KEY FEATURES
• 16 full-size velocity- and pressure-
sensitive, RGB LED pads
• 8 assignable pad banks
• Selectable pad velocity curves and
pad pressure thresholds
• 20 assignable buttons
• 4 endless rotary encoders
knew it was something I wanted to try out and
beats…the list goes on.
In my second video, I’m demonstrating how the
at a price point of $150, this could really be a
game changer for many folks.
ATOM syncs with Studio One and can be used
As a worship leader, my first thoughts when as a live instrument or to create and or record
seeing the ATOM were to have an option with beats or drum loops. Truly, your imagination is
I’ll look at the product first and then explore triggering my click tracks and enhancements, the limit. Just as musicians like our Christian
some ideas. The ATOM is a very straight forward but mainly to give some extra tools to my Musician Summit friend, Phil Keaggy, use
looking control surface with a single column of drummers. I’m very blessed to have super looping for live performance… The ATOM
20 navigation-type control buttons down the talented drummers in my current church! could be used to create a beat live as part of
left and right sides that are assignable. The However, I don’t have as much equipment as a performance. Navigating on the ATOM in
majority of the surface is filled up with 16 pads I want. For instance, there have been many Studio One is a breeze allowing you to easily
(that are both pressure and velocity sensitive) Sundays where I’m thinking, “I wish we had browse virtual instruments and add them to
and four rotary controls. The ATOM feels sturdy, a shaker (wood block, tambourine, cowbell) a session, change instrument presets, create
but not too heavy. The install instructions on for this song.” Not only do I not have some of looping points and navigate the timeline, and
www.presonus.com are pretty clear…first I those percussive toys… that would also mean change tempo.
installed Presonus Universal Control. I already another microphone relatively specific to that own Presonus Studio One 4, but a copy of instrument. With the ATOM at my drummers’ The ATOM is affordable at $150 and is like a
Studio One 4 Artist comes with the ATOM. station, we could set up those instruments utility player as far as versatility! I mentioned
along with a thousand others in a moments that it comes with Studio One 4 Artist, but it
notice! also comes with a collection of loops and one-
The ATOM is designed to integrate really well
with Studio One 4, but it really plays well with
shots from MVP Loops that are customized for
others when it comes to other DAW’s. Included When you watch my video showing the ATOM the ATOM. This little pad controller can easily
in Studio One are loads of virtual instruments with Ableton Live, I show how to set up enhance your live performance.
that are fully customizable with a variety of buttons to trigger loops or songs while having parameters and effects. These instruments can a dedicated track assigned to a virtual drum then be triggered or played with the ATOM. kit. The drummer (or any musician) can fire the These instruments can then be used to play live song in Ableton and then play along live all from Retail $150.00
music, record in a studio, or create loops and the Presonus ATOM. PreSonus.com
January 2019
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