Can I custom order one of these? :D

Then I could bag my flimsy plastic trigger finger...

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Whoa that's pretty cool.

I guess "Padnome" doesn't flow as nicely as "Monome". It would need a 
cooler name...

Just imagine, 16 large velocity and pressure sensitive pads, 16 small 
pads for presets. Mmm...

nice photoshop job. it's cool idea, though tooling yet another set of 
pads makes me cringe...

what about a 4x8 with a bank of encoders? i've been thinking about 
something along those lines.

That's a great idea too. The sliders on monogrid are nice, but there's 
nothing like the tactile feel of a good knob or fader.

I would just like to see a true high quality percussion controller out 
there. Something like a drumkat, but more of a finger format. If I 
wanted to use sticks, I'd play my real kit. It's just a weak point I see 
in current product offerings.

I've come into electronic music with 22 years of experience as a 
drummer/percussionist. I'd just like an electronic finger percussion 
device that's as much a joy to play as my vintage gretsch, with monome 
style/quality. The handsonics are nice, but still plastic. The akai and 
korg offerings seem as cheaply built as my trigger finger.

Maybe I should rebuild a korg into a nice wooden box with an aluminum 
faceplate...

my akai mpd 16 is actually pretty nice, although the drivers are crap. 
i think its meant to be used over midi more than usb. also, the casing 
was garbage.  but the pads werent bad at all. i get the feeling the 
mpd24 is WAY better quality than the trigger finger, given the 
reputations and past output of both companies.

i wouldnt trade my monome for anything, but remember that it isnt 
velocity sensitive, and its trickier to get going with.  in the end, its 
probably infinetly more flexible than a stock midi device, but you 
really gotta put some work into it.

I love the monome in its current form, despite the lack of velocity 
sensitivity. I'd just like to have both (seems like I'm always asking 
for more...). Monome for clip/track control and sliced loop triggering, 
and trigger finger-like device for real time tapping. I'm one of those 
people who is always tapping away on my desk, table, steering wheel, 
dog, etc.

I'll give the mpd24 a look. Thanks for the tip, kid!

no prob.  i still suggest getting a monome, of course, especially if you 
are down with no velocity.  for clip triggering, lack of velocity is 
better, i agree.  also, i do prefer the feel of the 40h buttons to mpd, 
BUT i always thought it might be some personal defect of mine (meaning, 
im too much a spazz to really use velocity).