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Drum pads to go
Sinjin from Atlanta, GA
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
I think it's made well enough for a $50 product. In almost 2 years of using it I have had no problems, granted this isn't an item I abuse. It does it's job.
Features
What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could?
Best feature: portability. I carry this in my bag, it takes up very little space...so I take it everywhere whether I plan to use it or not.
Ease of Use
How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be?
Ease of use is completely dependent upon what software you happen to be using it with. Midi configuration can be extremely simple (Scratch Live/Ableton), or it can be quite complex (Traktor Pro). This being said, you have to consider that you have nearly endless possibility in how you wish to use it.
Value
Was this item an overall good value?
I couldn't have asked for more usage out of a $50 purchase. What more can you say?
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The nanopad is actually a rather nice looking item. I wouldn't expect it to win any awards, but it is just a box of buttons. I do wish the USB port were routed on the back.
Subject
Awesome little tool
Jess Gulbranson from Portland, OR
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
My first one had dead pads on arrival, and I hear this is a common malady, but otherwise it seems fairly solid.
Features
What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could?
This thing is really versatile with all the pads and the xy pad as well being midi assignable. My only suggestion would be that each scene have their own button, or have scene up/down buttons- you have to go one way through all the scenes to get back to the first one.
Ease of Use
How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be?
I hear it's plug-and-play on macs, but on Windows requires download of current drivers and a control editor from Korg, which opens up a world of customizations- and confusion. It's almost like a banquet where you can't decide what to eat. Also, for each new usb port you put this in, you have to install the device again. Lots and lots of options, but not super easy to just beat away on.
Value
Was this item an overall good value?
Here is the part where my overall reservations on build quality, ease of use out of the box, etc, get overridden. This thing is a steal. If you do any sort of drum programming- or even synth, as the xy pad actually let me articulate a steel guitar patch right for the first time- you need something like this, and for the money, it is unbeatable.
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I have the black- the white ones look silly- and it looks like something Darth Vader would rock if he were a house producer. Especially with a nano kontrol along side it. Would have been cool if the LEDs were blue to match all my other stuff, but this thing still looks awesome.
Subject
dead pads
Will from Rhode Island
Quality
Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable?
I've owned two, both had dead or stuck pads, brand new, right out of the box.
Features
What do you consider to be the best features of this product? What features would you add to this product if you could?
Ease of Use
How easy is this product to use? How easy is the product to use with other products? Did it take long for you to learn to use this product? Was the manual helpful? How playable do you consider this product to be?
Value
Was this item an overall good value?
This would be a nice product if the quality wasn't so terrible.
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