Zildjian ALCHEM-E Kit: Next-gen eDrums, Immersion & 400 Years of Sound

As Zildjian continues to commemorate 400 years of sonic excellence, the cymbal scion has expanded their domain to transcend time, tone, and territory, debuting their explosive ALCHEM-E kit. Crafted with genuine wood shells and perforated metal cymbals and outfitted with Zildjian’s state-of-the-art Trigger System, the ALCHEM-E kit delivers unrivaled immersion and sonic fidelity. Beating at its heart is Zildjian’s E-Vault sound module that’s populated by multitudes of classic and contemporary cymbals that have been painstakingly captured to ensure every ounce of time-tested Zildjian character is faithfully preserved. To showcase the ALCHEM-E kit, Sweetwater had the pleasure of hosting Russ Miller, a Zildjian artist and studio legend whose CV comprises Andrea Bocelli, Bobby Caldwell, Tina Turner, and Ray Charles, to name a few. Discover Zildjian’s four centuries of percussive panache transposed to the virtually limitless possibilities of eDrums!

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[ianmclean]

The name Alchem-E is brilliant because the original Zildian cymbals came out of the time of the alchemists who were trying to create gold. A man named Zildian was part of that but discovered in the process, how to make an incredibly flexible metal, which eventually became his own gold mine.

[Shane-zomg]

I will give props, the samples don't sound bad. We're really making strides in 2024

[ChontosDrumLessons]

Holy smokes! Having Russ Miller demonstrate the kit is unreal.

[rnl]

You know the world is coming to an end when Zildjian makes an E-Kit

[erikdanielczyk]

What a great time to be an electronic drum fan!!

[flynnsarcade.]

Sonically, the cymbals are light years ahead of the snare/toms.

[timschrieber]

Talk more about the module interface and drum sounds please!

[Ripperx]

Please make a cymbal pack with a cymbal module and put that up for sale. With front of house outputs and midi.

[aaronrio]

I feel like they would make so much more money if they just sold the cymbals separately. I would buy those in a heartbeat and use it on my alesis.

[Espresso]

I thought those cymbals were real till about 2min in. They're incredible

[arsonne]

I generally can't bring myself to get in on the ground floor of a brand new first-gen product but man this thing is sick.

[glassedgavv]

They used "proprietary." I'm sold!

[shadcovert]

Very cool. For only 1 very specific demographic. Wealthy folks. If inwas One, id surely check it out!

[Altuz]

I played this kit today. Here are my thoughts. The cymbals are AMAZING. Nothing out there like it. The feel is perfect. The drums are top notch as well, on par with the highest of the highest e-kits out there. The hi-hat still sucks. Zildjian, please figure this out I believe in your team. You need to figure out a way to have nothing between the top and bottom hat and still make it functional. The hi-hat is better than any other e-kit on the market, but it still sucks if you're "barking" (name of the technique) the hi-hat.

[apstech]

The IR's they mapped to those cymbal sounds are also key.

[giadagiaguaro]

7000 bucks. Not bad for the average working class

[Chogaar]

were the ride zones mixed in the brain? cause it kept playing edge sound when it should have played bow

[eDrumsandVSTs]

The industry is getting better and better with edrums..very cool to see.

[robertjacobdmk]

this just made my heart skip a beat....beautiful

[Joshstix]

Am I the only one who wants to hear these drums acoustically👀