Ok, so two things you need to know about this review - 1. Simon recently looked at the Alesis Sample Pad Pro which is the sibling/built in pad version using the same basic design features so I’m not going to go over the same things he did (and you can read about that HERE), and

Its not often something turns up in the post that makes you go ''Awwww..!'' in a new-baby/kitten-on-a-piano type way. Its even more strange when the said item is an electronic percussion instrument. However, this is exactly what happened when the Alesis Samplepad 4 turned up. If you remember, I looked at the Alesis Samplepad a

Every so often, something happens which makes you question your judgement. I thought I knew the Alesis DM10 quite well. I''ve seen it at trade shows over the last 4 years, I''ve played it in stores, and I''ve heard lots of reports from various sources. So when Alesis told me they were going to send

Drummers have been using multipads/samplepads on their kits more and more over the last 10 years or so. From being a strange add-on to a drum kit back in the 90s, they really came into there own in the new century. Both the big brands have their own versions, and they are very different to