the pads, knobs, sliders and botton all feel like quality

The keys feel great and pads are incredibly responsive

all of the knobs turn nicely, and the pads are actually usable and easy to customize... the mod wheel and pitch wheel feel great and have nice resistance..

The Maschine's pads are great except for playing triplets or sixteenth notes (or anything faster especially at 140 bpm), but now I can hammer sixteenth notes for hours and the pads on this keyboard never neglect a note

Key's are superb (almost on par with my 1300$ electric piano), and the pads are extremely responsive

For those considering a budget option but not sure whether a board like this is worth it, the keys, the pads, and the knobs/faders are significant improvements over budget alternatives

The pads are responsive, velocity sensitive and also extremely fun to play

The 16 pads are much better than the 12 that were on the Max (maybe they have improved their manufacturing.)