Rs-7000 has 2 assignable pads and the rest of the keys are plastic buttons, mc-303/505 style.
On Dec 6, 2010 2:18 PM, "James Ulibarri" <jamesulibarri@...> wrote:
> There is a guy on Ebay who sells pad sensitivity kits for the Akai MPD-32
> midi controller with pads.
> And there is a wave of complaints from people who say that the sensitivity
> on those units are poor from the factory.
> I agree as I had one when they first came out. You have to nail the pad
> right in the middle with your finger or nothing much happens
> no matter how much you play with the software sensitivity parameters. I
> emailed him pictures of the Command Station pad assembly and he's
> supposed to get back to me about him possibly making a kit for the Command
> Station.
>
> That was one of my biggest gripes before I sold my last PX-7, and I am not
> sure if I will pick up another unit. There is a part of me that
> wants another one. It's not a big deal to just find one and buy it but the
> pads just irked me to no end. Why is it that that some days that
> are fine and then some days you really have to bang on them. Even with a
> new pad kit from EPR I felt frustrated.
>
>; I ended up buying an Akai MPC-3000 and Roland MV-8800 and didn't like those
> much either.
>
> Anyone have experience with the Yamaha RS-7000, Ensoniq ASR-X? It may be
> another PX-7 as my last resort. But those pads really got to me.
> All the pads are different on all these boxes. There are small nuances of
> kinetic feel and a different experiences with each box.
> There is a guy on Ebay who sells pad sensitivity kits for the Akai MPD-32
> midi controller with pads.
> And there is a wave of complaints from people who say that the sensitivity
> on those units are poor from the factory.
> I agree as I had one when they first came out. You have to nail the pad
> right in the middle with your finger or nothing much happens
> no matter how much you play with the software sensitivity parameters. I
> emailed him pictures of the Command Station pad assembly and he's
> supposed to get back to me about him possibly making a kit for the Command
> Station.
>
> That was one of my biggest gripes before I sold my last PX-7, and I am not
> sure if I will pick up another unit. There is a part of me that
> wants another one. It's not a big deal to just find one and buy it but the
> pads just irked me to no end. Why is it that that some days that
> are fine and then some days you really have to bang on them. Even with a
> new pad kit from EPR I felt frustrated.
>
>; I ended up buying an Akai MPC-3000 and Roland MV-8800 and didn't like those
> much either.
>
> Anyone have experience with the Yamaha RS-7000, Ensoniq ASR-X? It may be
> another PX-7 as my last resort. But those pads really got to me.
> All the pads are different on all these boxes. There are small nuances of
> kinetic feel and a different experiences with each box.