No software drivers are required and the unit can justifiably be descridbed as a 'plug and play' device. If you're using it with a computer, installing the Control Pad is painless.
The Control Pad has its own on/off switch on the back panel. When connected via USB, no MIDI interface is required the Control Pad simply appears as a MIDI input device in your sequencing software (misleadingly labelled 'USB Audio Device' under Windows XP, although it should be pointed out that this is not Alesis's fault).Ī USB connection can also be used to power the device (providing that sufficient current is available), although a 6V mains adaptor is provided for powering the unit without the need for a computer. A further socket allows a dual footswitch to be attached (again, via a quarter-inch jack), and this can be used to incrementally step through programs.Ī pair of MIDI sockets (one In, one Out) allows connection to other MIDI hardware, and there's a USB socket for connecting to a host computer. The others can be used to attach pad and cymbal triggers (which Alesis sell separately) or any other trigger device that connects via a quarter-inch jack. Two of these sockets are intended for footswitches, to act as bass drum and hi-hat pedals.
Photo: Mike CameronThe Alesis Control Pad is a compact and affordable MIDI and USB percussion controller, equipped with eight velocity-sensitive pads plus sockets for connecting up to four additional trigger devices. If you enjoy hitting things with sticks but balk at the cost of percussion controllers, this no-nonsense device could be just what you've been waiting for.
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