The Quest for Groove | Pad sensitivity test Part 2 (for finger drummers) @TheQuestforGroove | Uploaded February 2019 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Update Feb 2021 [kit.com no longer exists] /// New video and blog post with my latest gear recommendations: youtu.be/yO27H_Cq7bM and questforgroove.com/gear-recommendations
- The issue I mention with cc notes on the Boppad is no longer there so that's great!
- Keith McMillen informed me about The QuNeo's new MPE support (for example for use with Ableton Live 11). Might be interesting for more experimental ways of playing. For finger drumming the way I do on this channel (hitting multiple pads at the same time with the same hand) I still wouldn't recommend it.
Check out my up to date recommendations here (the blog is actually better than the kit.com page nowadays):

I tested:
- Ableton Push 2
- Novation Launchpad
- Novation Launchpad Pro
- Keith McMillen QuNeo
- Keith McMillen BopPad
- IK Multimedia iRig Pads
- Roger Linn Design Linnstrument
- Akai LPD8
- Korg Nanopad 2
- Arturia Beatstep

And compared with winners of last video:
- Maschine Mk3
- MPC Live
- Maschine Mikro mk3
- Presonus Atom