Askia Shaheed wrote:I don't think I will ship it back to exchange it for at least a month. I've been waiting to long to get it because of my location.
The pads are a different story. I am impressed by the quality and responsiveness of the pads. As of right now, I would say that are at least equal to and perhaps even better than MPC pads. 
that neeeds to be proven! the pads of maschine ar like the korg esx stuff, theyre really soft, what i prefere also,
but IN LONG TERM.... the esx pads failed..../ broke. it depends on the hardware construction...
if it s only a cheap carbon sensor....after heavy use... good bye. so we ll see what is going on in about 1 year......