Alesis Nitro kit won’t Trigger in EZDrummer

[eruth26]

Hey there. First off, I’m asking this question on behalf...

Hey there. First off, I’m asking this question on behalf of my boyfriend. He has a modified (extra cymbal and double bass mesh heads connected with splitters) Alesis Nitro Mesh kit and he recently (a few weeks) has bought all this recording software along with EZDrummer. We have not been able to figure out why the e-drums won’t trigger in EZDrummer. We’ve connected it with a usb from the port on the module to the laptop, selected the Alesis from within EZD, Tried different Midi channels, it’s hooked up to the audio interface(Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen) and nothing seems to actually get it to trigger in EZD. So if anyone has the patience to help two idiots figure this out I would be incredibly grateful. I hope this makes sense I know nothing about music or recording and have basically had to learn a whole new language to try and help him with this lol.

• This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by eruth26.

Hey there. First off, I’m asking this question on behalf of my boyfriend. He has a modified (extra cymbal and double bass mesh heads connected with splitters) Alesis Nitro Mesh kit and he recently (a few weeks) has bought all this recording software along with EZDrummer. We have not been able to figure out why the e-drums won’t trigger in EZDrummer. We’ve connected it with a usb from the port on the module to the laptop, selected the Alesis from within EZD, Tried different Midi channels, it’s hooked up to the audio interface(Scarlett 2i2 3rd gen) and nothing seems to actually get it to trigger in EZD. So if anyone has the patience to help two idiots figure this out I would be incredibly grateful. I hope this makes sense I know nothing about music or recording and have basically had to learn a whole new language to try and help him with this lol.

• This topic was modified 4 years, 10 months ago by eruth26.

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[IggiBoi]

Hi There! I am also having the same problem with my Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit. I have EZDrummer 2 Stand Alone installed. I plugged my Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit via USB to my computer. I opened the EZDrummer Application and went to Settings>Audio/Midi Setup>MIDI Device and selected Alesis Nitro. But upon doing so, it doesn’t trigger when I hit the pads or simply press the pads on the Nitro Module. Please help! I am so frustrated about this now. Thanks!

[baby4477]

mine wont trigger either and when they did it would only work for a few minutes then wouldnt work the whole day. they just dont trigger and they are connected, the checkmark is checked and i plugged into multiple usbs

• This post was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by baby4477.

[baby4477]

the alesis nitro only works if you dont update ez drummer and it still wont trigger after 2 minutes of use which makes no sense. Theres alot of people saying it doesnt work for them dating back to 2017 and there still hasn been a fix. for something worth 200 dollars i wouldve expected it to work flawlessly

[Olof]

Does it work, at least temporarily, if you click “Rescan Devices” and then “OK”?

Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder

[kmg526]

OLOF, that is all you have to say…please tell us how to fix this!

[Dfalcotarheel]

I just purchased, had same issues with my Nitro Mesh kit.  Select ASIO for audio device, (I have Focusrite USB ASIO), Select “Use multi-out” under out channels, select and hit apply for Alesis Nitro under MIDI device, Midi Channel is “Any”.  I then hit MENU, Settings –> EDrums –> MIDI Mapping selected Alesis Nitro/Surge and now it works!

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[Roner99]

Hello – great to hear you’ve got it to work. For audio, are you plugging your headphones into the nitro module or your PC/Mac? I followed your steps and can get EZdrummer to trigger (the drums in the software) when I hit the pads on the Surge, however the sounds are still from the Surge, not from EZdrummer. I’ve tried a million things and no matter what it’s just the stock Alesis sounds, but the hits trigger in EZ. Are you using any other XLR/MIDI cables from your interface to drum module? Are you changing any settings on the module?

I can get it to work without my Behringer interface, but without it the latency is too much. As soon as I use the interface I no longer get the Ezdrummer sounds.

[John]

Hi Roner99,

you will have to have your headphones connected to the same Audio interface as you have selected as Audio Device in the Audio/MIDI setup.

Having them connected to your Nitro module if you e.g. have a Behringer Audio interface will not result in hearing sounds from EZdrummer 2.

BR,
John

John Rammelt - Toontrack
Technical Advisor

[jgraf73]

EZ drummer won’t trigger in Alesis nitro.   Think I have all the settings right.  Noticed it is now shown as a device in windows.   Went to the devices settings in windows and it said next to Nitros:  set up incomplete due to metered connection.   Any ideas for a fix?

 

Thanks,

Jim

[Jon.Porter]

My Alesis Nitro Pro XL would send midi data via USB connection to my PC for like 10 seconds, then stop. I used Pocket MIDI to monitor the signal. The device was seen by my PC and all VST instruments, but this 10 second thing would happen, if I was lucky enough to even get it to send at all. Tried different cables, different ports, power saver settings, settings on the Nitro module. My final solution was a USB hub. I bought a USB 3.0 hub with an optional external power adapter. I connected the hub to a 3.0 port on my PC, and the Nitro Pro XL is now sending a stable signal to my PC. I did some testing, and found that I don’t need the external power source connected to the hub for it to work. Hope this helps someone.

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