USB MIDI Controller Drum Pad – Upgraded Mini Portable Beat Maker Workstation Equipment w/ 12 Drum Pads, DJ Fader Slider & Transport Buttons – Control any DAW Software Kit – Pyle PMIDIPD20_0
Mini Portable Beat Maker Workstation Equipment w/12 Drum Pads, DJ Fader Slider & Transport Buttons – Control DAW Software Kit for Recording
Product Features
- UNIVERSAL COMPATIBILITY: A single cable connects the mini controller kit to the USB port of any Mac or PC laptop computer or desktop PC. No extra power adapter necessary! Compatible with all professional digital audio workstation software like Logic, Ableton Live, Pro tools or GarageBand
- SIMPLE MIDI MAPPING: MIDI beat maker board includes 12 drum pads, 2 Assignable Buttons, 6 DJ Transport Buttons, 1 X/Y fader slider and can be MIDI mapped to control CC or program change messages to any parameter or function to record in your favorite DAW
- 12 VELOCITY SENSITIVE DRUM PADS: Portable production hardware features 12 velocity sensitive pads are pressure sensitive to bring big or small volume dynamics to your music. Assign them to a single or multiple electronic instruments and control each different sound independently
- 4 PRESET BANKS: Change the preset bank directly from the compact controller surface and switch to entirely different mapping scheme. This will allow you to quickly change instruments during live performance. Great desk equipment accessories for any recording studio musical station
- INCLUDES MIDI EDITOR SOFTWARE: Download and install the programmable software to your Windows or Mac and make advanced edits to the global MIDI channel, switch between toggle and switch mode, or change CC value for both on and off
Good Controller for the Money After reading some of the other reviews of this product, I am not certain why people do not like it. It worked perfectly with my MacBook by simply plugging it in. Within minutes, I was able to record a clip in GarageBand, and it sounded good. The buttons respond well, and the controls all accurate. I am happy with this controller, as I was looking for something simple and to-the-point. Now, I am not a professional musician, so maybe more options would be better for some, or better…
I bought this mainly because I needed another midi controller for on-the-fly switches. It’s perfect for that. I also find myself assigned drum sounds and using them as playing pads sometimes. I experimented a bit and found them easy to use in support of many other kinds of sounds, especially if I’m generating them with a computer. I looked at a lot of expensive models, but I can’t find anything they do better than this very inexpensive model. In fact, it plays a bit better, more limber, more…
This is a pretty nice controller. Itâs a little bit larger than I had expected, then again it also 4 more pads than my other AKAI controller of the same type. The pads seem to be just about as sensitive as my other controller, but it has more pad buttons! I love that it has a transport control, I was looking for a smaller controller with a transport and this works perfectly! Now I can set this up in a vocal booth where I can control the record and stop buttons in my DAW without having to run…