Hey deeaa! I looked at the Alesis and almost got one but a little out of my project budget for only getting the midi IO. That being said after a little more research it looks like the DD-50 might not work either. Thankfully its a personal project and I can take as long as I need. I am pretty sure I will pick up an Alesis DM5 or D4 at some point so I can at least get a running start. The intial project is set on the drum pads and not the module but I need the module to test the pads.