Here are 6 popular MIDI drum controllers you can find online.
The list below was put together by Amazon’s product rating, sales, and customer comments.
Akai Professional MPD18 Compact Pad Controller
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Features:
- 16 velocity and pressure sensitive pads
- Note Repeat enables you to quickly input patterns such as hi-hat parts or drum rolls
- Q-Link assignable fader control
- MPC Note Repeat
- MIDI-over-USB interface
- 16 configurable presets
Price: $99.00
Akai Professional XR20 Beat Production Station Drum Machine
Customer Rating:
Features:
- Over 700 sounds produced by Chronic Music
- 99 Preset patterns and 99 User patterns
- Backlit LCD
- Bright, glowing, backlit pads that follow the beat
- Microphone input and Headphone output
- Battery Power capability and AC Adapter (included)
- Drum Roll / Note Repeat feature for realism and expression
Price: $299.00
Korg padKONTROL MIDI Studio Controller ( Black)
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Features:
- 16 velocity-sensitive Trigger pads with LED illumination X-Y pad
- Two assignable knobs Assignable pedal jack
- 7-segment, 3-digit LED
- 16 user scene memories and 30 preloaded scene templates
Price: $98.79
Akai Professional MPC Studio Music Production Controller with 9+GB Sound Library
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Features:
- Fuses legendary MPC production with the processing power of your computer via the included MPC Software
- 9+ GB of sounds included for inspired-production out of the box
- 16 Genuine MPC pads and 4 Q-Link controls with MPC Note Repeat and Swing for inspirational workflow
- Brushed aluminum body is less than 1-Inch thin for incredible portability
- USB-powered for powerful production anywhere you can take your laptop
- Integrated MIDI I/O keps you connected to everything in your studio
Price: $399.00
Akai Professional MPD26 USB/Midi Pad Controller
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Features:
- MPC technologies include Note Repeat, Swing, 16 Level, Full Level, and Tap Tempo
- Control virtually any 12 software parameters on assignable Q-Link knobs and faders
- Dedicated transport controls transmit MMC and MIDI to DAW and sequencing applications
- MIDI output over USB and traditional DIN MIDI I/O for controlling software and hardware
- Access 64 samples on 16 pressure and velocity-sensitive MPC pads with four banks each
Price: $199.00
Native Instruments Maschine Mikro MK2 Groove Production Studio
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Features:
- Easily browse, load, tweak, play, arrange, and automate all sampler, plug-in and effect parameters
- Control and sequence all of your external hardware instrument
- Multicolored pads allow you to assign colors to the groups, sounds, patterns, and scenes, and see the pads light up in the same colors
- Pads feature increased sensitivity for much more precision
- Maschine 1.8 software includes time stretch and pitch shift capability
Price: $349.00
I hope these links help all of you looking for a MIDI drum controller.
Pricing & rating note: The prices & customer rating above can change, so check the Amazon page for the most recent info. Also, you can sometimes buy used gear from Amazon for a cheaper price. So check to see if they offer a used option if you are on a budget.
Do you have a favorite MIDI drum controller?
How Is The MPC 2000 And 2000XL Not On Here
Hi
This post is Midi Drum Controllers. Not drum machines. That’s why they aren’t on the list.