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The Roger Nichols Gear Collection
  • Akai Professional LPD8
    Akai Professional LPD8
    8-Pad Mini USB Controller USB Controller with 8 Velocity-sensitive Pads, 8 Knobs, 4 Programmable Memory Banks, and Editing Software - Mac/PC If you're looking for an excellent yet affordable USB pad controller, then check out the Akai Professional LPD8. The most obvious and striking thing about the LPD8 is its size. It's narrow enough to fit in a laptop bag with plenty of room to spare, and shallow enough to sit right...
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  • Akai Professional MPD18
    Akai Professional MPD18
    16-Pad USB Controller USB MIDI Pad Controller with 16 Pads, Configurable Presets, USB Bus Power, and Assignable Fader and Button The Akai Professional MPD18 USB MIDI pad controller makes it easy to create and control beats, sounds, and more — in real time, just about anywhere! The ultra-portable, bus-powered MPD18 features 16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive pads that you can use to make beats and...
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  • Akai Professional MPD26
    Akai Professional MPD26
    16-Pad USB Controller w/Faders USB Pad Controller with 16 Pads, Six Knobs, Six Faders, Dedicated Transport Controls, and MPC Groove Technology For generations of hip hop and electronic music artists, the Akai Professional MPC line has been one of the essential cornerstones of groove production. Now, Akai Professional brings the technologies that made the MPC a vital music production sampler to their hardware...
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  • Akai Professional MPD32
    Akai Professional MPD32
    16-Pad Pro USB Controller USB/MIDI MPC Pad Controller The Akai Professional MPD32 controller gives you 16 MPC-style pads, an array of assignable knobs and faders, and DAW transport controls, plus, it integrates seamlessly with your DAW for easy, effective recordings and beat production. The MPD32 is a perfect velocity- and...
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  • Alesis Control Pad
    Alesis Control Pad
    USB/MIDI Percussion Controller 8-pad USB/MIDI Controller with Two Switch Pedal Inputs - Mac/PC The Alesis Control Pad USB/MIDI Percussion Controller is a compact percussion pad controller that is equally at home as a performance instrument and as a MIDI programming tool for studio recording. The Control Pad features eight velocity-sensitive pads with gum rubber surfaces...
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  • Alesis E-Practice Pad
    Alesis E-Practice Pad
    E-Practice Pad Practice Percussion Pad with 65 Sounds, More Than 50 Games and Exercises, Metronome, Headphone Jack, and Kick/Hi-hat Expansion Inputs Here's a great way to learn and practice playing drums. The Alesis E-Practice Pad is loaded with 65 different drum sounds. Turn on the built-in metronome and start working on your rudiments. There are even more than 50 practice games and exercises inside. Your family and...
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  • Alesis PercPad
    Alesis PercPad
    Compact Percussion Multi-Pad 4-pad Percussion Controller with Kick Input and MIDI The Alesis PercPad is packed with drums, percussion, and electronic sounds to enhance your performances. Since it's so compact, the PercPad easily fits into any drumming setup. It offers four velocity-sensitive pads plus a kick input, so you can creatively work it into your...
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  • Alesis Performance Pad
    Alesis Performance Pad
    Percussion Controller w/Sounds 8-pad Drum Controller with Built-in Drum Machine, Pedal Inputs, MIDI Out, and Music Player Input The Alesis Performance Pad puts a fully functioning drum machine and eight velocity-sensitive drum pads in a low-profile, self-contained unit. You can use the Performance Pad to come up with and record your own beats, or play along with built-in grooves. This versatile unit also...
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  • Alesis Performance Pad Pro
    Alesis Performance Pad Pro
    Multi-Pad Percussion Instrument 8-pad Drum Controller with 500-plus Built-in Sounds, Kick and Hi-hat Inputs, and Sequencer Percussionists will want to take a look at the Performance Pad Pro from Alesis. This amazing instrument features eight natural-feeling, velocity-sensitive drum pads for expressive triggering. Onboard the Performance Pad Pro, there are over 500 Dynamic Articulation sounds,...
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  • Alesis SamplePadNew
    Alesis SamplePad 
    Compact Percussion Multi-Pad Compact Percussion Multi-pad with 25 Built-in Drum Sounds, Four Velocity-sensitive Percussion Pads, and SD Card Slot Alesis introduced the SamplePad, a percussion pad to expand your percussion rig with your own sampled sounds. There are 25 built-in drum sounds, and you can load your own sounds from a standard SD card onto the four velocity-sensitive pads. You can also add an external trigger or...
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  • Alesis StealthKick Trigger PackNew
    Alesis StealthKick Trigger Pack 
    Kick Drum Trigger Pedal Kick Drum Pad/pedal for Any Drum Module The Alesis StealthKick bass drum pad/pedal trigger combo works with a range of Alesis electronic percussion devices. If you have an Alesis PercPad, ControlPad, or electronic drum kit, StealthKick plugs right into your controller and gives you foot control of not only kick drum,...
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  • Alesis Trigger|iO
    Alesis Trigger|iO
    Trigger to MIDI Converter USB/MIDI Percussion Pad Controller with 10 TRS Trigger Inputs and EZdrummer Software The Alesis Trigger|iO is a powerful new electronic percussion interface designed to capture the feel of a real drum performance. The Trigger|iO converts input from your favorite percussion pads to make them usable as MIDI note messages for triggering sounds in software and...
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  • Alesis USB Studio Drum Kit
    Alesis USB Studio Drum Kit
    USB Studio Drumkit Electronic Drum Controller Kit with Four RealHead 8” Drum Pads for the Snare and Toms, One RealHead Kick, One DMPad Hi-Hat, One DMPad Crash, One Dual-zone DMPad Ride, and a Trigger|iO trigger-to-MIDI USB interface Here’s a 5-piece kit that’s perfect for your studio. The Alesis USB Studio Drum Kit is an electronic drum controller kit designed to give you realistic, hands-on control of your virtual instrument drums. It comes with a collection of five natural-feeling RealHead drum pads, a set...
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  • KAT Percussion drumKAT Turbo 2000
    KAT Percussion drumKAT Turbo 2000
    10-Pad Perc Controller v4.5 10-pad Percussion Controller The drumKAT Turbo 2000 may well be the most powerful MIDI controller on the market. The drumKAT Turbo 2000 allows you to stack up to eight notes on the same pad, and create chords and melody lines in one simple step with melodic modes. The operating system is powerful, full...
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  • KAT Percussion ePedal Pro AM
    KAT Percussion ePedal Pro AM
    Beaterless Trigger Pedal Adjustable Hi-hat Trigger Pedal for KAT Percussion Drum Controllers, with Heavy-duty Construction, Variable Open/Closed Control, and Velocity Sensing The KAT Percussion ePedal Pro AM hi-hat trigger pedal has all the features you need to dial in a hi-hat setup that's perfect for your KAT Percussion electronic drum setup! It's heavy-duty construction makes the ePedal Pro AM perfect for studio and stage alike, while features such...
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  • KAT Percussion trapKAT XL
    KAT Percussion trapKAT XL
    24-Pad Perc Controller Drum Controller with 10 Flat Neoprene Pads, 14 Raised Neoprene Pads, Kick Drum and Hi-hat Inputs, and Software The KAT Percussion trapKAT XL drum controller puts an astounding 24 playing surfaces right where you need them for a very natural playing experience from one instrument! The trapKAT XL features 14 pads with raised edges (perfect for rimshots) and 10 large flat pads, configured to...
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  • Korg nanoPAD2 (Black)
    Korg nanoPAD2 (Black)
    16-Pad Mini USB Cont 2, BK USB Drum Pad Controller with 16 Velocity-sensitive Pads and X-Y touchpad - Black The Korg nanoPad 2 USB MIDI controller takes the Korg nano-series to the next level. Sporting a new and improved design, the 16 percussion pads are more responsive and expressive than ever before. Four user-programmable Scenes give you access to 64 pad assignments for a ton of...
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  • Korg nanoPAD2 (White)
    Korg nanoPAD2 (White)
    16-Pad Mini USB Cont 2, WT USB Drum Pad Controller with 16 Velocity-sensitive Pads and X-Y touchpad - White The Korg nanoPad 2 USB MIDI controller takes the Korg nano-series to the next level. Sporting a new and improved design, the 16 percussion pads are more responsive and expressive than ever before. Four user-programmable Scenes give you access to 64 pad assignments for a ton of...
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  • Korg padKONTROL
    Korg padKONTROL
    16-Pad USB Controller, BK USB Bus-powered MIDI Controller with 16 Velocity-sensitive Pads and X-Y Touchpad - Black Get your hands on the padKONTROL MIDI studio controller! Sleek and portable, it offers 16 velocity-sensitive trigger pads and a wide range of control possibilities for expressive MIDI performance. The Korg padKONTROL's trigger pads are extremely responsive to your touch, and you...
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  • Roland HandSonic 10
    Roland HandSonic 10
    HandSonic Percussion Controller Percussion Controller with 400 Sounds and Patterns Roland has accomplished more in the world of electronic percussion than just about anyone else. That includes electronic hand percussion, as evidenced by their HandSonic HPD-15. At this year's NAMM Roland announced the second member of its HandSonic family: the HandSonic 10...
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If you're looking for drum samplers you can depend on, you've come to the right place. Sweetwater stocks the best drum samplers available, because we know reliability is important to you. And if you have questions about drum samplers, our knowledgeable Sales Engineers and service staff are here to help. Sweetwater's huge inventory and fast, free shipping on most items ensure that you'll get what you need, when you need it. So when it comes to drum samplers, do what the pros do: choose Sweetwater.

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