On Sat, 2012-01-21 at 12:00 +0000, linux-audio-user-request(a)lists.linuxaudio.org wrote If you ask for a recommendation, than Roland should be the No. 1 and of cause a recommendation shouldn't be the cheapest solution offered by Roland. When I had no money a long time ago I bought a single Dauz pad to trigger an Alesis D4 and later additionally a toy from Yamaha called DD-11. My elCheapo solution shares the manifest destiny of even expensive Yamaha solutions other people have got. It's not used anymore and it never was used very much. People who own the Octapad and not the cheapest Roland V-Drums, with an additional good food pedal for the kick, will use their equipment. That's what I experienced in my social environment. YMMV, Ralf