Pinnacle Trigger Finger 9900-50855-00 Dépliant

for more than just percussion. Bass lines

were easy to do with Trigger Finger, and the

fact that the pads are both velocity- and pres-

sure-sensitive was nice. You can assign any

MIDI controller to be sent when you apply

pressure to each pad, so you can have a

very broad range of expressive possibilities

available to you — this worked great with

synths like Arturia’s Minimoog V. Of course,

you can also use the knobs and sliders to send

MIDI controllers, which is great. But being able

to dynamically apply pressure from the pads

can really bring a performance to life.

Above all, the Trigger Finger and its soft rub-

ber pads makes programming — I really should

say “performing” — drum and percussion

parts fun. No more hours slaving over a grid or

typing in data. Hit the record button and play.

It’s a blast, and it makes a real difference in the

sound and feel of your MIDI drum and per-

cussion tracks — just avoid he urge to click the

“quantize” button in your software!

Yes, it’s cool! In fact, at under $200 street

price, the Trigger Finger is an easy EQ

Exceptional Quality award winner — there

isn’t anything in its price range that comes

close. It’s very easy to use, has a free soft-

ware editor and includes a “Lite” version of

Ableton’s Live 4. Just plug it in and go. I was

making tracks in Reason within seconds of

connecting the USB cable.

The pads feel good, they’re dynamic in

their response, and the eight sliders and

four faders are incredibly handy. Basic pro-

gramming from the Trigger Finger itself is not

a problem, and for more in-depth program-

ming, Enigma takes you as far as you want

to go. About the only thing I wish it had

was a power switch.

I’ve been waiting for someone to come out

with something like the Trigger Finger for a

while, and at this price, M-Audio has made me

and my drum and percussion parts very happy.

Trigger Finger is staying in my studio.

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16 velocity- and pressure-sensitive

pads

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Can be powered from USB

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Easy installation

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Comprehensive MIDI support

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Easy pad and controller programming

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Free Enigma editor for Mac and PC 

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No power switch

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