
• Improved Kit Navigation and Loading Times - You can now use the Main Encoder to browse kits without loading them in the Perform and Kit menus. While the kit name is flashing, press the Main Encoder to load the kit
• Hi-Hat Playback Mode - Assign open and closed sounds to a single pad for quick and easy hi-hat pedal setup
• Footswitch Playback Mode - Switch between Wave A and Wave B of a pad with the click of a footswitch
• Quick Wave Copy - In the Sound menu, press and hold the F1-Wave button to copy a sound from one wave to the other