Item: ALECONTROLPAD
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6 People rated this product :
7 out of 10
3 People wrote reviews
10 out of 10
"MIDI and drums best of both worlds"
Feature:
Included software is decent. Has plenty of jacks to plug in additional triggers - I plugged in sustain pedals to use as kick and hi-hat and it worked great. USB plug and play is a good feature too, just hook it up to the computer and it's running, doesn't need drivers or a power adapter.
Quality:
The sensitivity of the pads is good. The plastic shell seems like it could potentially crack if you were playing really hard and missed the pads, but I've hit it playing normally and no problem. It seems like a solid made piece of equipment especially for the price.
Value:
Definitely a great value, the only thing like it is the Performance Pad and the Roland SPD. If you only need MIDI this seems like the one to get, the SPD for all I know might be incredible but it only has six pads anyway, and this is definitely sensitive and versatile enough for my needs.
Desirability:
It's great, it does everything I wanted it to do without any confusing useless junk tacked on. Plus it looks classy and is a pretty unique piece of gear - it will definitely get admirers. If you watch The Knife in their live videos he plays something like this (it may be the SPD), and it looks amazing. I honestly don't know why there aren't more products like this. If you're a drummer why would you want to tap on little finger pads?
Sound:
N/A
Ease of Use:
Incredibly easy to use. I own several kinds of MIDI controls and this one is by far the easiest. Only three buttons, one to choose the function and the other two to increment up or down. For the pad-specific settings just hit the pad you want to adjust. Didn't have to open the manual. If you have ever used MIDI or electronic drums (or even if not) it's very intuitive.
Support:
Haven't needed it.
Overall:
I would have to say that, other than a piano, this is probably the most inspiring single piece of gear I own - the night I got it I played for about five hours straight. It's like the perfect hybrid of a drum set and a MIDI controller, because you can assign the pads to trigger whatever you want. If lost I would probably just buy another one.
Submitted: 4/5/2008
Style of Music: Rock, Electronic
10 out of 10
"The Best For The Money"
Feature:
It comes with everything you need.
My Roland SPD 11 APC-33 mounting kit fit perfectly
on the Alesie Control Pad, For clamping it to a stand
Quality:
8- Piezo trigger pads
2- 1/4" External trigger inputs
1- 1/4" Footswitch input (kick)
1- 1/4" Footswitch input (Hi Hat on/off control)
1- 1/4" TRS input for up/down value footswitch
USB 1.1 Jack
MIDI In/Out Jacks
Value:
For under $200.00 US dollars compair to my Roland you can`t go wrong
Desirability:
It is Built To Last
Sound:
I use it with the Roland XV-5080
Ease of Use:
It is a control pad so not a whole lot of brains to set it up,
there is no voice editing like my Roland SPD-11
Support:
I contacted Alesis on a few qustions I had & they responded via email
quickly
Overall:
I use it to program midi drum parts, bass parts, lead phrases, etc in my studio
Submitted: 3/21/2007
Style of Music: Country, Rock, Jazz, R&B, Blues, etc
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