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Pads or Arcade Buttons?
Posted on: 26.09.2011 by Percy Keehan
What do you guys believe? Now I know that the arcade buttons are amazing and all, but I believe I still prefer pads. Not all of them. Specifically the KORG padKONTROL and the MPD series. To me, it feels like they are just as responsive and well I like the fact that on some of the controllers I can have a fixed velocity as well as velocity sensitive- What do you guys believe?
Kim Heuermann
18.10.2011
Originally Posted by Hiro
can anyone recommend some decent pads for a diy build? =/ im searching up the community s too ;] but as were on topic....
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Chasidy Heckenbach
17.10.2011
Originally Posted by mynameisjonthenoob
Different strokes for different folks!
Some days I prefer pads, some days I prefer buttons.!
yup. now i have my midifighter+launchpad+lpd8 to compare... the arcade buttons are really nice but wouldn't say they're better than the launchpad, just different. for drum programming you can't beat a touch sensitive pad that doesn't have to be pushed in like the lpd8, so i'll always prefer to use that for playing live beats as well as sequencing. i'd probably like the midi fighter more if it had variable color buttons and more of them... it's probably the best for fast cue point stuff tho - not that i need that.
Merlyn Marcinkowski
29.09.2011
Originally Posted by djproben
Both!! Grab a MIDI fighter and a trigger finger and you have no need to choose
THIS is my style..
Chasidy Heckenbach
28.09.2011
Originally Posted by fitzyp
pads for drumming, sample decks . arcade buttons for cue point juggling. Im glad I have both. I use both for different things.
same here. well will do as soon as my midifighter turns up i don't believe the bag of arcade buttons, gamepad and soldering iron count as they're not quite put together

launchpad is great for general controllery stuff tho - esp with the multi-color led feedbacks. lpd8 is pretty good for drumming - if only it had more pads
Madge Humrich
18.10.2011		thank you =]
Kim Heuermann
18.10.2011
Originally Posted by Hiro
can anyone recommend some decent pads for a diy build? =/ im searching up the community s too ;] but as were on topic....
mpcstuff.com
Kanesha Bredin
17.10.2011		I generally prefer pads as they have a tremendous amount of flexibility and I like the feel of quality pads. I don't really know how others feel about the Maschine pads, but they've been great to me!
Kiyoko Wellisch
18.10.2011		I just realised, shouldn't keys be an option up there as well? :P
Dino Houghland
17.10.2011		Download the mapping and files on this and play around. http://www.djranking s.com/2010/04/1...-point-juggle/ I probably lost 30 hours of vacation playing around with it...
Chasidy Heckenbach
17.10.2011
Originally Posted by mynameisjonthenoob
Different strokes for different folks!
Some days I prefer pads, some days I prefer buttons.!
yup. now i have my midifighter+launchpad+lpd8 to compare... the arcade buttons are really nice but wouldn't say they're better than the launchpad, just different. for drum programming you can't beat a touch sensitive pad that doesn't have to be pushed in like the lpd8, so i'll always prefer to use that for playing live beats as well as sequencing. i'd probably like the midi fighter more if it had variable color buttons and more of them... it's probably the best for fast cue point stuff tho - not that i need that.
Marcellus Androski
16.10.2011		Different strokes for different folks!
Some days I prefer pads, some days I prefer buttons.!
Merlyn Marcinkowski
29.09.2011
Originally Posted by djproben
Both!! Grab a MIDI fighter and a trigger finger and you have no need to choose
THIS is my style..
Chasidy Heckenbach
28.09.2011
Originally Posted by fitzyp
pads for drumming, sample decks . arcade buttons for cue point juggling. Im glad I have both. I use both for different things.
same here. well will do as soon as my midifighter turns up i don't believe the bag of arcade buttons, gamepad and soldering iron count as they're not quite put together

launchpad is great for general controllery stuff tho - esp with the multi-color led feedbacks. lpd8 is pretty good for drumming - if only it had more pads
Ned Somerset
28.09.2011		pads for drumming, sample decks . arcade buttons for cue point juggling. Im glad I have both. I use both for different things.
Chasidy Heckenbach
28.09.2011		pads most of the time - but looking forward to using my midifighter for sample decks and cue points. not as simple as either/or it depends on what u want to do with them i reckon...
Darcey Mens
28.09.2011		I'm all for pads, any time..
Gino Henderlight
27.09.2011		argh! you cant just say Pads vs. Buttons...
it really depends on their task
(live drumming, cue point juggling, music prodution...)
Palma Hanslip
27.09.2011		Pads, Pads, Pads.
Madge Humrich
27.09.2011		thank you =]
Percy Keehan
27.09.2011		get a padkontrol and idk... rip it apart. I love mine to death best pads in the world.
Madge Humrich
27.09.2011		can anyone recommend some decent pads for a diy build? =/ im searching up the community s too ;] but as were on topic....
Danae Dumler
26.09.2011		Both!! Grab a MIDI fighter and a trigger finger and you have no need to choose
robin loo
26.09.2011		depends..

you need velocity and maybe after touch: pads
you want to smash those cue points: arcade buttons
Kiyoko Wellisch
26.09.2011		Pads fo sho!
Nedra Fresneda
26.09.2011		Pads for me, the arcade button clicky sounds gets me on my nerves.

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