Alesis ControlPad USB/MIDI Drum Pad Controller

The Alesis ControlPad is a compact performance instrument and drum-programming tool. The ControlPad is an eight-pad playing surface that you can connect to software via USB and hardware sound modules via MIDI. Play the sounds from virtually any MIDI software, drum module, synthesizer or keyboard workstation, or other MIDI instrument with your sticks.

Our Price: $159
List Price: $399


Manufacturer: Alesis
Categories: One-Piece Electronic Drums

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Review for Alesis ControlPad USB/MIDI Drum Pad Controller

Feature:
All-in-one USB bus powered solution. Presently, there is nothing on the market to compare. Expandable via MIDI I/O and additional pedal/ trigger ins. Makes sense and works as advertised.

Quality:
Mine is perfect. Lightweight (a personal preference) but not so light as to be a problem. Stays put confidently on a flat surface. Note: case is plastic, so you're not going to want to bash mercilessly on it as if it were a real a drum (or a DK10 for that matter).

Value:
2 bills for a single piece of gear that gets the job done. That says it all.

Desirability:
Wanted it from the day it was announced. (Needed it years ago.)

Sound:
n/a. This is not a sound module.

Ease of Use:
Makes sense and works as advertised. Simple, which is what I was looking for.

Support:
No experience with Alesis customer support as yet.

Overall:
There are few products that would quite replace this - none at this price point - so if it breaks, I'll replace it with the very same thing.


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