midi drum pad

Have you considered the Roland SPD-20? It's worth taking a look at.

the trigger finger is great. bear in mind that it's intended to be used with your fingers. the pads are too small if you want to use sticks.

easy to setup, robust, and integrates flawlessy with all music software.

i take mine everywhere !

I second the trigger finger. Highly configurable for my needs.

jord

yes

I like the Trigger Finger also

mmmmmm, Trigger Finger.

Trigger Finger rocks my booty.

Booyah for the TF.

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I've just bought the Korg PadKontrol.

After years of pounding away on the keyboards this machine is really something else. The pads are very expressive and I have also been experimenting with using it on synths etc and its enabled me to find a new source of sounds.

The number of controllers is small but that was not a problem for me as I have them on other hardware.

I bought the controller for the pads but I was disappointed by the response of both Korg and Toontracks when I found that;

A) I could not load the free demo of dfh(Its a demo and we do not support it) and

B) the Creative pack so heavily advertised was missing from my box. It appears this is something that Korg are aware of (looks like the packers forgot to put it in in some of the boxes) but it means that you have to go back to the retailer to get him to contact Korg and obtain it for you. I have not bothered but this is something you need to check if you decide to buy this.

C) The software for controlling the pad from a computer will not work for me and despite Korg having sent me a software update it still will not work. That said I find it easier to alter settings on the pad itself.

I have not used another type of drum pad so I cannot comment on exactly how good this is compared to others( I bought it based on various reviews and a quick try out in the shop)but I must say I am very impressed with it.

the akai mpd-16 looks nice too. I've not used any of them but i'm planning to pick that one up. it's quite stripped down being that it only has the pads and one slide control but it's also only $99 from sweetwater. Plus i figured of all the controllers the Akai version must be the most similar to the actual mpc in terms of feel.

I have a Trigger Finger as well. I am only partailly satisfied. I dont like the fact it came with ZERO hard copy documentation, im not a fan of PDF file only.
Dont expect it to feel to solid if you put in a mic stand. On the table it works okay. M-Audio Enigma software lacks luster and never seems to transmit acurately. However the pads feel pretty good and all the knobs assign easily within logic to whatever parameters you want.

In hindsight i wish I would have waited a month and got the Akai MPD 24.
However I like the options of the Trigger Finger more than the Akai MPD-16.

I have a Trigger Finger as well. I am only partailly
satisfied. I dont like the fact it came with ZERO
hard copy documentation, im not a fan of PDF file
only.

I don't think you need a hard copy. Any preset programming can be done via Enigma. It makes sense that there very little documentation. Also, a pdf is easier to search and get information out of.

Dont expect it to feel to solid if you put in a mic
stand. On the table it works okay.

I sort of agree. The TF is pretty sturdy, but it's definitely not a tank.

M-Audio Enigma
software lacks luster and never seems to transmit
acurately.

The software works perfectly for me.

Compared to a few years ago, I am greatful for companies that make software that can allow you to create presets. I have the FCB1010, and I almost killed that thing when I got it. I don't want to waste my life creating presets (usually the process is convoluted and non-intuitive) on the midi controller.

One of the selling points for me was the controlling software (Enigma).

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Same here. Enigma works and transmits any changes I make just fine. Granted, the uploading and downloading process isn't necessarily the most intuitive thing to do, but once you know how it works, it works wonderfully. No complaints here.