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Percussion Controllers
When it comes to percussion controllers, count on Sweetwater for the most reliable selection anywhere! Our enormous warehouse and free shipping on most items ensure you'll get it fast and at a great value. To help you choose from the many percussion controllers available, Sweetwater's friendly Sales Engineers are at your service. They're pros with percussion controllers, and can gladly answer any questions you might have. Sweetwater's commitment to quality customer service is second to none, and we look forward to helping you with percussion controllers and any other audio gear you need.
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USB Controller with 8 Velocity-sensitive Pads, 8 Knobs, 4 Programmable Memory Banks, and Editing Software - Mac/PC
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Korg nanoPAD Korg nanoPAD
USB Drum Pad Controller with 12 Velocity-sensitive Pads, X-Y Pad, and Software - Black The Korg nanoPAD takes Korg's acclaimed padKONTROL and puts it into an even smaller format! Offering 12 great-feeling, highly-responsive pads, the nanoPAD boasts a suite of impressive features packed into its ultra-slim body. A Chord Trigger function lets you use a single pad to enter chords so you can...
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Akai Professional LPD8 Akai Professional LPD8
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 in front of your...
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Alesis Control Pad Alesis Control Pad
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 for excellent stick...
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Akai Professional MPD18 Akai Professional MPD18
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 grooves with a very human...
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Korg nanoPAD Korg nanoPAD
USB Drum Pad Controller with 12 Velocity-sensitive Pads, X-Y Pad, and Software The Korg nanoPAD takes Korg's acclaimed padKONTROL and puts it into an even smaller format! Offering 12 great-feeling, highly-responsive pads, the nanoPAD boasts a suite of impressive features packed into its ultra-slim body. A Chord Trigger function lets you use a single pad to enter chords so you can...
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Novation 61 SL Mk II Novation 61 SL Mk II
61-key USB MIDI Controller with Semi-weighted Keys, Aftertouch, 56 Knobs/Faders/Buttons, 144-character LED Display, LED Rings, Illuminated Buttons, Automap3 PRO Software, and Xcite+ Pack Software Bundle - Mac/PC Novation's 61 SL Mk II gives you more than just high-quality MIDI control via its semi-weighted keyboard. This 61-key USB controller doubles as a professional DAW and plug-in control surface. Thanks to its giant 144-character display, back-lit LED buttons, and LED-ringed encoders, the Novation 61 SL Mk...
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Roland RMP-5 Rhythm Coach Roland RMP-5 Rhythm Coach
Advanced Rhythm Trainer with Built-in Sounds The Roland RMP-5 Rhythm Coach builds on the popular RMP-3, giving you a rhythm trainer that combines very realistic feel, great sounds, and awesome features! The RMP-5 has a convenient one-piece molded body with integrated pad and brain, along with a great-feeling, tunable mesh drumhead. The RMP-5...
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Roland SPD-S Sampling Pad Roland SPD-S Sampling Pad
Compact Percussion Multi-Pad with Sampling Until now, integrating custom drum sounds into a percussionist's setup meant configuring complicated drum triggers and a MIDI module. The SPD-S lets you record CD-quality samples and play them back instantly using six pads and three edge triggers. The SPD-S also includes preset sounds and effects so you...
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Novation 49 SL Mk II Novation 49 SL Mk II
49-key USB MIDI Controller with Semi-weighted Keys, Aftertouch, 56 Knobs/Faders/Buttons, 144-character LED Display, LED Rings, Illuminated Buttons, Automap3 PRO Software, and Xcite+ Pack Software Bundle - Mac/PC Novation's 49 SL Mk II gives you more than just high-quality MIDI control via its semi-weighted keyboard. This 49-key USB controller doubles as a professional DAW and plug-in control surface. Thanks to its giant 144-character display, back-lit LED buttons, and LED-ringed encoders, the Novation 49 SL Mk...
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Akai Professional MPD32 Akai Professional MPD32
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 pressure-sensitive pad controller...
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Alesis Trigger|iO Alesis Trigger|iO
USB/MIDI Percussion Pad Controller with 10 TRS Trigger Inputs and BFD Lite 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 hardware devices. Featuring...
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Korg padKONTROL Korg padKONTROL
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 can use them for...
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Korg padKONTROL Korg padKONTROL
USB Bus-powered MIDI Controller with 16 Velocity-sensitive Pads plus X-Y Touchpad Sleek and portable, Korg's padKONTROL offers 16 velocity-sensitive trigger pads and a wide range of control possibilities including triggering audio loops, video clips, and transport controls. The padKONTROL's trigger pads are extremely responsive to the user's touch and can be used for a variety of...
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Yamaha DTX-MULTI 12 Yamaha DTX-MULTI 12
Electronic Percussion Controller with 12 Pads, 1,277 Voices, 5 Trigger Inputs, Kick and Pedal Inputs, USB File Playback, and USB When you get the DTX-MULTI 12, you've got versatile, responsive percussion sounds — perfect for fleshing out your acoustic kit or programming beats into your DAW. If you're going with an electronic percussion pad, you know that the feel of the pads is just as important as the sounds. We're glad to...
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Roland HandSonic 15 Roland HandSonic 15
HandSonic Electronic Hand Percussion Multi-Pad The Roland HPD-15 HandSonic is an electronic hand percussion multi-pad with incredible triggering capabilities. The HPD-15 allows hand percussionists to play up to 20 different sounds per patch. There are 650 onboard percussion sounds taken from all over the world, plus electronic drums and sound...
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Roland HandSonic 10 Roland HandSonic 10
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 (HPD-10). More affordable and...
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Alesis Performance Pad Alesis Performance Pad
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 includes inputs for a...
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Roland RMP-12 Roland RMP-12
12-inch Mesh Rhythm Trainer/Performance Controller with Built-in Sounds Roland's RMP-12 represents a revolution in rhythm training, practice, and marching band percussion. The mesh head offers a stick response that is amazingly close to that of acoustic heads, and the built-in sound module offers great-sounding emulations of high-quality marching snares, toms, bass drums,...
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KAT Percussion malletKAT Pro with Sounds KAT Percussion malletKAT Pro with Sounds
3-octave Mallet-style Controller For players of mallet percussion, the malletKAT Pro offers a powerful MIDI percussion mallet controller using true FSR sensing technology. The malletKAT Pro offers a standard 3-octave design which can be expanded to 4 or 5 octaves. With 127 programmable setups and features like splitting, layering,...
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KAT Percussion trapKAT XL KAT Percussion trapKAT XL
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 provide ergonomical...
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