Comments on: Pad Controller Smackdown

By: DJ PRIOR aka RHYAN HARDEN

DJ PRIOR aka RHYAN HARDEN — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:01:56 +0000

… i think … akai is still mighty akai … thats all

By: Vincent Le Pes

Vincent Le Pes — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:12:45 +0000

My PadKontrol has a lock on it…at least, isn’t that what the slot on the far left (looking at the back) is? Great roundup, but I have to say you were a little harsh on the Korg…it’s a great controller. The flashy lights may not be the greatest selling point, but the XY pad and roll functions are great…now, if only it had more knobs and a few faders…:)

By: Seemartinbreak

Seemartinbreak — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:11:10 +0000

Does anyone have any input on the responsiveness or speed of the buttons???
Can you compare to the vci led buttons or arcade buttons?
Thanks!

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By: Thang

Thang — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:24:44 +0000

For me i choose PadKontrol because of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uYqh7BOKZ4&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OF_gxu5rtQ&feature=channel_page
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvO9bhvNOlc&feature=channel_page

and more :)

By: Robbie

Robbie — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 22:34:52 +0000

Thanks for the review. I was curious about the three controllers you mentioned. I went to guitarcenter to pick up an mpd32, but the one they had was broken so I got an mpd24.

Iv been playing around with it for about a week, and I love how the controls map natively with ableton 7. The faders and knobs are awesome. The one thing that gets me is the sensitivity of it. I have it set on the most sensitive setting, most sensitive curve model, and I still have to really hit hard to register a sound.

Im thinking that since Im planning on purchasing the Akai APC40 (whenever that is, please ableton gods hurry up!…) that I dont need knobs and faders – what I need is a good drum pad. Your review didn’t mention sensitivity of pads. Im actually going to return the mpd24 for the korg (dont yell at me…). I havent played one yet but from what iv heard they are a lot more sensitive.

Ill let you know how it goes.

By: javier

javier — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:52:36 +0000

thanks for this… i was going to get the trigger becaue a friend has it, but once i tried it, didn’t like where the knobs were and the fact that they’re not endless y aalso felt that i needed more faders….. it is pretty solid though. i got the akai because everything was on the right place for me.

Peace

By: john loco

john loco — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 22:19:01 +0000

Trigger Finger does not need any drivers to install on OS X 10.5.*. At least, not on my MacBook with 10.5.6. Runs fine out of the box.