Use which ever software or hardware that you know best. I'm currently using Ableton Live and samples that come from NI Battery and Live's drum racks. NI Maschine looks really cool. If I were to buy...

I like the pad kontrol the best because it is very diverse. All the controls, pads, knobs, XY pad can be edited. Also the drum pads are really sensitive so you can play it lightly and not kill your...

Don't forget command control shift 4 to copy a section to the clipboard, then paste it into Photoshop..

I had the MPD24 and 16. Great for use with Ableton Live or Logic, or any other software synth or DAW. I'd say go with the Korg padkontrol. That's what I settled with. I use Live and Battery. ...

Check out Battery 3. Very diverse. I think it's also $99.