M-Audio TRIGGER FINGER

More DJ's, Hip Hop artists and electronic musicians are leaning towards software based setups to create beats and grooves due to the huge variety of sounds available as well as the limitless opportunities for mangling sounds that sofware offers. But most beat-makers feel that their most interesting patterns comes from banging out a rhythm on the edge of the desk or on their knees, which is much more intuitive than using a MIDI keyboard or the tiny finger pads on many drum machines.

M-Audio's Trigger Finger offers DJ's, Hip-Hop artists and drum programmers an easy-to-use dedicated drum pad controller, which offers larger pads than most drum machines.

Play Expressively with Velocity and Pressure Sensitive Pads
M-Audio Trigger Finger's 16 'MPC' sized velocity and pressure sensitive pads contribute to the feel of triggering 'real' drums and percussion, ensemble 'blasts', and virtually any sample or loop requiring a more percussive method of playing. Or, for VJs, Trigger Finger can even control video projections - and applying pressure to the pads can generate any MIDI controller you wish.

Assignable Knobs and Sliders
Trigger Finger also gives you 8 knobs and 4 faders that are freely assignable to MIDI parameters such as volume, pan, pitch, and effects. Pre-programmed maps for Reason, Live, GM Drum, XG Drum, iDrum, and more make setup a snap-and full programmability lets you customize the unit to fit your needs.

Presets and Editing Capabilities
Settings are easy to store via 16 presets, and M-Audio's free Enigma editor/librarian software for PC and Mac lets you create a collection of even more.

Features

16 velocity and pressure-sensitive pads
8 assignable knobs
4 assignable faders
Pre-programmed maps for Live, Reason, GM Drum, XG Drum, and iDrum
Velocity control including locked velocity mode
Program/bank change capability
Powered via USB connection or optional DC power supply
16 MIDI presets
Programmable with free Enigma editor/librarian software
3-digit LED display
Class-compliant with Windows XP and Mac OS X
Includes free Ableton Live Lite software and demo songs
MIDI interface