And while I don't have a need for any of the pads (hot cues, samples, loops) its nice to have them should I ever need them.

Pros: smooth pads good build quality materials easy set upCons: needed to install some drivers on my coomputer

This controller is a power house of sound quality and performance which includes Hit the top 4 rubber pads to trigger Hot Cue, Auto Loop, Manual Loop and Sampler – and the bottom 4 for immediate access to Play, Cue, Sync and Shift

Only the top 4 pads are for performance