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Korg padKontrol £139

The MusicRadar Team, Tue 23 Oct, 12:04 pm BST

The padKontrol is one fine-looking controller.

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User comments (1)

Average user rating 5 of 5

mikejade

27 weeks ago.

User rating 5 of 5

Great when combined with Korg Radias (I use X/Y pad for effect control, others for preset triggering). Illuminated pads are a big plus.
Best software bundle I've heard of (ver. 3), considering the price of the package (€130 in Croatia).

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Verdict

MusicRadar rating: 4.5 of 5

User rating: 5 of 5

Pros

Easy on the eye. Great build quality. Fabulous XY pad. Easily accessible editing features. Good software bundle.

Cons

Not pressure-sensitive. Fewer knobs than the competition.

The bottom line

Though it's not the most fully-featured drum controller on teh market, the padKontrol has the performance to back up its eye-catching good looks.

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SpecificationShow

padKontrol

Price:: £139
Bundled Software:: Creative Kontrol Pack, lite versions of Reason, Live, Sampletank. MDE effects suite, UM Korg Edition and Toontracks dfh superior drum kit.
Control/User Interface:: MIDI Pads
Description:: In addition to accessing drum sounds and samples, the padKONTROL can also control soft synths and effects, trigger loops and video clips, and even act as transport controls for DAW software programs.
LCD Screen:: true
OS Requirements:: Apple Mac OS X 10.2 or later, Microsoft Windows XP
Platform:: MacOS/Windows
Power Supply:: USB
Price at Launch:: 139
Software Editor:: true
Unit Power Source:: USB