Korg padKONTROL

Advantages: Light, Portable, Compact, User Friendly, Easy setup, works on all platforms Mac/PC
Disadvantages: collects dust very easily, so keep cleaning, doesnt work well with vista

...The Korg padKontrol provides a powerful array of hands-on MIDI control and includes professional drum software. In my opinion the Korg padKONTROL adds another dimension beyond traditional keyboard control for incredibly expressive and versatile pad control. In addition to accessing drum sounds and samples the padKONTROL can also control soft synths, effects, and digital audio workstation transport controls as well as trigger loops and video clips. I use the padKontrol with Ableton Live which from my point of view is the best combination of software and hardware for all your producing needs. The assignable X-Y touchpad provides real-time, natural-sounding flam?s and rolls while 16 great-feeling illuminated trigger pads and assignable knobs give all the control you need. Each of the 16 pads on the Korg padKONTROL Controller can be...

danicw 26.11.2009 · Read review
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Great Wireless pad

Advantages: Wireless, dont have to get up to turn on/off console
Disadvantages: Runs on battteries so you need a plug and charge kit really

...of a button on the controller and we have one of the best pads on the market. It may not be as comfortable as the PS2 or PS3 pads in my opinion but it does fit very well into your hands and feels quite natural (if thats possible). The buttons are all in easy to access spots so you shouldn't have any problems using combinations of buttons, with the trigger buttons working very well in driving games with them being pressure sensitive. The batteries dont last a massive amount of time but a plug and charge kit soon sorts that problem. Overall one of the best controllers out there....

mcicp19 19.08.2008 · Read review
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Korg Blimey

Advantages: Full-length, nice key action
Disadvantages: Not a real piano!

...I use this stage piano in my rock band, barkerhound(.com). It is full length (88 notes) with what I would call semi-weighted keys. I'm actually a pianist, so my knowledge of keyboards/synths is more limited. However, as a pianist going to a keyboard I love the action and feel of these keys, there's really something to play against and the responsiveness is nice - not too light. It has 6 different sound options - Piano, Electric Piano, Harpsichord, Vibraphone, Organ and Strings plus various other functions which to be honest, I don't really go near - I pair this Korg up with a Nord rack (better piano/organ sounds). On saying that, I will be using this Korg as part of a piano/vocal duo and know that it is light enough to be wheeled about in it's flight case (I'm a girl, the boys I know carry it with even more ease). If you...

mojobob 10.03.2008 · Read review
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Fantastic 360/PC Pad!

Advantages: Great layout, comfortable and easy to use.
Disadvantages: Confusing marketing, crappy D-pad. (wires)

...Refinement: The Xbox 360 wired controller is a refined version of the original Xbox controller S. Taking design hints from the Gamecube controller it was smaller and more ergonomic than the original black brick that was the original design, making it more appealing to a Japanese audience, the pad was so well received they brought it over to the US and Europe. Looks: The Xbox 360 wired controller is a stylish white with a grey band on the underside of the controller. The face buttons are green, red, yellow and blue matching that of the original Xbox design. There is a metallic Xbox button surrounded by a green glowing ring of light in the centre of the controller, which has four quadrants one of which lights up depending on your player number. The analogue sticks and D-pad are grey as is the cord. The pad will look fine just...

hackersupr 03.02.2008 · Read review
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Korg Electribe Emx 1

Advantages: easy to use
Disadvantages: read review for details

...This is for the music makers and beat producers. If you want to try and pull apart any of the demo patterns to see how patterns are created with the Korg Electribe EMX-1, 196 phenomenal working examples are already on board. But the process basically boils down to users having as many as nine drum parts, five synth parts and two accent parts (one for drums and one for synths) available to combine into a pattern. You can record a pattern either in real time or through step recording. For real-time recording, simply press the Pattern key in the main section, select a synth part by pressing one of the five rubber Synth Part keys, hit the Record button (which also causes the Play/Pause button to light) and press Play. From there, any key entries made with the 16 step-key pads at the bottom of the EMX-1 will be recorded into your pattern...

achuchex 14.01.2009 · Read review
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korg triton An amazing keyboard

Advantages: Sounds that are out of this world
Disadvantages: cant thing of any realy.

...The korg Triton has for many years been the flagship of the company korg. it is used by many , many professionals , and has been used to produce songs for artist such as Kylie Minogue e and by the band no doubt. the keyboard . the triton features. Also rock legend Rick wakeman pretty much only uses korg keyboard and has a triton * 425 multisamples * 413 drum samples * a built in sampler * octave drop button ( this alows you to drop an octive instantly) * expansion ports * all the inputs and output ports you could possibly ask for!! if you are concerned that this keyboard might not sound as good as the latest korg keyboard such as the extreme , mirco korg, dont. the korg triton uses the same software to produce the sound as the newest korg keyboard on the market and is a lot lot cheaper. you can expand on the sounds that...

jim2004 23.09.2004 · Read review
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Avent Breast Pads

Advantages: Saves money over disposables
Disadvantages: Bulky

...When I started breastfeeding I bought the Johnson & Johnson disposable pads. They were great, but at close to £3 for a 15 day (maximum) supply, were getting expensive. After doing some research on the net I discovered that washable pads were available. I bought a pack of 6 Avent pads at Boots for £4.99. They are made of a soft material with a waterproof backing & have a lacy side which aswell as looking a bit more feminine serves the purpose of 'gripping' the inside of your bra to make them more secure. They come with a small net in which to wash them so that they don't get lost among your laundry (vital if you don't want one whizzing out your sleeve in public when you take your freshly washed cardigan etc off!). I've been breastfeeding for 3 months now & there's no telling how much money I've saved. Since they are not tapered...

sambam000 08.06.2009 · Read review
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Puppy Training Pads - Whatever next?

Advantages: They contain spills and protect carpets
Disadvantages: You shouldn't really need them if you follow the basic rules.

...Things have changed a great deal since I got my first puppy many years ago and it would seem, if you go round the shops, that the days of training puppies using newspaper spread everywhere are long gone. You can now buy 'Puppy Training Pads' to use instead. So, with a brand new puppy due to arrive I bought myself a pack of 30 pads (price £9.99) so that we could try out the 'modern' way. What are they? Very simply they are sheets of absorbent material with a plastic backing sheet which are allegedly treated with something to make them attractive to the puppy when it wants to toilet. The idea is that you can train the puppy to use these and gradually get it used to going to a particular place. You place the pad (plastic side down) on the floor and put the puppy on it and then it should use that area when it feels...

laramax 04.08.2009 · Read review
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Korg N1 - not the best buy.

Advantages: Incredible sound repetoire & sound editing.
Disadvantages: Time consuming interface & difficult to transport.

..., rather than a home keyboard) you can ape these by using the arpeggiator and a drum set. Last of the good points - it is solid as they come. I would fancy it in a head-to-head with a Chieftan Tank. You simply cannot kill it. A big drawback with the N1 is the complicated menu system - it takes a long time to get from one place to another and the sound banks follow a strange logic that takes a while to learn. Having used other touch-screen Korgs, I feel that one of these might have been a better buy. To emphasis, searching for the menu you need can be very stressful indeed and the manual is awful. The factory reset, for example, is not detailed in the manual and I had to use the internet to find a person who could tell me what to do! Some users actually recommend hiring someone from a music store to come to your house and help you get...

Hmatt 25.08.2002 (01.09.2002) · Read review
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Breast Pads You Can Use Again!

Advantages: Enviromentally friendly and cost effective!
Disadvantages: They can be seen through your clothes if you wear tight tops.

...Advent Washable Breast Pads I am very proud to have been able to breastfeed my gorgeous baby girl and have used lots of things to help me keep up the good work, these being one of them. When you are breastfeeding, you often find that your breasts become very full just prior to feeding time, and a certain amount of leakage can occur. I find that mornings and late evenings are particularly bad for this and so I use breast pads to stop the milk showing through my clothes. In the beginning, when Eva was tiny, I used disposable ones, but was pretty shocked at how quickly I went through them, and how fast I could fill and plastic bag full for the bin. The idea of filling our landfill sites with soggy breast pads did not fill me with glee, but rather horror, and so I looked out an alternative, and this is it! The box of pads contains 6...

phoenixgreen 05.02.2008 (04.02.2008) · Read review
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