M-Audio Trigger Finger Pro has a MIDI step sequencer

[mute]

1:20 shows port :


talks about it more in less time:


Nice.

[Darkseid]

Really like the look of it, the blue backlit pads look great.

[meatballfulton]

$399, ouch

Although it does a lot more than the old Trigger Finger

Nice to see that it still has a real MIDI out

[griffin avid]

I've watched both videos and I'm still confused....

So there's NO SEQUENCER on board, but instead it...does what with the 16 steps?
Each one is a particular key/note?

Or is it for controlling the sequencer of THEIR wrapper/shell/vst/bridge program?
I see the transport controls so I figure it's to start and stop my DAW...etc....

BUT how would any drum program....work from those steps?


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Oh and I thought the AKAI MPK49 missed a monstrous boat by not having a sequencer on board (especially for that cost). I figured an MPC keyboard would be the next logical step for them, but no, it never happened.

And it does make me wonder why no one has rolled out a standalone drum machine + sampling + keyboard.

[Blue Monster 65]

According to M-Audio, there is a step sequencer built in (not just pads for one).

http://www.m-audio.com/wnamm2014/pdf/M- ... MM2014.pdf

[griffin avid]

Oh wow. That is now super ace.
Which is wild, since it feels like all these products are coming out too late.
I mean, I got a bunch of stuff already....

THIS was needed when NI had Battery as their main drum thingy.
Oh I wish I had something proper to trigger it back then.

And the VST (2 of them) seem pretty interesting. Is is like Maschine in many ways....
Where as, I use Maschine to host everything, this is like an extension for whatever you already use.

Alesis has a sexy controller line coming too.

So far, I haven't seen a new product I kinda don't want....