So I am liar?!1

Yes. I am. I didn't buy e-drums first, I have went ahead and gotten a proper controller at last; the M-audio Axiom 61. It's a pretty old controller, but it seems to please some ppl and it has a decent array of features. I wont post a mega analysis of it but I'll cover some points.


The keys seem ok, nothing amazing. Aftertouch is slightly stiff. All controllers feel fairly good. The endless encoders are a bit too clicky tho, and it wouldn't have been a bad idea if 4 of those 8 had been replaced by normal pots. The pads are also interesting in that you can also use them as a continuous pressure source as well as velocity sensitive triggers.

The controller is pretty flexible to program overall, even from the front panel. All controls can have a min/max range for instance. And you can program switches to act as a toggle - 1st press send one value, 2nd press send a different one. You must refer to the manual a lot when programming the controller directly, but you can program the controller via the M-audio "Enigma" software. Personally I preferred to use the front panel, but Enigma also functions as a controller setup librarian as there are only 20 setup memory slots on the controller itself.

All in all it's a useful and value for money controller. You can merge the MIDI IN into USB, plenty of useful controls, expression/sustain pedal inputs and it can be bus powered for even less wiring. It's a product that's at the end of it's lifecycle - the axiom pro has been or is about to be released, but it's still pretty decent.