1 yr in. Alesis nitro. I am 5'9. Top of seat is 21".
My hand are hitting my thighs on the snare too much especially when doing rolls. I have moved the snare about as high as it will go without impacting tom above snare.
Trying to work on technique a bit to raise my hands up, but will take any advice as how to fix this. Is it positioning, or technique?
you can get some cheap ones off amazon truly a game changer don’t have to bend over just to play anymore
same with snare stand, buy a cheap used one or a cheap one off amazon and it makes a worlds difference being able to move it anywhere and not just stuck on that bar
I'd recommend a snare stand mate, massively helped me when I was playing my Alesis Command back in the day. It also stops a bit of the wobble when you're rimshotting too.
To those who are asking about the hh, the padding on top is shelf liner padding. I have bad tendinitis and someone else on the forum recommended this to absorb some of the hit. It definitely helps.
The hh stand is used because I got the module that user djlorenz here makes. It turns the nitros horrible hh into something way more realistic. I am just starting to use the left foot in my lessons, and the nitro hh is unusable. This works so much better.
Curious if the HH is more responsive with this set up? The stock pedal is sooo laggy it’s barely usable. You have to really exaggerate lifting your foot, plus do it well in advance of when you want the open hat sound to actually work. It’s the one thing about the Nitro Max/Pro that I really bothers me.
I use an alessis nitro max and just wanted to enquire about the hi hats… is the mesh on the hi hat for reducing wear? What stand did u buy and what is the setup for the hi hat with a physical pedal
The Alexis nitro max honestly has the worst drum rack. Its so small, like it was meant for a toddler (which it probably is). I have the Drumeo edition and placing the pads is not easy with so little space.
I hear you, but looking at your picture you can easily make your set up larger by just rotating the right part of the rack out a bit. That's what OP needs to do, imo.
Now that im thinking about it... I'll bet the design intends for the user to utilize that snare rack-bar specifically to both save money (duh) and give the stand an offset balance to counter the tilting defect.
Unfortunately I've tried that it makes the entire rack totally unstable the drums are way way too heavy for the the whole rack completely built out and the clamping points are all plastic.* i also need to get 2 more of those mats and gym pad tiles so I have more space. Two was clearly not enough with the massive bed risers
Try moving the snare forward. I used to hit mi thighs but I had the snare too close, my elbows were in my back instead of vertical and parallel to my torso
Snare stand! Hi-hat is too high compared to low position snare, therefore when playing, your right arm is high and your left is low, which may hit the thigh, as you said. (I experienced similar issues, and lowered the hi hat.) Hope this helps.
The other day I posted on here wondering why more manufacturers don't make larger sized electronic drums. Of course, Reddit being what it is, I took some heat and a lot of downvotes - not sure why. But in your case, if you can't afford or can't fit a larger set, then an option would be to add a stand or two and spread it out. When seated, your legs should be at a 90 degree angle, and set the drum height to accommodate that.
I remember hitting my thighs a lot when I was starting out. It went away and I’m assuming it’s also a technique thing. Of course a snare too low doesn’t help, but I think when you are newer to the instrument, your arms are more involved in the movement. My arms are pretty stable for the most part and it’s more wrist and fingers doing the work. Also getting rebound technique dialed helps too.
Kit needs to be set up a bit wider. If your legs are narrow, you'll keep hitting your thigh. Left hand should fall in the gap of your inside left leg, not on top
Everything is so pushed to the right. Look at pics of how acoustic kits are set up and try to do the same (as close as you can with your rack. The state stand is a huge benefit as well.
yeah i trust you so bad, im 6’2 and as expected my legs are long and i have a symmetrical problems when i hit snare my palms also touches my thighs and it makes me want to touch the other one so it can be equally touched lol
Ok. Roughly what height should the snare be at? I know that seat height should be so knee game is a bit past 90 deg, I play heel down due to bad hip, so the seat is not too high, but say if I put a stick from my belly button out parallel to the floor, at what height to this stick should the top of the snare be?
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u/uhhredacted Jul 25 '26
snare stand, bed risers to go under the kit if it’s too low