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Hardware

48 tactile pressure and velocity* sensitive pads
Ergonomic and spherical modular design
Hexagonal lattice pad layout, allowing for alternative notational arrangements
Responsive and configurable LED lighting
USB 2.0 connectivity and bus powered
Fully compatible with any MIDI software
Dimensions: 26cm(W) x 26cm(D) x 32cm(H)
Weighs approximately 3kg

*8 smallest pads are pressure sensitive only.

Midi Compatibility

Each pad can can act as a key/trigger-pad or a fader/dial/mod-wheel/pitch-wheel, or both simultaneously
Map preset notational scales or layouts to the pads, or set notes to pads individually
Compatible with polyphonic aftertouch
Set the pressure of each pad to send polyphonic aftertouch, channel aftertouch, mod wheel, pitch bend, or a CC controller
Supports multichannel MIDI, allowing multiple instruments to be played at the same time
MIDI Dynamic Channel Mode - allows individual MIDI channels to be dynamically applied to each pressed MIDI pad,
allowing for polyphonic pitch-bend as well as completely polyphonic modulation of notes within software that doesn’t
support poly aftertouch.


Software

Custom software allows the device to be programmed to a highly customised level
Use as the devices MIDI mapping editor
Use to trigger, loop, and manipulate audio samples
Use to record and manipulate MIDI and audio step sequences
Convert pad data to OSC (Open Sound Control) messages
Comes with a 1GB library of audio loops and hits compiled by professional sample library companies
Program pads individually or by custom groups
Store up to 20 ‘scenes’ of pad settings within a single project
Open-source under the GNU General Public Licence v2.
Runs on both Mac OS X (10.5 and above) and Windows (XP SP3 and above)
Supports Core Audio, ASIO, WASAPI and DirectSound

Harmonic Table and Chromatic Scale Layout​

Controlling Synth Features with MIDI CC​

Code:

http://www.alphasphere.com/

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