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For a MIDI controller or a pad, the weight, length and other dimensions are not much important, but if we consider it as a portable device, then the size plays a very important role. . The idea is simple, both the devices are portable and really lightweight to use. Atom has a height of 20.75 mm, depth of 195 mm, width of 202 mm, weight of about 0.45 kg. Atom SQ seems a little massive than Atom having a height of 25 mm, depth of 172 mm, width of 362 mm, The Atom SQ functions as two separate but equally active controllers. On one side are the eight endless encoders, 32 vertical chiclet isomorphic keys and multi-purpose touchstrip. On the other side is a bevy of production-centric controls. That OLED display, navigation and transport buttons are consciously aware of where you are (spatially) in PreSonus Studio One 5, and are able to morph to fit the specific kind of music making you’re doing at that moment. there's a lot about SQ that is designed really / really well -- and I hope it succeeds everywhere (Live, Logic, Bitwig, S1) etc.
also, I'm not sure there is a way to control 'velocity' (soft / medium / hard) when SQ is used with other DAWs. I think that choice should / could be moved to the Setup Menu (circular button) since other DAWs current don't get the velocity adjustment choice (in the LCD menu). Moreover the pads themselves are not equally easy or hard to trigger, some of them trigger more easily and others seem to be much stubborn. Can you also confirm this ? PreSonus Studio One 5-centric options allow you to auto-fill steps (let’s say every 4th note), adjust pattern step size from 1-128, set pattern time division and the like. What takes this bit further is the ability to easily create variation upon variation of patterns using Editor Mode’s Variation section. It’s a simple way to easily bang out a whole bunch of drum patterns. User – With the User mode, you are able to fully customize the layout of the controller to suit your preferences. You can adapt the internal commands from Studio One to better fit your needs, making this a great option for expert users who want to get the most out of their controller. Pads – For anyone that has used a keyboard MIDI controller before, these pads are going to have a familiar feel to them. They are set up in such a way as to mimic a standard keyboard, making them very easy to jump in and start using right off the bat. That is not to say, however, that these pads are just carbon copies of a standard keyboard. They are actually much more versatile than that, as they can be used for a variety of different instruments. These pads will also change color according to the mode you are in, as well as the different melodic scales that you are using. This all works pretty seamlessly with the included Studio One bundle or Ableton Live. These pads are also pressured sensitive, which allows you to change the pitch so that you achieve exactly what you are looking for in your music.The Atom SQ sports 32 velocity- and pressure- sensitive fingertip-sized RGB LED pads. The pads feel solid, not squishy, and are configured in two rows and slightly offset from each other like on a piano keyboard. To the left of the top row of pads, there are two smaller + and – buttons for pitch bending and octave up/down duties. Above the top row of pads is an assignable touch strip that features small LEDs to indicate the value of the parameter to which it’s assigned. The touch strip can be used for modulation, pitch bending, channel volume and more. It seems like 'Good Enough' is sufficient for Presonus management / product managers and that Excellent is something that will 'get to next time' (after our customers pay us yet again). Oscar seems like a very caring, detailed oriented person. It's hard for me to believe that he would be the one who is not allowing a filter in the firmware to minimize Double Triggers. When I play in S1 or Live 10, I'm getting tons of double notes - as if the aftertouch itself acts as a note trigger
Do I regret buying the ATOM SQ? No, not really. Its size and form-factor and overall functionality is great. Especially with Studio One. Most of the composing I use it for is simple and rudimentary. It's still too awkward of a pad layout to actually play like you'd play on a real keyboard, with chords and voice-leading and trills/flams, etc. So I just record my stuff in multiple simple passes, and edit out the occasional flubbed double-hits. The answer to this question is pretty much given to you in the description by PreSonus: “ATOM SQ: Hybrid MIDI Keyboard / Pad Performance and Production Controller.” velocity- and pressure-sensitive, RGB LED pads in a unique, staggered layout; intuitive for keyboard players and step sequencer fans Load one up and play melodies with the pads, control native PreSonus instrument parameters with the knobs and options like octave select with the eight A-H buttons. Load up an Impact XT drum module and the pads become loop or hit triggers, the knobs select volume, pan etc and the buttons different banks of sounds. Most controls are, of course, re-assignable. Alive in Live First, I suppose I should share a simple workaround that greatly mitigates the amount of double-triggers you can get. This is something the Presonus product manager shared with me in the course of our conversations troubleshooting this.marahbonjer wrote....What do you think ? Will there be a fix hardware or software from Presonus or are they abandoning the product and ignore its problems ? And maybe Atom SQ MKII will be better ? accidental 'bounces' or 'mis-triggers' that are less than 1/64 or 1/128 (time) after the previous (intended) trigger For example, when I'm composing, I leave the FP8 in "Edit Plugins" mode. When I open ANY instrument window or VST plugin window, the faders instantly jump to their current parameter assignments that I've set up. So for example, I can load an instrument preset and start playing notes/chords with my right hand on a MIDI controller, while my left hand slides pre-assigned faders up and down for the instrument's macro knobs, modulation wheel, output gain, etc. It makes it super fast to audition presets and dial in the sound I want (if it can be done via macro knob and mod wheel alone). To the left of the touch strip are eight assignable buttons and the unit’s transport controls. The buttons (A-H) can be used for drum bank changes and octave changes (in keyboard mode), and can also be assigned to send MIDI messages.
On the contrary Atom SQ’s appearance seems much complicated than Atom and we can see it is much longer than Atom. It has many buttons and keys. It has a very interesting touch strip which increases its abilities. On the upper right side, it has a simple and small screen that can be used to get information on its performance mode and other parametric functions etc. The strange thing about the Launchpad which I'm somewhat concerned about is the quality control. It seems that nobody complains about the Launchpad Pro Mk3. It seems to be consistent. Like you can get several and they are all the same but the Launchpad X is not the case. Apparently you can play several side by side and the pads are not consistently the same. According to this guy whose videos have been super helpful by the way: Instrument – This just might be the biggest innovation of this entire device. With this mode, you are able to browse through a collection of available virtual instruments and any others that you might add to Studio One or Ableton. You can also use this mode to make melodic patterns. And yes, the overall form factor and functionality of the ATOM SQ is really really good and inutitive and USEFUL. I really love the location and size and responsiveness of the touch strip. The endless encoder knobs feel solid and smooth, and are so easy to set up with Control Link to instantly dial in the Macro knobs from all your synth instruments (or any useful parameter on the synth). The command functions and the display are excellent. It's easy to navigate to useful functions. The colorized pads are really great for use with Impact XT drum kits.I have the regular Atom pad and not experiencing any double triggering. It plays very fast for me for finger drumming and supports poly aftertouch if that interests you. I dont know that Maschine does that..dint used to at the time anyway. you can adjust the pad sensitivity and other parameters. I'm not a banger on the pad. Used to use the Machine Mikro mk3 but like the Atom much better for the integration with Studio One and Ableton is great IMO, and much better priced than Maschine. I do like the Maschine percussion sounds much better than the Studio One sounds..it's a much more well rounded array of sounds. Those all came with my Native a49 keyboard. Capture the beat whenever and wherever creativity strikes with PreSonus®' ATOM. An intuitive, musical, MIDI pad controller, ATOM's dynamic, ultra-sensitive pads will give you all the expression you need, whether you're making a beat, creating a driving synth line, or triggering sound effects and loops on the fly. Tight integration with both Studio One® and Ableton® Live mean that you stay inspired without missing a beat. Your focus will be off the screen and on your performance - where it matters most. There are four different modes that you can utilize with this MIDI controller. These include the following: Ableton Live users in Editor Mode get something akin to control over Ableton Live’s device mode. Using toggles, you can switch the focus of whatever device you’re using — Instrument or Effect — or turn on/off whatever device you’ve selected to focus on. User Mode
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